Jeans and a t-shirt is the standard uniform in Canada for almost every child, teen and adult. But what’s typical for us isn’t always what’s typical in the rest of the world. In today’s post we travel around the world to check out what girls are wearing in different countries, whether it’s every day wear [...]

Literacy is basically a big word for the ability to read and write. Literacy can also refer to the ability to count and do math or use computers. Reading, writing and counting are things that we do in our everyday lives to fulfil our basic needs. We use math to do our grocery shopping, we [...]

Shelter is a basic human right. Let’s travel around the world to see what ‘home’ means for girls! Laos – Children play around a traditional Laotian home on stilts. Indonesia – Two girls sit in the living room of their home built by Plan after the tsunami of 2004. India – A girl holds her [...]

Last year, on this day, a devastating earthquake struck Haiti.  One year later, the country is still rebuilding and girls are a big part of that process.  This October, Plan gave cameras to a group of Hatian teenagers to document their world through their own eyes.  Rose Camille is one of those teens and you [...]

One thing we talk a lot about when it comes to girls is water. We talk often about how being responsible for collecting water for the whole family, often walking for long distances to get it, can be disruptive to girls’ education and work. Because that idea is SO different from our own experiences here [...]

I have been an advocate of Girls Rights since before I knew what “Girls Rights” meant. My mother left home when she was fourteen.  She faced abuse at the hands of my father.  She raised three children as a single parent, without a high school degree, on government assistance.  She was an amazingly capable mother, [...]