Sarah Engebretsen
Staff Associate
Sarah Engebretsen, staff associate in the Poverty, Gender, and Youth program, joined the Population Council in 2007. Engebretsen specializes in the development and implementation of targeted, evidence-based programs for marginalized and vulnerable adolescent girls in West Africa. She is responsible for program management of adolescent interventions in francophone and anglophone West Africa. Engebretsen has served as a technical advisor to build the capacity of UN agencies, government, and grassroots organizations in developing demand-driven programs that are responsive to the empirical evidence on adolescent girls.
Prior to coming to the Council, Engebretsen worked at the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies on contraceptive research and spent time in South Africa analyzing data for a female condom initiative with university students. She completed Teach for America where she managed the academic performance of 30 students in an under-resourced school and wrote proposals to gain funding for additional resources.
Engebretsen holds an M.P.H. from Columbia University’s Department of Population and Family Health, where she specialized in reproductive, adolescent, and child health and received the department award for academic excellence.
Sarah Engebretsen
Staff Associate
Developing Capacity for Targeted, Evidence-based Programming and Asset Building for Adolescent Girls (more)
The Council is helping to build the capacity of NGOs, UN country teams, and government agencies to develop effective health, social, and economic asset-building programs for adolescent girls.
(1/2008 - ongoing)
Topics: Financial literacy/livelihoods; Scaling up interventions; Schooling; Social isolation/support
Countries: Global, Kenya, Liberia
Migrant Adolescent Girls in Domestic Service: Building the Evidence Base on a Vulnerable Population (more)
Population Council researchers are working with local NGOs to implement and test an intervention for migrant girls in domestic service in urban Burkina Faso that builds skills in health and hygiene with a focus on sexual and reproductive health, numeracy and financial capabilities, and life skills.
(1/2011 - 12/2013)
Topics: Adolescence/transitions to adulthood; Financial literacy/livelihoods; Social isolation/support; Vulnerable populations
Countries: Burkina Faso
Girls on the Move: A Girls Count Report on Adolescent Girls' Migration (more)
The Population Council is developing a report for the Girls Count series that will synthesize and build the evidence base on migrating adolescent girls ages 10–19 and will provide promising program examples and action-oriented recommendations to a variety of international stakeholders.
(3/2011 - 8/2012)
Topics: Adolescence/transitions to adulthood; Social isolation/support; Urbanization, health, and the environment; Vulnerable populations
Countries: Global
Adolescent Safe Spaces, Health, and Skills for Adulthood in Urban Ghana (more)
This safe spaces program provides 12–15-year-old urban adolescent females in Ghana with social, economic, and health assets.
(1/2009 - 3/2011)
Topics: Financial literacy/livelihoods; Schooling; Social isolation/support
Countries: Ghana
Critical Communities for Investment in Adolescent Girls (more)
This project will provide data and maps on vulnerable adolescent girls and build support among donors and interested stakeholders to make investments that improve the health and rights of the poorest girls in the poorest communities.
(1/2009 - 4/2011)
Topics: Adolescence/transitions to adulthood; Population policy and demographic analysis; Social isolation/support
Countries: Global
Demographic Data for Development (more)
The first phase of the Demographic Data for Development project consisted of case studies in Ethiopia, Ghana, Senegal, and Uganda to examine accessibility, use, and demand for demographic data. In the second phase of the project, the Council and its partners are working to increase data access and use among journalists and members of the media in Ghana, Senegal, and Namibia.
(8/2008 - 7/2011)
Topics: Population policy and demographic analysis
Countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Namibia, Senegal, Uganda
Improving Health Service Delivery for Migrants in the Inner City of Johannesburg (more)
Council researchers aim to build the capacity of community-based organizations to provide health service delivery for migrants in the inner city of Johannesburg.
(3/2009 - 6/2011)
Topics: Mobile populations; Strengthening health systems; Vulnerable populations
Countries: South Africa
Sarah Engebretsen
Staff Associate
Recours aux données pour révéler et sélectionner les adolescentes les plus vulnérables (PDF)Engebretsen,Sarah
GIRLS FIRST! Perspectives de programmation centrée sur les filles
Publication date: 2012
Using data to see and select the most vulnerable adolescent girls (PDF)
Engebretsen,Sarah
GIRLS FIRST! Perspectives on Girl-Centered Programming
Publication date: 2012
Addressing the needs of girls at risk of early marriage and married adolescent girls in Burkina Faso (PDF)
Engebretsen,Sarah; Kabore,Gisele
Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood Brief (no. 9)
Publication date: 2011
Pilotage d'un programme visant à sécuriser l'espace et à renforcer les ressources des adolescentes vivant dans les zones urbaines du Ghana (PDF)
Engebretsen,Sarah; Esantsi,Selina
Promouvoir des transitions vers l'âge adulte saines, sécurisées et productives resumen (no. 40)
Publication date: 2011
Piloting a safe spaces, asset-building program for adolescent girls in urban Ghana (PDF)
Engebretsen,Sarah; Esantsi,Selina
Promoting Healthy, Safe, and Productive Transitions to Adulthood Brief (no. 40)
Publication date: 2011
Répondre aux besoins des jeunes filles à risque de mariage précoce et des adolescentes mariées au Burkina Faso (PDF)
Engebretsen,Sarah; Kabore,Gisele
Promouvoir des transitions vers l'âge adulte saines, sécurisées et productives resumen (no. 9 (Mise à jour mai 2011))
Publication date: 2011
Anal use of the female condom: Does uncertainty justify provider inaction? (abstract)
Mantell,Joanne E.; Kelvin,Elizabeth A.; Exner,Theresa M.; Hoffman,Susie; Needham,Sarah L.; Stein,Zena A.
AIDS Care 21(9): 1185-1194
Publication date: 2009
Demographic Data for Development: Ethiopia (PDF)
Mekonnen,Yared; Baldwin,Wendy; Engebretsen,Sarah
Final report
Publication date: 2009
Demographic Data for Development: Ghana (PDF)
Awusabo-Asare,Kofi; Baldwin,Wendy; Engebretsen,Sarah
Final report
Publication date: 2009
Demographic Data for Development: Senegal (PDF)
Maruru,Rose; Baldwin,Wendy; Engebretsen,Sarah
Final report
Publication date: 2009
Demographic Data for Development: Uganda (PDF)
Kibombo,Richard; Baldwin,Wendy; Engebretsen,Sarah
Final report
Publication date: 2009
Gender norms in South Africa: Implications for HIV and pregnancy prevention among African and Indian women students at a South African tertiary institution (abstract)
Mantell,Joanne E.; Needham,Sarah L.; Smit,Jennifer Ann; Hoffman,Susie; Cebekhulu,Queen; Adams-Skinner,Jessica; Exner,Theresa M.; Mabude,Zonke; Beksinska,Mags; Stein,Zena A.; Milford,Cecilia
Culture, Health and Sexuality 11(2): 139-157
Publication date: 2009
Sarah Engebretsen
Staff Associate
Strengthening SRHR services for migrants in inner city, Johannesburg (PDF)Presentation at Johannesburg Migrant Advisory Panel, Johannesburg, 6 April
Fipaza,Zukiswa; Engebretsen,Sarah
Publication date: 2010
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E-mail: sengebretsen@popcouncil.org
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