According to the Bank’s website, the Project Development Objective is to support stronger implementation of evidence-informed, gender responsive policies and programs on adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) through country specific, high quality, policy-relevant implementation research.

The African Adolescents Bolstered through Local Evidence (AABLE) project will generate evidence through providing grants for implementation research to support stronger adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) program and policy implementation. The evidence generated will inform the effective implementation of ASRH policies and practices, develop effective strategies to tackle the serious and interrelated challenges faced by adolescents, provide recommendations to address the underlying drivers of poor adolescent health outcomes, and strengthen access to and delivery of respectful, equitable quality services. The project will systematically integrate evidence into existing systems and policy frameworks to ensure that the interventions are not only effective but also sustainable and scalable within the local context. The project aims to enhance the capacity of countries to respond to adolescent sexual and reproductive health needs more effectively and efficiently. AABLE will also support a cadre of national researchers, decision makers, practitioners and implementers, and other thought leaders in African countries to build local capacity to generate, translate, and optimize the use of available evidence to inform context-appropriate and gender transformative implementation strategies that increase the impact of ASRH interventions.

Beneficiary countries: Canada, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Environmental and Social Risk Classification: Moderate

There are no E&S risks that are usually associated with construction and/or building infrastructure or even employing high numbers of contractors or workforce. While the project primarily involves research, capacity building, and knowledge sharing activities, potential risks may arise from the nature of the research activities, particularly those involving human subjects and community engagement. Potential E&S risks relate to the ethical conduct of research, data privacy, potential for social harm or stigmatization, safety and security risks to workers particularly in conflict zones or FCV countries and the management of interactions with vulnerable populations such as adolescents, women and indigenous people or traditionally underserved communities.

Total Project Cost: US$ 3.00 million
Global Financing Facility: US$ 3.00 million

CONTACT POINT - World Bank

Task Team Leader: Maud Juquois
Title: Senior Economist, Health
Email: mjuquois@worldbank.org

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