Yes I do Pakistan SUMMARY 
Millions of adolescent girls all over the world are facing a limited future because of early marriage (EM), teenage pregnancies (TP) and female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). With the Yes I Do program, by changing the attitude of community members and other key persons and informing adolescent girls and boys, adolescents will be empowered to stand up for their sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Through education and economic empowerment, supported by the relevant legislation and policies, the project will give adolescents alternatives beyond EM and teenage pregnancies. In Pakistan, the project was implemented by Plan Pakistan and Rutgers Pakistan with KIT as research partner. The project was implemented between January 2016 and December 2018 in selected areas in Umerkot and Sanghar districts in Sindh province. The project ended end 2018 because the offices of Plan and Rutgers in Pakistan had to close down by the Pakistan government and all activities to be ended. Deep-rooted norms and expectations of girls and boys makes families and communities feel the need to control the sexuality of girls by marrying them off. Gender inequality is putting (married) girls in a subordinate position with regard to boys and men in (sexual) relationships. Girls and boys lack a voice, as well as the support to break through these norms and practices. The means and structures available for adolescents to organise themselves are limited and they have little access to adolescent-friendly and good quality SRH information and services. There are close links between EM and teenage pregnancies and girls’ lack of education and access to economic opportunities. Indeed, girls’ access to secondary and vocational education is very restricted, which makes it difficult for them to find jobs later. It also hampers their economic independence. Legislation to outlaw EM is either inadequate or is being poorly implemented. Eearly Marriage and teenage pregnancies mutually reinforce one another. Social and gender norms perpetuating EM are deeply embedded in communities and this situation can only be changed if community leaders and most of the people, including boys and men, support the change. Key persons in the communities, including boys and men, will be turned into allies in the process of changing these norms, thereby helping to address the problem of EM and teenage pregnancies. A general lack of information about SRHR and poor quality and access to the relevant services are perpetuating the above-mentioned problems. Further, the social and gender norms denies especially to girls adequate access to quality secondary education and vocational training. Adolescent boys and girls are being informed about SRHR and given a voice to claim these rights. Girls are being given more control over their lives. This is being achieved by changing these norms and people’s behaviour, strengthening networks and structures for social mobilisation and embedding these in communities, and by involving the government and the private sector in improving SRHR and services. Improved access especially for girls to secondary education and vocational training will enhance their career opportunities and economic independence. All these will help to reduce EM and teenage pregnancies. The programme is being implemented by the Yes I Do alliance in which each partner is adding value by implementing part of one or more of the intervention strategies. Paksitan was selected based upon on-going programmes of the alliance partners Plan and Rutgers onEM and teenage pregnancies. Final beneficiaries are girls between the age of 12 – 24 years, married and unmarried Activities include: development/adaptation information package on the specific Yes I Do objectives; organizing awareness sessions on social and gender norms, child rights and SRHR in the communities; strengthening of CSOs including Child Protection Committees on their institutional capacities and knowledge of child protection and SHRH laws and policie Sustainability will be achieved a.o.  through strengthening of local CSOs including youth led in their institutional and knowledge capacities, involvement of and cooperation with key stakeholders including local government representatives, community and religious leaders  and private partners. Key research gaps will be identified with the key stakeholders and direct beneficiaries and will be addressed to improve evidence based lobby and advocacy towards preventing CM and TP. Further strategies to enhance sustainability will be developed in the course of the project implementation.