So, we talk a lot about the issues that face girls around the world, but a good question in how is the Because I am a Girl Campaign is working to do something about it.  There are lots of actions that are happening…but its also good to think about what ideas lie behind those actions. [...]

As you may have noticed, I have a thing about movies, especially documentaries. Learning is better when its accompanied by a bowl of popcorn, I always say! If you’re a girl after my heart, and would rather get your dose of world issues via the big screen, check out these links: Women Make Movies films [...]

Zahra: Putting a dream of Changing the World into action Julia: Speaking up for Girls Rights Saba: The Take Action Expert Amy: When it Comes to Girls, “Ignorance is NOT Bliss” Maneesa: Seeing the power of one girl

One thing I’m learning about here in Vienna at the International AIDS Conference is the link between violence against women and HIV/AIDS. We know that both are bad, but how are they linked? Violence against women, and especially sexual violence, can put women and girls at risk of HIV in a number of ways, whether [...]

What’s one stereotype about women? That we like to shop. And that’s the thing about stereotypes…sometimes they show the truth, just a little. As you know, this week I’m attending the International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria, where I will do my best to keep you posted about all the things I’m learning about women, [...]

This week I’m at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria. I’m here because in September I’ll be headed back to school to do my Masters with a focus on youth and HIV in Canada, so this will help me to get a head start. But, while I’m here, I figured that I could share [...]

For the past few days I’ve been visiting a country where traditionally women have dressed very conservatively. In recent years, that’s changed a lot and I would guess now 50 percent or more of women wear Western style clothes. As I wandered around the city in my shorts (not too short) and tank (not too [...]

I was surfing the web (lol, does anyone actually say that?) the other day and came across this quote: “How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!” – Maya Angelou I got to thinking, who are my she-roes? And who are your she-roes? I want to hear who inspires [...]

“I was so excited about going abroad and earning money and helping my family.” Noraida, from the Philippines who, at the age of 13, left to work in the Arabian Gulf. Whenever I hear something like this quote, I try to think what I was doing at that age. What was I doing at age [...]

“Ever since I can remember I’ve had this dream of changing the world for the better.” Can you imagine if everyone in the world felt this way? Zahra, another one of our amazing Speakers’ Bureau girls, says this dream was her motivation to join the Because I am a Girl movement and her commitment to raising [...]