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Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) Toolkit for Humanitarian Settings: 2020 Edition

A Companion to the 2018 Inter-Agency Field Manual on Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings

The Toolkit’s vision is for all adolescents to exercise making informed and autonomous decisions about their sexual and reproductive health (SRH), have their SRH rights guaranteed, and be able to reach their full potential—no matter what circumstances they are living in. This Toolkit provides strategies and tools to help close the SRH service provision gap for adolescents by building upon the advocacy endeavors and lessons learned from the past decade to advance SRH prioritization for adolescents in humanitarian contexts. The Toolkit does not promote a one-size-fits-all approach; instead, it calls on humanitarians to prioritize life-saving SRH services throughout the entire program cycle and humanitarian continuum—not only during the crisis phase, but also before its onset, during the recovery, and beyond, toward long-term development.

A toolkit for ASRH in humanitarian settings: helping humanitarian organizations prioritize and implement effective programs to address and fulfill adolescents’ SRH and rights.

Getting Started: A Companion Guide

Are you wondering….

  • what is the ASRH toolkit?
  • how was it revised?
  • how is it different from the previous ASRH toolkit?
  • how do I use it?

Check out this companion guide to answer these questions and more.

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Global Launch

Video

Watch the English recording of the global launch for the Toolkit, which took place on January 25 and 27, 2021. This playlist includes an introduction to the toolkit, breakout sessions, and conclusion. The launch is available in Arabic, French, and Spanish.

 

Ready to dive into the Toolkit now?

Let’s get started! Chapter 1: Introduction provides the foundation for the Toolkit, explaining what adolescence is, the unique needs, barriers, and capacities of adolescents, and why we should prioritize ASRH activities during humanitarian crises. Chapter 2: Roadmap for Using the ASRH Toolkit illustrates how the rest of the Toolkit is organized and provides information on how to navigate and use the Toolkit.

Are you a youth-led organization?

The IAWG ASRHR Sub-Working Group and a co-development team of young people developed a supplemental guide to the 2020 ASRH Toolkit that tailors the content for a youth-led organization audience. To access the supplemental guide and its resources, please click here.