Platforms of Protection for adolescent girls/young women Martha Brady, Population Council Girls and HIV AIDS2016 Satellite Session Durban, South Africa July 21, 2016

Girls’ protection strategies Autonomy, Assets, Social Capital Educational and Economical Opportunities and Assets Health Technologies & Services Protection Brady Conceptual Framework, © 2005 Population Council

Adolescent Girls’ Protection Existing and emerging protection products for girls and young women I Female th Co. MPTs EC OCs Injectables PrEP CVR HPV Vaccine Menstrual Supplies Implants IUDs Condoms (F&M) Adolescent Girls’ Protection

Critical path from product development to introduction Ensure user-perspectives and provider input at key stages along path Brady, M., Critical Path Framework, © 2011 Population Council

Girls’ protection strategies: assets What are assets and why build them? Theory of change posits that girls’ vulnerabilities will be reduced by acquiring social assets (friends, self esteem, mentors), health assets (knowledge of health issues, access to health services), economic assets (financial planning skills, savings), and educational assets (literacy, formal schooling). Girls can draw on these assets to reduce vulnerabilities and expand their opportunities. How does that work? For example, if a girl has her own money and a financial education (economic assets), she can avoid having to engage in risky sex for money. If she has a strong network of friends and good negotiation/communication skills, she can avoid being in a relationship that involves GBV. If she has SRH knowledge and access to family planning (health assets), she can reduce her risk of acquiring HIV and avoid an unwanted pregnancy.