Help empower girls to create lasting change in their lives and in the communities where they live.
Every day, millions of girls around the world are denied their basic human rights – simply because they’re girls. Because I am a Girl is Plan International’s global initiative that supports the youth-led movement for girls’ rights and gender equality.
Globally, nearly
130
million
girls are not in school.
Every year, nearly
12
girls are married before the age of 18.
Approximately
16
girls aged 15 to 19 years give birth each year
Around the world, girls continue to face unique barriers that violate their rights and keep them from achieving their full potential. Discrimination against girls leads to grave injustices like gender-based violence, being forced to drop out of school, child marriage and early pregnancy.
Plan International is standing with girls and young women and creating pathways for them to become leaders and make change happen. We work with all community members and leaders, including men and boys, to help girls learn, lead, decide and thrive - because empowering girls is essential to achieving gender equality.
See how we’re working with boys to break down menstruation taboos and keep girls in school.
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Teenage girls in Peru participate in an innovative at project and learn how to express themselves, embrace self-love, and discover their true potential!
Survivor of child marriage has a message for other girls in her community: Go to school! See how Dorothy is working to end child marriage in Malawi.
Girls are ready to champion change in their communities, but they need access to essentials like education, healthcare and clean water to make it happen. You can support our girls’ rights work in a few ways:
Sponsor a girl
Sponsor the BIAAG Project
Make a one-time donation