LIVELIHOOD OPTIONS FOR GIRLS: - Health Policy Initiative

ACKNOWLEDGMENTSThe author would like to thank the following colleagues who gave their time to review this document at various stages in itsdevelopment: Lisa An, Gretchen Bachman, Diana Prieto, and Sara Wilhemsen of USAID/Washington; Myra Betron, KenMorrison, Terri Lukas, and Brenda Rakama of the USAID | Health Policy Initiative, Task Order 1 in Washington, DC; BoipeloSeitlhamo and Moses Poloko of the Health Policy Initiative in Botswana; Jane Brown and Carol Underwood of the Johns HopkinsUniversity Center for Communication Programs; Todd Koppenhaver, Dalene van der Westhuizen, and Sangita Patel of USAID/Namibia; Joan LaRosa, Prisca Tembo, and Dorothy Tlagae of the U.S. Embassy, Botswana; and Pankaja Panda of the Centers forDisease Control and Prevention/President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Botswana. A warm thank you also goes to ReneeLiebenberg of USAID/Namibia and Tebogo Lefatshe of the Health Policy Initiative/Botswana for their in-country support. Inaddition, the author thanks the following people for their time and help during consultation meetings on the guide:Namibia:Godfrey Tubaundule, Muhammed Lemar, and EurydiceRodrick, Academy for Educational Development (AED)­Namibian Ministry of EducationElizabeth Burleigh, AED/C-ChangeHenry Platt and Nicolette Bessinger, Church Alliance forOrphansCatherine Walker, Community Skills Development CenterJoseph Luchenta, Project HopeLiza Escultura, KAYEC TrustBotswana:Joanna Kirton, Salvation Army Psycho-Social Support InitiativeMrs. Kebitseope and Mrs Kwape, Botswana Christian AIDSPrevention ProgramTryphina Majuta and Boitshepo Nyathi, Youth HealthOrganizationMompoloki Moatlhodi, Bagele Mahama, and KennieRalekgobo, Botswana Department of Social ServicesT.C. Zulu, Ministry of EducationKaren Romano, Project Concern InternationalDorcas Taukobong, Kushatha Mosienyane, andSegolme L. Ramthlhwa, Research Triangle InstituteLilian Setimela, AEDPhenya Gaothobogwe, NkaikelaFinally, special thanks go to Rajashree Panicker for doing the original research on the adolescent livelihood programs and toAditi Krishna for her patience and assistance in researching and organizing the information in the guide.LIVELIHOOD OPTIONS FOR GIRLS: A GUIDE FOR PROGRAM MANAGERS| i