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Franchising the Better Life Options Program through the BLOOM Adolescent Network
Date Published: 1 January 2004 Document Type: Project Report Issue: Capacity Building, Education (including Non-formal), Family Planning & Reproductive Health, Youth Languages: English Country: India Purchase Method: Download |
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This report details the franchising and scaling up of the Better Life Options Program, CEDPA’s adolescent program in India. The program seeks to empower girls and boys aged 10–19 to make decisions in their own self-interest and to envision and achieve more equitable relationships. The franchising of BLP was implemented through nine state-level technical assistance partner agencies and 247 local organizations. The franchising approach was based on the Better Life Options and Opportunities Model (BLOOM), an integrated and holistic approach to youth development, with strong emphasis on capacity building of local organizations, developing partnerships and networks, and building advocacy activities. The program reached more than 146,000 youth in ten states. The report describes how the program was implemented with several BLOOM Adolescent Network partner agencies, highlights the program’s major results and impacts, and shares challenges and lessons learned in its implementation.