Over 80 percent of new HIV infections among adolescents and youth occur among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW). AGYW’s vulnerability to negative health outcomes, HIV/AIDS and poor SRH, does not arise from physiological factors alone, but rather is greatly influenced by larger socio-economic factors, including economic vulnerability and girls’ experience of social isolation.

This infographic describes the pilot tested with a multi-component group-based mentoring intervention consisting of curricula covering sexual and reproductive health, financial capabilities, soft skills, and gender based violence and gender equality content; activities designed to improve participants’ social connectedness; optional onsite STI, HIV, and pregnancy testing along with STI treatment; group-based savings; and links to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, including contraceptive and gender-based violence services.