Yesterday 411 and the Because I am a Girl team visted the Tsuu T’ina Nation just outside of Calgary. We had a great presentation with the female students at the Tsuu T’ina Jr & Sr High School. We talked about a number of topics  body image,  peer pressure among teenage girls and violence against women [...]

During the school tour we show the story of Kidan a 13 year old girl in  Ethiopia who wants to be a doctor but her mother has already arranged her marriage. Early marriage is really common in Ethiopia – 60% of girls are married before they turn 18. Kidan’s story always reminds me of my [...]