Gifts of Hope

Help girls overcome barriers and thrive in an increasingly connected world. With this gift, you’ll help girls and young women gain the knowledge, tools and skills needed to navigate the online world – and do so safely. It can provide resources like in-school tablets and computer centres while offering internet access and digital literacy training, including how to use basic programs and applications. It will even help teachers make lessons more interactive and accessible for a variety of learning needs.

This gift supports women and youth in growing eco-conscious businesses. It works to sustain environments, food availability and incomes with training and supplies for ventures like seaweed farming, mushroom foraging and beekeeping. It also helps protect regions vulnerable to climate change with community-led initiatives like mangrove planting and conservation to reduce storm dangers and damage.

As climate crises threaten lives and livelihoods, young people know what needs to change. This gift gives them the tools to make it happen. With it, youth will participate in advocacy training, contribute to action plans and influence climate policy at all political levels. With this gift, you’ll help youth stand up for what’s right for our planet and future generations.

Girls' perspectives belong everywhere decisions are made. This gift engages girls in Canada and around the world, including those in refugee camps, in decision making. Through seat shares, advisory panels, innovation hubs, consultation sessions and more, this gift helps girls have meaningful interactions with governments, corporations and civil-society organizations. It supports training for girls that builds their leadership skills as well as community sessions for girls' perspectives to be both heard and factored into decisions.