Do you want to make a difference in the life of an African girl? Because I am a Girl has made it our business to support girls around the world access their rights. We do this through supporting girl projects, including: Girl scholarships School construction Nutrition Work training opportunities Constructing health centres Business skills education [...]

A big part of the Because I am a Girl campaign is about raising awareness about girls’ rights. That could be: Talking about girls’ rights with your friends or at a school assembly are great ways to spread the word. Here are top tips for spreading the word. Become an expert Research before you speak. [...]

Here at Because I am a Girl, we think Canada’s love of the great outdoors – patio season, in-line skating, marathon training – is the perfect excuse to plan a Spring fundraiser to raise money and awareness for girls’ rights. Here’s the green-light (and some top tips) to start planning the Grand Opening of your [...]

Last week we asked you to tell us what you think about February 14 and we heard you loud and clear: more than half of you said, “Reclaim it! I use the day to let my friends and family know how much I love them!.” On twitter, this hashtag is getting good mileage – #antivalentinesday [...]

A little while ago I got to chat with Plan’s advocacy guru to ask her for the story behind the Because I am a Girl ePetition. Amanda is Plan’s resident expert on all things political, and she shared with me some some ideas about the best way to make change at a government level. In [...]

This holiday, what if you could give a gift that made a real difference in the life of a girl? A gift that helped to tackle the issues that we have been talking about here, from food security and poverty to healthy babies, clean water, literacy and girls-only latrines? A gift that supported girls rights? [...]

This Sunday is World Volunteer Day! Volunteering is one of those win-win situations where the volunteer usually gets just as much out of it as they are giving. With that in mind, I thought I’d provide a few questions to ask yourself if you’re thinking about volunteering: How much time have I got and what [...]

This month we’ve been talking a lot about how writing is a vehicle for changing the world, like in last week’s Top 10 Books By Women That Will Change The Way You See The World and before that The Power Of The (Virtual) Pen. So far we’ve seen how other people are doing it, but today, I [...]

Halloween is my 100% all-time super favourite day of the year. Before this halloween is over, I’ve already decided what I’m going to be the next year. I love the way that Halloween breaks down social barriers…I’m always uncomfortable talking to new people, but I’m definitely okay going up to Elvis or a Ghost Buster. [...]

MuchMusic and Because I am a Girl Ambassador Sarah Taylor are asking you to make a video about how you would make a difference in the lives of girls for the chance to win $5000 to put that plan into action!  If pen and paper are more your style, you can also write out your [...]