BREAK FREE FAWE Ethiopia

The Break Free! consortium goes with the strategic objective that adolescents exercise their right to live free from teenage pregnancy (TP) and child marriage (CM) supported by civil society. Civil society organizations, youth-led groups and networks will be strengthened to lobby and advocate for improved legislation and implementation to increase girls’ agency and to promote social norm change in favor of the prevention of CM/TP. Three pathways of change have been identified leading towards the strategic programme objective: ❖ Pathway 1: Adolescent girls at risk of CM/TP access quality and safe education ❖ Pathway 2: Duty bearers and decision-makers develop, resource and implement laws and policies that respond to adolescents’ needs ❖ Pathway 3: Adolescents access quality SRHR information, education and services To achieve these outcomes, seven key strategies have been prioritized: 1. Social movement/network building 2. Capacity building of (youth) civil society organizations (CSOs) 3. Network building of (youth) CSOs/NGOs 4. Promote access to lobby platforms 5. Lobby and advocacy campaigns 6. Research 7. Learning and exchange The geographical focus of the programme is West Africa (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger), East Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya Sudan) and Southern Africa (Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia). There will also be a programming component at Africa regional level, targeting institutions and other stakeholders operating at this broader level.