National Democratic Institute Save the Children Ashoka

Situation - Colombia ❖ Pregnancy ➢ 20% of girls aged are pregnant or have been pregnant ❖ Education ➢ 40% of high school students drop out before graduation ■ half of those are due to pregnancy or parenthood ➢ 90% of girls are enrolled in primary school, but only 78% in secondary school ➢ 37% of high schoolers continue on to higher education ❖ Other ➢ 40% of women report physical/sexual abuse ➢ Colombia ranks 113 out of 140 for percentage of women in government & policy ➢ 27% female unemployment, 21% male unemployment ➢ Women earn 20% less than men

Mission Statement & Scope Allies for Young Women Leaders seeks to create a network of young women leaders in Colombia committed to addressing the challenges in their communities and to fostering healthy opportunities and futures for the next generation. Save the Children, National Democratic Institute and Ashoka have partnered to leverage their core competencies in the areas of health and nutrition education, policy literacy and empowerment, and social impact entrepreneurship to create tools and build relationships across Colombia’s young women that foster their access to power and capacity to lead in their communities. Class SizeLocation Year 1: 200 Graduates Year 2: 600 Graduates Year 3: 1000 Graduates Total: 1800 Year One: Bogota Year Two: Bogota, Cartagena, Medellin Year Three: Bogota, Cartagena, Medellin, Cali, Barranquilla

Meet Maria Jose Adult First boyfriend; insecure Sees mother beaten by father Victim of street crime Gets pregnant, drops out Gets married Cycle of intimate partner violence, children, informal employment Hears about Allies for Young women Leaders at her school Adult Is mentored by an Allies grad, makes her boyfriend practice safe sex Enters the Allies program, takes the social entrepreneur path Runs her own business & mentors other young girls. Gets married and has children on her own schedule. Works with a local business leader to apply for funding to pilot a social enterprise

Stage 1: AMAZE Camp Timeline and Sample Itinerary Auto-diagnose issues in small groups Groups formed based on issues and interests Intro to networks & fellows Alliance provides real life examples Role playing & case studies Policy and enterprise issue teams merge Mock conference competition Commencement ceremony

Stage 2: AMAZE Fellowship ❖ Apply after completion of AMAZE camp ➢ Fellows will indicate their interest areas on the application ➢ Match with a trained mentor ■ Once a month meetings ■ 1 mentor per 5 fellows ❖ Fellows will create a proposal focused on social impact ❖ Quarterly, one-day workshops led by each organization, culminating in a final workshop to work on proposals and present

Stage 3: Graduates Become Leaders ❖ Following completion of the Camp and the Fellowship, girls graduate from the program and apply their leadership skills in their communities: ➢ Mentoring younger girls in their schools to keep girls safe, healthy, and in school ➢ Working as counselors in the AMAZE camp ➢ Applying for grants to make their social and policy impact innovations a reality ➢ Interning with local policy makers and social entrepreneurs ➢ Drafting legislation to incorporate templates and elements of the Allies project into national education curricula

Power over: the ability to coerce and influence the actions and thoughts of the powerless Girls increase their individual capacity to enter into the business world as entrepreneurs and learn how to be active participants in their community’s political future. Power from within: increased individual consciousness, self-dignity and awareness Increased assertiveness, self esteem and sense of autonomy among young girls. Power with: increased power from collective action, social mobilisation and alliance building National networks of women and girls created to increase opportunities and support for girls interested in entrepreneurship and community leadership. Power to: the capacity to act, to organise and change existing hierarchies Knowledge of legal and political processes remove barriers to professional growth for young women. The Girl Effect: a Chain Reaction

The MDP Allies Team Jillian Kenny Joanna Galaris Winnette Richards Sarah Harlan Tsewang Rigzin Charlotte Newman Lauren Godfrey Julie Kedroske Taylor Spicer Please contact us with any questions or queries!