The Spirit of Boldness

The adolescent girl’s initiative (AGI) was motivated by the idea that vocational training and youth employment programs tailored to the needs of girls and young women can improve the economic empowerment and agency. By putting that idea into practice in a number of ways, the AGI pilots are making it possible to learn about the demand for such programs and whether in their current form they are a feasible and (in some cases) cost-effective means of meeting their objectives. Adolescent females in lower-income countries face a difficult environment in their path toward economic empowerment, a critical dimension of adulthood. Females, especially from low-income countries, want to participate in programs to support their economic empowerment. Effective programs shared certain features that made it possible for them to reach adolescent girls and young women and successfully assess and impart the skills that they needed.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015-02
Subjects:	SKILLS, TYPE OF WORK, EMPOWERMENT OF GIRLS, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, COMMUNITY SERVICE, ACCOUNTING, CUSTOMER, BUSINESS COMMUNITY, REGULAR ATTENDANCE, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, DROPOUT RATE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INCOME, INTEREST, SCHOOLING, FINANCIAL LITERACY, ENROLLMENT, GROUPS, RESPONSIBILITY, INCOME GROUP, INFORMATION, LABOR FORCE, FEMALE PARTICIPANTS, FEMALE PARTICIPATION, HIGH SCHOOL, LIFE SKILLS, GENDER EQUITY, COMPUTER SKILLS, FAMILY MEMBERS, TECHNICAL SKILLS, TRAINING PROGRAMS, NUMBER OF DROPOUTS, ADULTS, BUDGETING, SAVING, EXAMS, TRAINING CENTERS, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, TRAINEES, LITERACY, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, LABOR MARKET, SAVINGS, TRAINING, WAGE, MONEY, LOCAL BUSINESS, PRODUCTIVITY, FINANCIAL COSTS, SECONDARY SCHOOL, UNEMPLOYED, SOCIAL INSURANCE, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, WRITING SKILLS, MARKETING, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, LEARNING, MARRIAGE, SOCIAL PROTECTION, CUSTOMER SERVICE, SCHOOL STUDENTS, JOB TRAINING, LOANS, MONTHLY STIPEND, JOB SEARCH, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, RADIO, PROBLEM SOLVING, ENROLLMENT RATIOS, BANKS, TECHNICAL COLLEGE, SCHOOL MANAGEMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, LOW-INCOME GROUP, LIFE SKILLS CURRICULUM, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, OLDER PEOPLE, DROPOUT RATES, SKILLS TRAINING, WAGES, ATTITUDES, FAMILY SKILLS, TRAINING INSTITUTES, COMPUTER HARDWARE, ADOLESCENT GIRLS, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGE, PARTICIPATION, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, BANK, CREDIT, VULNERABLE GROUPS, CONTRIBUTIONS, DEMAND, CURRENT JOB, FINANCIAL EDUCATION, VIOLENT CONFLICT, YOUTH, DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, DECISION MAKING, LITERACY TRAINING, NUTRITION, LOW-INCOME, RESPONSIBILITIES, ADOLESCENTS, CURRICULUM, NO ACCESS TO EDUCATION, SENIOR, INSURANCE, DEMANDS, JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE, HUMAN RIGHTS, COLLEGE STUDENTS, BASIC LITERACY, INTERESTS, COGNITIVE SKILLS, WRITING, CHILDREN, SECURITY, EDUCATION, VILLAGE LEVEL, SKILL DEVELOPMENT, INVESTMENT, TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, VOCATIONAL SKILLS, CAREER COUNSELING, FEMALE YOUTH, YOUNG WOMEN, WORKING LIFE, VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, LARGE FIRMS, CLASSROOM TRAINING, TRAINING PROGRAM, INSTRUCTION, YOUNG PEOPLE, LIFE-SKILLS, EARNINGS, ATTENDANCE RECORDS, GIRLS, STUDENTS, AGE COHORT, COMMUNICATION, LEADERSHIP, AFTERNOON SESSIONS, INTERVENTIONS, PUBLIC CAMPAIGN, PRIMARY EDUCATION, WOMEN, FORMAL SCHOOLING, CONTINUING EDUCATION, LABOR MARKETS, CLASSROOM, CLASSROOMS, SCHOOL, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SELF-EMPLOYMENT, YOUTH POPULATION, SMALL BUSINESSES, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, GENDER EQUALITY, BUSINESS TRAINING, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, INVESTING,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25209075/spirit-boldness-lessons-world-bank’s-adolescent-girls-initiative https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22986
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