Lessons from Partnering with Faith-based Organizations in Very Young Adolescent Programming: A Technical Brief

The brief discusses a project that aimed to strengthen local partner capacity to engage in very young adolescent (VYA) programming, with a focus on faith-based organizations (FBOs) in Bangladesh. The project's objectives were to increase the quality and reach of gender-transformative health programming with VYAs, develop models for engaging FBOs in VYA programming, and demonstrate measurable improvements in organizational performance. The brief provides an overview of the project's approach, including technical assistance and capacity development, and the implementation of a gender-transformative package of interventions called Choices, Voices, Promises. The document also discusses the learning questions and methods used to document the implementation experience and adapt activities.