Join us for the Markham Women’s 5K & Girls’ 1K on Sunday, May 9th, 2010. We are raising funds to support the Tanzania Girls School Residence Project through the Because I am a Girl campaign at Plan Canada. We are offering a women’s-only 5K Run/Walk and a 1K Run/Walk for girls under 12, on a [...]

Nobody likes talking about “that time of the month”. Its something we’d rather get through and keep to ourselves. But, in some parts of the world, menstruation can be a big obstacle to daily life, especially going to school. The way Marie Phillips puts it as she describes her trip to Plan’s projects in Uganda [...]

Maneesa says that watching the Because I am a Girl commercial on TV was a “wake up call”. “I have been through, seen and heard of a lot of discrimination against girls and the ad went straight to my heart. I realized that I am a confident, young women and I have a voice. I [...]

Its no big deal. Just the future of humanity.

The makers of the Barbie doll (Mattel) have created an “I Can Be” Academy to inspire pre-teen girls to pursue some of the 125 careers Barbie has held since her debut in 1959. They hope this will give young women the opportunity to explore other careers and feel empowered in the process. “It’s about showing [...]

Clean water and safe sanitation is a major factor affecting the health of children and adults. And in many countries where this is not supplied, it is the responsibility of girls and young women to fetch water, often from a long way away. (2007 Because I am a Girl Report) I’ve written before here about [...]

So, each week I’ll try to pass on some links to the week’s most interesting and relevant news about women and girls so you can look closer at what’s happening in the world right now.  If you have something that you think I should include, let me know! Because I am a Girl report is [...]

A Huffington Post writer wrote an article saying Twitter is for girls. The writer – Michael Wolfe used many old stereotypes about women to validate his viewpoint. And this is very troubling to many of us on the Because I am a Girl team. Wolff assumes Twitter is for girls because the very nature of [...]

Maddy, age 8, is the youngest in a long line of Plan supporters. Her mom, Sara Sterling, remembers her family sponsoring a Plan Foster Child when she was young, and now she has gotten her husband and daughter involved as well. “We always keep the picture of our foster child on the fridge” says Sterling. [...]

The event at the Daily Beast with Katie Couric was my last event in New York. I felt a little nervous because I know that Queen Rania of Jordan will be there and that our segment will come after hers.  Kakenya* told me “you will shine” to which Yolanda* added “she will be good” and [...]