Do you ever wonder what it is like to make a real difference in the life of a girl living in poverty? Sylvie Begin, a real estate broker living in Ottawa, knows. In the time that she’s been a Plan sponsor, she’s supported 27 girls! Thanks to her support, many of these girls have reached [...]

As you’re thinking about how glad you are to be on winter vacation from school, stop for a second and think about what it means to girls who had to fight for the opportunity to get an education. In this video, girls from around the world share why they think education should be a right [...]

Did you know? Plan Canada’s work to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty is based around eight core issues. Here on the blog, we’ve got posts about how each of these issues affects girls! Here are some of your favourites: Education Why Educate? 6 Benefits of Girls’ Education Health Microscopic [...]

Education and toilets. What’s the connection? Find out in today’s World Toilet Day post: Humans and human waste don’t mix Dangerous parasites, microbes and chemicals often make their home in human feces and other wastes. “Sanitation” means preventing humans from coming into contact with wastes, whether they are from humans, animals, farms or industry. In Canada, [...]

Getting ready for the Day of the Girl coming up on September 22, here are 22 facts for you to know about girls’ rights! 1. Over 500 million adolescent girls and young women live in the developing world. Girl safety 2. 21% of girls age 15 to 19 around the world are already married. 3. Almost [...]

How much is it possible to learn in 8 days? According to Masarat Daud, the Chief Actionista of the 8 Day Academy, a week and a day of intensive learning can be life changing. Giving back to girls’ education Masarat is from the largest state in India, Rajasthan.  It is also the state with the most child [...]

Does your mom make you clean up your room, take out the garbage and mow the lawn? Would your mom ever ask you to skip school or homework to get these tasks done? To us, it sounds ludicrous – of course school comes first! But, for many girls in the developing world, household chores are [...]

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 [...]

Some of the most brilliant and successful women in the world never went to or finished school. However, they had skills and were determined to make their dreams happen. Did you know that even though she’s an Oscar winner, Halle Berry never went to college? And the food queen Rachel Ray never had any formal [...]

The gap between girls and boys in their education is massive. This great divide is one of the big issues driving Global Action Week: A worldwide annual campaign to raise awareness of the importance of education. The 2011 focus is girls’ and women’s education. Boys versus girls Worldwide, there are about 3 million more boys [...]