We introduced the AWH program to a cohort of very young adolescents (VYAs) in the Afar region of Ethiopia in July 2019, with over 2,600 girls and boys participating in mentor-led groups (these groups will conclude when program implementation resumes after the current pause due to COVID-19, instated in March 2020).
Through perspectives gathered from our project staff, this brief contributes to a growing body of experiential knowledge about delivering social development programming in pastoralist or migratory contexts. Our experiences, involving several challenges unique to this setting, and our team’s attempts at creative problem solving may offer helpful lessons or ideas to others working in similar environments
