This report highlights the impact of PAI’s flagship youth program, YOUAccess, which supports and partners with adolescent- and youth-led (AYL) organizations to advance adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health and rights. AYL organizations are often overlooked, but they have unique perspectives that shift norms, change policies, and secure increased funding from governments and donors.

On February 2, 2022, the CEFMU and Sexuality Working Group convened a webinar to discuss issues related to child marriage interventions. Panelists shared their perspectives on 1) why age of marriage as standalone vision and measure of success is limiting and potentially harmful; 2) alternative programming approaches and measurements; and 3) needs from funders and researchers to advance this work. This brief, also available in Spanish and French, shares key takeaways from the event.

This report uses case studies to show how programs can move the needle along the gender integration continuum, regardless of their current situation. It features case studies based on Breakthrough ACTION’s social and behavior change programming across francophone countries in West and Central Africa to guide the development and implementation of programming, policies, and services that can improve health and development outcomes for people of all gender identities, especially cisgender women and gender minorities.

This guide aims to bring together relevant standards, information, and regional experiences to support the planning and operation of gender-based violence hotlines in the Asia-Pacific region. Hotline planning requires thinking through a number of elements from a new perspective, including use of technology, documentation and data protection, and staff training and support.

To ensure the accessibility of the Journal of Adolescent Health's research supplement, "Shared Roots, Different Branches", this advocacy summary synthesizes the supplement's key themes, such as how parental and community pressures, vague laws, poverty, and unintended pregnancy can push girls (and sometimes boys) into early marriage; how these factors shape girls’ experiences within marriage; and how to address the root cause of child marriage: patriarchal control of girls’ sexuality.

This blog post highlights USAID’s work to empower women taking leadership in land and resource governance across India, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia. The blog shares the inspiring stories of five women who are overcoming gender bias, stereotypes, and discrimination to lead their communities towards more inclusive and environmentally sustainable land and natural resource management. Strengthening women’s ability to access, own, use, and control land and natural resources is a powerful pathway to socioeconomic empowerment and key to development outcomes.