Adolescent Gate (AGO) is ready to scale impact.
Investment Rationale
Education is one of the highest-impact investments for girls, delivering strong returns in improved health, economic participation, and intergenerational well-being. However, girls especial with disabilities remain among the most excluded learners globally, facing intersecting barriers related to gender, disability, poverty, stigma, and unsafe learning environments. Without targeted action, these girls are far more likely to be out of school, experience poor learning outcomes, and be denied pathways to independence and leadership.
Investing in inclusive education is not only a matter of equity it is essential to achieving quality education for all. Evidence shows that inclusive, well-designed education systems benefit every learner, while dramatically improving outcomes for those most marginalized.
AGO’s Approach
AGO addresses exclusion at every level of the education ecosystem, ensuring that both girls with or without disabilities are enroll, learn, stay, and thrive in school.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
We support schools to adopt UDL principles, ensuring lessons are flexible, accessible, and responsive to diverse learning needs from the outset—benefiting all students, not only those with disabilities.
Teacher Training and School Capacity Building
Teachers and school leaders receive practical training on:
- Inclusive teaching practices
- Safeguarding and child protection
- Gender equality and disability inclusion
This equips educators to create safe, respectful, and supportive learning environments.
Assistive Devices and Accessible Learning Materials
We provide context-appropriate assistive technologies, adapted learning materials, and classroom accommodations that remove physical, sensory, and cognitive barriers to learning.
School Re-Entry Pathways for Pregnant Girls and Young Mothers
AGO supports policies and school-level mechanisms that enable pregnant girls and young mothers including those with disabilities, to return to school, complete their education, and avoid permanent exclusion.
Community Advocacy and Norms Change
Through community engagement, parents outreach, and local advocacy, we address stigma, challenge harmful norms, and build support for girls’ education, disability inclusion, and gender equality.
Expected Results
✔ Increased enrollment and retention of girls with disabilities
✔ Improved learning outcomes through inclusive, learner-centered instruction
✔ Safer, more inclusive schools that protect girls’ rights and dignity
✔ Stronger community support for inclusive education
✔ Sustainable systems change that benefits all learners
Service Overview
