AGALI Presentation - Youth Economic Opportunities

Advocating for Adolescent Girls in Africa & Latin America Emily Teitsworth, M.A.

Overview of Session Plan • Introduction to AGALI • Case studies: advocacy for girls • Group work: applying effective advocacy strategies to economic empowerment work • Presentation of group work • Wrap-up and Q&A

Adolescent Girls: A Marginalized Demographic • 25% live in extreme poverty • >50% are out-of-school youth • Maternal mortality is top killer (15-19 years)

• 75% of HIV+ African youth are female •