Abstract
How can development policies and programmes better address the multiple needs of vulnerable youth populations? This case study of BRAC’s Empowerment and Livelihoods for Adolescent Girls Programme in Uganda and Tanzania emphasizes that integrated programmes are necessary to reach deeper transformative goals of youth empowerment. Programmes that combine life skills and livelihoods training, and generate strong peer support networks, can go beyond improved employment outcomes to also improve social conditions and health outcomes for participants and the broader community.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | What Works for the Poorest in Africa? |
| Subtitle of host publication | Programmes and Policies for the Extreme Poor |
| Editors | David Lawson, Lawrence Ado-Kofie, David Hulme |
| Place of Publication | Rugby |
| Publisher | Practical Action Publishing |
| Chapter | 6 |
| Pages | 89-104 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781780448442 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781853398445 |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Global Development Institute