We’re not alone here in Canada on a quest to invest in girls…the Because I am a Girl Campaign is happening all over the world.  Yesterday I was checking out some of the other sites, and I found this slideshow from Plan Australia with this great message:

This is not just a campaign about girls
This is a campaign about everyone

Because investment in girls is the key to breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty and the greatest force for global change.

Girls are less likely than boys to survive to their first birthday

During childhood girls can be burdened by chores such as childcare and food preparation that prevent them from going to school.

During their teen years the world expands for boys but contracts for girls. girls have fewer opportunities and are at greater risk of forced marriage, early pregnancy and HIV.

By age 24 there are far less women in the workforce than men in ALL developing countries

So what would happen if we did invest in girls?

We would transform their lives and they would in turn lift their families out of poverty.

(or watch the shorter video)