Help empower girls to break the cycle of poverty for themselves and their communities.
The girl issue is real – and it’s affecting girls and women around the world.
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 a global initiative working to end gender inequality and promote girls’ rights.
When girls are educated, healthy and empowered, they can lift themselves and everyone around them out of poverty.
Meet Keya – a sponsored child in Bangladesh who is leading by example and proving that girls have the right to take charge of their own lives!
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Change is possible! See how a Plan International-supported campaign has helped successfully raise the minimum age for marriage in the Dominican Republic!
It’s every girl’s right to choose if, who and when they marry. Yet globally, 41,000 girls are forced into child marriage every day. See how we’re working to change this.
Girls can change the world, but they can’t do it without you. Invest in the power of girls.
Take action. Speak out. See how you can show your support for girls’ rights and gender equality.