World Bank Group2015-11-172015-11-172015-02https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22986The adolescent girl’s initiative (AGI) was motivated by the idea that vocational training and youth employment programs tailored to the needs of girls and young women can improve the economic empowerment and agency. By putting that idea into practice in a number of ways, the AGI pilots are making it possible to learn about the demand for such programs and whether in their current form they are a feasible and (in some cases) cost-effective means of meeting their objectives. Adolescent females in lower-income countries face a difficult environment in their path toward economic empowerment, a critical dimension of adulthood. Females, especially from low-income countries, want to participate in programs to support their economic empowerment. Effective programs shared certain features that made it possible for them to reach adolescent girls and young women and successfully assess and impart the skills that they needed.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOSKILLSTYPE OF WORKEMPOWERMENT OF GIRLSREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCOMMUNITY SERVICEACCOUNTINGCUSTOMERBUSINESS COMMUNITYREGULAR ATTENDANCEFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTYOUTH EMPLOYMENTDROPOUT RATEINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINCOMEINTERESTSCHOOLINGFINANCIAL LITERACYENROLLMENTGROUPSRESPONSIBILITYINCOME GROUPINFORMATIONLABOR FORCEFEMALE PARTICIPANTSFEMALE PARTICIPATIONHIGH SCHOOLLIFE SKILLSGENDER EQUITYCOMPUTER SKILLSFAMILY MEMBERSTECHNICAL SKILLSTRAINING PROGRAMSNUMBER OF DROPOUTSADULTSBUDGETINGSAVINGEXAMSTRAINING CENTERSACCESS TO EDUCATIONTRAINEESLITERACYECONOMIC ACTIVITYLABOR MARKETSAVINGSTRAININGWAGEMONEYLOCAL BUSINESSPRODUCTIVITYFINANCIAL COSTSSECONDARY SCHOOLUNEMPLOYEDSOCIAL INSURANCEECONOMIC EMPOWERMENTWRITING SKILLSMARKETINGVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONLEARNINGMARRIAGESOCIAL PROTECTIONCUSTOMER SERVICESCHOOL STUDENTSJOB TRAININGLOANSMONTHLY STIPENDJOB SEARCHCOMMUNITY COLLEGESRADIOPROBLEM SOLVINGENROLLMENT RATIOSBANKSTECHNICAL COLLEGESCHOOL MANAGEMENTUNEMPLOYMENTLOW-INCOME GROUPLIFE SKILLS CURRICULUMVOCATIONAL TRAININGOLDER PEOPLEDROPOUT RATESSKILLS TRAININGWAGESATTITUDESFAMILY SKILLSTRAINING INSTITUTESCOMPUTER HARDWAREADOLESCENT GIRLSSCHOOLSCOMMUNITY COLLEGEPARTICIPATIONBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTBANKCREDITVULNERABLE GROUPSCONTRIBUTIONSDEMANDCURRENT JOBFINANCIAL EDUCATIONVIOLENT CONFLICTYOUTHDISADVANTAGED GROUPSDECISION MAKINGLITERACY TRAININGNUTRITIONLOW-INCOMERESPONSIBILITIESADOLESCENTSCURRICULUMNO ACCESS TO EDUCATIONSENIORINSURANCEDEMANDSJOB SEARCH ASSISTANCEHUMAN RIGHTSCOLLEGE STUDENTSBASIC LITERACYINTERESTSCOGNITIVE SKILLSWRITINGCHILDRENSECURITYEDUCATIONVILLAGE LEVELSKILL DEVELOPMENTINVESTMENTTRAINING OPPORTUNITIESVOCATIONAL SKILLSCAREER COUNSELINGFEMALE YOUTHYOUNG WOMENWORKING LIFEVOCATIONAL SCHOOLLARGE FIRMSCLASSROOM TRAININGTRAINING PROGRAMINSTRUCTIONYOUNG PEOPLELIFE-SKILLSEARNINGSATTENDANCE RECORDSGIRLSSTUDENTSAGE COHORTCOMMUNICATIONLEADERSHIPAFTERNOON SESSIONSINTERVENTIONSPUBLIC CAMPAIGNPRIMARY EDUCATIONWOMENFORMAL SCHOOLINGCONTINUING EDUCATIONLABOR MARKETSCLASSROOMCLASSROOMSSCHOOLSECONDARY EDUCATIONSELF-EMPLOYMENTYOUTH POPULATIONSMALL BUSINESSESFINANCIAL INCENTIVESGENDER EQUALITYBUSINESS TRAININGHUMAN DEVELOPMENTINVESTINGWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/22986