Examples of livelihood programs that the Population Council is evaluating in nine countries: - In four villages in the rural Upper Egyptian governorate of Al Minya, Save the Children and the Egyptian ministries of youth and sports and of education have launched ISHRAQ (Enlightenment), a pilot program that offers literacy training, life skills, and sports for out-of-school adolescent girls between the ages of 13 and 15.
- Using Council research, the Kenya Rural Enterprise Program has modified the traditional microfinance model to accommodate the needs of vulnerable girls in areas with high HIV levels. “Tap and Reposition Youth” (TRY) offers a basic business-management training program through which youth (ages 16 to 22) learn how to access credit to start or expand a business and gain related skills.
- In India, the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), which serves over 600,000 low-income women, has formed an adolescent component of its program for girls ages 13 to 19 in 20 villages in rural Gujarat. The girls meet four times a week and are offered training in life skills and livelihoods such as forestry and nursery, milk cooperatives, and water management.
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