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The Year 1 Impact Data Report of the Kwara State AGILE Life Skills Sub-Component provides quantitative evidence of the programme’s reach, growth, and delivery effectiveness across 100 schools in 16 LGAs. During the reporting period, Safe Space enrolment increased from 4,702 girls at baseline to 13,086 girls at year-end, representing a remarkable 178% growth. The programme also maintained a strong mentor retention rate of 93.1%, with 285 of 306 trained mentors remaining active and 85 schools recording full mentor retention. A total of 326 Safe Space cohorts were established, creating structured learning and support environments for adolescent girls across the state. The findings demonstrate that the programme has achieved significant scale, sustained participation, and broad geographic coverage, reaching girls in urban, rural, and semi-urban communities. Overall, the evidence confirms that the AGILE Life Skills Programme is effectively mobilising adolescent girls, maintaining programme quality through mentor engagement, and fostering community acceptance, thereby laying a strong foundation for future outcome-level assessments of girls’ empowerment, life skills development, and educational resilience.

The Year 1 implementation of the Kwara AGILE Life Skills Sub-Component demonstrates strong evidence of programme effectiveness across 100 schools in 16 LGAs. Findings reveal significant enrolment growth, high mentor retention, and successful implementation across urban, peri-urban, rural, and special-needs school contexts. A key driver of programme expansion was peer referral, with 93% of schools recording positive enrolment growth and an average increase of 133.9%. The programme also achieved a remarkable 93.1% mentor retention rate, reinforcing the importance of mentor consistency in sustaining girls’ participation. While urban schools recorded higher enrolment figures, several rural schools demonstrated equally strong performance, proving the adaptability of the Safe Space model across diverse settings. The case studies further highlight the roles of institutional ownership, community engagement, mentor commitment, and inclusive programming in achieving sustainable outcomes. Overall, the findings position the programme as operationally effective and well-prepared to generate more rigorous outcome-level evidence in Year 2.

The Year 1 Evaluation of the Life Skills Sub-Component of the Kwara State Adolescent Girls’ Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), implemented by Olive Community Development Initiative (OCDI), assessed programme effectiveness, reach, and impact across all 16 Local Government Areas of Kwara State. The evaluation found that the programme successfully established Safe Space learning environments in 100 secondary schools, reaching 13,086 adolescent girls through 300 active cohorts supported by 306 trained mentors. By the end of the reporting period, 285 mentors remained active, resulting in a strong retention rate of 93.1%. The programme achieved full geographic coverage and recorded an average enrolment growth rate of 133.9% across schools with comparable baseline and endline data. Findings indicate high levels of participation, strong mentor commitment, and growing demand for life skills education among adolescent girls in both urban and rural communities. The report concludes that the programme has laid a solid foundation for improving girls’ socio-emotional competencies, protective behaviours, and educational outcomes, while recommending targeted improvements in mentor retention, rural support systems, and evidence generation for Year 2.