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Tool: Deciding next steps

As your intervention draws to a close, use the questions to guide decisions about next steps

As your intervention draws to a close, use the questions below to guide decisions about next steps.

Should the intervention be continued? Has it been successful? Do adolescents and community stakeholders want it to continue?
Do you have the resources, motivation and time to extend the intervention for additional months or years?
Is there a suitable programme, institution or partner organization that could take over the
intervention?
Are there any community members or adolescents who would like to keep some (or all) aspects of the intervention running? What kind of support or preparation do they need?
Should the intervention continue in the same way? For example, with the same goals,
adolescents, locations, etc?
Are there ways to improve the intervention moving forward?
If the intervention closes, how can you prepare adolescents and the community? How will you celebrate adolescents’ achievements and mark the occasion?
How can you document and share lessons learned from your intervention?