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The loss of human rights for women and girls affects us all.
When a girl is denied an education simply because she’s a girl, it’s not just her future that’s stolen.
It’s one less doctor to fight our next pandemic, one less innovator to tackle global challenges, and one less healthy parent to help her children thrive.
As girls’ rights disappear, will we stand by – or step forward?
Your donation today helps secure everyone’s tomorrow.
Girls’ rights are global rights, what happens there matters here.
Restricted health care endangers lives
When women lose access to health care, more mothers and children die, families fall into poverty, and communities struggle.
Why it matters here
When women get the care they need, their children grow up healthier, better educated, and more financially secure. That’s good for their communities – and for Canada. Because stronger economies mean better trade partners, less reliance on aid, and more global stability.
Pay gaps and unpaid labour weaken opportunities
Even if they have higher education levels, women face persistent wage gaps and unpaid labour – which lock families in poverty and stall the economy.
Why it matters here
When women have less money to spend, global markets shrink. Your donation helps close this gap so women can create investment opportunities, build trade partnerships, and foster a world where women and men all prosper.
Violence against women and girls has costly global consequences
In conflict zones, sexual violence forces survivors into poverty and drives them from their homes. Violence leads to trauma, lost opportunities, and economic instability.
Why it matters here
Violence against women drains $1.5 trillion from the global economy each year – a pressure Canada feels through increased migration. Your support builds stronger economies, more stable borders, and futures built on opportunity, not fear.
Climate disasters increase displacement and instability
Climate change forces more than 20 million people from their homes, schools, and jobs each year.
Why it matters here
As millions are forced to move, the pressure on Canada’s immigration, health care, and social systems intensifies. Your support addresses climate displacement as the global challenge it is – one that Canadians are already feeling deeply.
A stolen future casts a long shadow. In Canada, the idea of us versus them just doesn’t hold water. Every country on earth is, in some way, part of Canada’s backyard, through immigration, trade, and the shared challenges that define our era. What happens on the other side of the world doesn’t stay there. Good or bad, events ripple outward, affecting economies, security, and the fabric of our daily lives.”
— Lindsay Glassco, CEO, Plan International Canada
A better world for you depends on her world being better too.
When a girl’s rights are cancelled, the consequences reach far beyond her community and borders, impacting our country in ways that can be hard to see but are impossible to ignore.
Defending equality for girls isn’t just about fairness. It’s about securing a future where communities thrive, economies grow, and stability is the foundation everyone can count on.
A Canadian Non-Profit you can trust
1We’re global
Our teams stretch across three continents, working in 80+ countries and more than 55,000 communities worldwide. Many of our team members have grown up in the areas they work in, offering crucial insights to better understand and help address community challenges.
2We’re experienced
Since 1937, Plan International has been working with one goal: to help protect and improve the lives of every child. It’s what we’ve been doing for more than 85 years and continue to do today – adapting to the world’s most pressing challenges and evolving to meet girls’ greatest needs.
3 We’re strategic
We know that the most powerful way to increase the rights of all children and create healthier, more resilient and just communities is to champion girls’ equality. Transforming the world starts with girls – and it starts with removing the barriers that keep them from boldly stepping into their future.
4 We’re effective
83 cents of every dollar from Plan Canada donors in 2023 went directly to programs that reach children and their communities worldwide. The remaining 17 cents of every dollar went toward fundraising and operations to ensure that our programs run efficiently and effectively, prioritizing children’s rights and safety across all of our work.
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