We all think of our moms on Mother’s Day. It’s also a great occasion to think about mothers all around the world. Our greatest wish for all mothers is that they are healthy, and in a position to raise and provide for their healthy babies. Maternal health is key for this wish to come true. [...]

We talked before about the basics of this summer’s G8 to be held in Ontario. But what does this mean for girls? A lot. Stephen Harper has decided to focus on maternal health during this summer’s summit (say that 10 times fast!): Every year, nearly nine million children and 500,000 women die from causes we [...]

This Monday I’ve hand picked some great links for you to check out about girls! Read about Mother’s Day with Meaning, meet the Plan Staff who are running a marathon for girls and a “rowed warrior”, and read about what’s happening in India and El Salvador in Plan’s eJournal. Teen Vogue covers a story about [...]

So, each week I’ll try to pass on some links to the week’s most interesting and relevant news about women and girls so you can look closer at what’s happening in the world right now.  If you have something that you think I should include, let me know! Because I am a Girl report is [...]