Monthly archives: May 2011

Sudan in Conflict: Q&A with Diana Gee-Silverman
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One month after Diana Gee-Silverman joined Plan's emergency program team, disaster struck Haiti in the form of a massive earthquake. Diana has been busy ever since. As Diana[...]

How Girls Live Around the World
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Shelter is a basic human right. Let's travel around the world to see what 'home' means for girls! Laos - Children play around a traditional Laotian home on stilts. Indonesia - T[...]

A Girl's Life: Living in a Refugee Camp
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“Refugees have been deprived of their homes, but they must not be deprived of their futures,” says UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Forced to flee their homes because [...]

Auriane poses on the porch of a newly built house in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti.

Property Rights: A Way Out of Poverty for Girls & Women
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"Owning property can be a woman's ticket out of poverty," says the International Centre for Research on Women. In Canada, we take a woman's right to own property for granted[...]

Around the World: What is Beauty?
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What is considered beautiful is different all around the world - there is no one thing that defines beauty, like tanned skin or long hair. Did you know? Being overweight wi[...]

NY vs. Benin: Technology to report abuses and protect women
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How can girls and women use technology to protect themselves? Find out how cell phones are being used in Africa and New York to help women combat violence! Mapping abuse in Ben[...]

Girls on the Net: Are We On Top?
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Did you know that the majority of Facebook and Twitter users are women? Almost across the board, women dominate the social web. According to Aileen Lee on TechCrunch.com, "F[...]

What Women SAY About PEACE
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10 famous women’s most memorable quotes about peace: Peace begins with a smile. Mother Teresa, humanitarian It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it [...]

Say NO: Violence Against Girls Breach of Personal Peace
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Violence against girls & women is a breach of personal peace. Violence against women takes many forms: It can include harm to our bodies - such as physical or sexual abuse; and[...]

Peace's Heroines: Nobel Peace Prize Winners
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The Nobel Peace Prize recognizes ladies and gentlemen around the world who have dedicated their lives to peace. It is one of 6 different categories of Nobel Prize created by Alfred[...]