Hi (extremely happy hi), hi (kind of sad hi)! What a week…has it really only been a week! It feels like a month has passed since I first stepped off that plane. Today was a pretty relaxed day, I didn’t have to get up before 8 but nonetheless I did. Why? Don’t ask. So I [...]
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DAY 2: Saba, Reporting From New York (Commission on the Status of Women)
Hey, hey!
I woke up and looked across from me, there was Donnady sleeping, and then I looked the other way and there was Amy. Then a sudden realization hit me…I was in New York! This morning I had my interview live with CHML radio in Hamilton. I had never been live on the radio before [...]
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (Guest Blogger Melanie Gorka)
Join the world is standing up for the right of girls to say no to Female Genital Mutilation. Today is International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation. Maybe the most violent act that a girl is forced to undergo, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a violent and unnecessary procedure and it always breaks [...]
What is microcredit and how does it work for women? by Guest Blogger Melanie Gorka
Small is better: microloans go a long way in creating economic security in developing countries and Plan has many microcredit programs that help women and children to have sustainable incomes all while being involved in their communities. But what is microcredit exactly?
My professor once told this story to describe how microcredit works:
On his way to [...]
Young women, Motherhood and Education – A Guest Post from Melanie Gorka
The summer after I finished my first year of University, I worked at a home for pregnant and mothering teens. It had been open for about a year and housed up to four girls at any given time. The space was a safe place for girls to live while they were pregnant or new mothers. [...]
East coast Michaela rocks!!!
East coast Michaela rocks!!!
Anyone who’s ever been stickered for the cause after crossing paths with 11-year-old Michaela Lalande can’t doubt the power of one girl.
We first met Michaela here on the blog back in early October when the Because I am a Girl documentary film team was interviewing girls in Nova Scotia. Ever since, she’s [...]
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As Eternia wrote in her blog post – Your Life Starts NOW – the 411TV: Because I am a Girl school tour wrapped up last Friday after three weeks visiting 27 schools. Our school tour is taking a break for now but it’ll be back in late spring 2010 with a swing through western Canada.
If [...]
School Tour and Documentary Film Sneak Peek
The Because I am a Girl documentary film crew has wrapped up its month-long, cross country trip but we’re not sitting still.
The 411 TV:Because I am a Girl School Tour has just hit the road in Ontario with a cool concert and mock live-to-TV Talk Show to keep building the buzz on how investing in [...]
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