BRAC's Adolescent Development Program runs Adolescent Clubs, where secondary school girls can engage in extra-curricular and cultural activities as well as livelihood training courses, all with a view to building soft-skills.
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Quantitatively, BRAC tracks school retention rates and transfer rates from primary to secondary school. Qualitatively, evaluations measure degrees of empowerment and leadership developed among female students, as well as changing attitudes towards early marriage, dowry, reproductive health knowledge, HIV/AIDS, and other social and gender issues. With regards to the livelihoods and vocational training component, BRAC monitors employment rates upon completion of these training courses.