Sponsor the Because I am a Girl project

Girls can change the world, but they can't do it without you

In the poorest regions of the world, girls face unique barriers to survival and development, simply because they are girls. Yet they are the key to breaking the cycle of poverty for everyone.

For only $28 a month, less than a $1 a day, you can give girls the power to lift themselves and everyone around them out of poverty. Your donation is tax-deductible as a charitable gift.

Your generous contribution will be matched 4x by our funding partner for even greater impact.*

*In the event that money raised exceeds project requirements, funds will be used to support similar activities for children and communities in need and match ratios may change.

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Today, your contribution is urgently needed to:

Create access to quality education by building new schools, constructing water and hygiene solutions and providing vocational skills to help girls build brighter futures
Register girls at birth so their legal right to an education, health care and protection are officially recognized
Provide sexual reproductive health care for adolescents and improve maternal health to help manage childhood illness, encourage safe childbirth and provide emergency care
Provide girls with access to clean water, adequate sanitation and food to keep them healthy
Help keep vulnerable girls safe from abuse or exploitation
Change attitudes and laws to help end the practice of child marriage
Change the world for girls and their communities.

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As a project sponsor, you will receive

A welcome package in the mail in about a month
Quarterly updates where you can read stories of hope and change, and see how your contributions are making an impact over time

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Did you know?

Globally, more than 62 million girls are not in school.
Girls are 2x more likely to be malnourished than boys.
Every 2 seconds a girl is forced into early marriage.

It's proven that when we invest in girls, they will give back in countless ways to improve the lives of their families, communities and nations.

Invest in girls. Change the world.

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Three girls in Uganda participating in a girl club

With the generous support of our sponsors we have:

Reached more than 6 million people across 15 developing countries
Trained over 2,000 teachers to help identify and address gender discrimination
Benefitted more than 49,000 girls with school activities
Helped over 18,000 out-of-school girls enroll in school
Taught more than 750,000 youth about gender rights and sexual and reproductive health
Extended gender equality training and messaging on gender-based violence and child marriage to more than 410,000 people
Invested in the construction, rehabilitation and equipment of over 800 health facilities
Trained over 70,000 health care workers on reproductive, maternal and child health care
Helped form and/or support over 4,000 savings and loans groups, providing thousands of women with financial literacy and livelihood opportunities

We are well on our way to providing girls with the tools they need to escape poverty and access their rights, but there’s still much more to do. Support Plan International Canada’s Because I am a Girl project and join our movement to create a just world where every girl can learn, lead, decide and thrive.

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THANK YOU FOR SPONSORING THE BECAUSE I AM A GIRL PROJECT

Plan International Canada's Because I am a Girl project focuses on transforming power relations to provide girls in the poorest regions of the world with access to their rights, including a quality education. Together we can make a difference in the lives of girls around the world. Please take a moment to fill out the form below.

Still have questions? Let us help!

What is the Because I am a Girl project?

Plan’s Because I am a Girl project focuses on providing women and girls in the poorest regions of the world with access to the most basic rights, ultimately transforming their lives. Your sponsorship will support projects in areas such as maternal health, microfinance, education and sanitation.
What countries are benefitting from the Because I am a Girl project?

Plan’s Because I am a Girl project is supporting many communities in multiple countries. Your sponsorship will help girls and women in countries such as Bangladesh, Sudan, Niger, Colombia, Tanzania, Mali, Ghana, Zimbabwe and Vietnam.
How is sponsoring a project different from sponsoring a child or community?

When you sponsor a project, you are supporting community-based projects that spread over multiple communities.

Instead of being introduced to a child or community members, you will learn about a specific issue through the eyes of many children and families in the communities where Plan works. Through quarterly updates you will learn about how your continued support is helping to change lives for children in multiple communities where the project is located.
Does my sponsorship benefit all the children in the communities where the project is located, or only some?

Your donation supports child-centred development projects designed to benefit everyone in the community. Our experts here, and in the more than 50 developing countries where Plan delivers programs, specialize in this type of development and ensure that collaboration with the communities and the community’s children is always a priority.
If I sponsor a project, how long of a commitment am I expected to make?

The length of your commitment is up to you. Many sponsors have been with us for years, which allows us to make long-term commitments to our partner communities.
Why can’t I sponsor a project that helps boys?

While our Because I am a Girl projects are designed to help girls claim the rights they are entitled to yet often denied, boys benefit too. If we build a school, boys also attend. If a mother is able to start a business, her sons will also benefit. If we educate youth about sexual and reproductive health, boys learn too. In fact, gender inequality and negative stereotypes are harmful to boys and men, too, which is why we include them in all our work. We want to ensure that girls and boys get access to education, health care, and the skills and opportunities needed to become independent adults who can break the cycle of poverty for themselves and all their children.

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About Plan International

Plan International is a global movement for change, mobilizing millions of people around the world to support social justice for children in developing countries.

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