“We know that girls are the most inspirational, the most transformational, the most untapped currency in our world today. What will it take to unleash this potential?” - Queen Rania of Jordan Even mainstream media like Time Magazine has caught on: If you want to change the world, invest in girls. In case you need any more [...]

The idea of Human Rights, and Girls’ Rights, is sometimes hard to grasp without examples, especially since our rights are so well protected in Canada. Learn more about human rights issues facing girls in 5 different countries: Democratic Republic of Congo WAR is the biggest threat to girls in the Congo in Africa. Years and [...]

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Check out this video! This may be shocking for us in the West, but to girls in the developing world, not so shocking. Did you know: Daughters are often married off simply because her parents cannot afford to keep her. The younger a girl is when she is married, the more vulnerable she is to [...]

Girls (me included!) have a tendency to daydream about their big day, picking out colour schemes and perfect dresses in their head, and imagining walking down the aisle with Mr. Right. I want you to channel your wedding daydreams in a different direction today as we look at marriage as it is often experienced by [...]