Sarah Taylor, MuchMusic VJ and Because I am a Girl Celebrity Ambassador headed to Ethiopia earlier this year to learn about the ongoing drought emergency in East Africa. If you haven’t already, you can check out the Sarah in Ethiopia special online. Lucky for us, she also had the time to share some of her insights from her trip! KJ: At the Plan for [...]

How would YOU make a difference for girls around the world? That was the question posed by MuchMusic in their Because I am a Girl contest this past October. Young Canadians were asked to send in a video or written submission for the chance to receive $5,000 to put their plan into action. And the [...]

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 [...]

Last week Because I am a Girl celebrated the National Day of the Girl by holding Pink LemonAid stands around Toronto (and across Canada!). Tons of celebs came out to support girls…even a few boys! STEREOS’ Daniel Johnson and The Artist Life’s Dean Richards Degrassi Girls and Paula Roberts from Plan Canada Check out Sarah Taylor‘s [...]

Are you ready for the Day of the Girl? This September 22, we’ll be celebrating girls in a big way. We’re asking the Canadian Government to recognize September 22 as the National Day of the Girl (sign the petition here to help convince them), and we’re also hoping that you’ll celebrate being a girl in [...]

This week, Much Music VJ Sarah Taylor is travelling with Plan Canada to El Salvador to check out first hand Plan’s work.  She’s going to visit a group of youth and their parents who have been involved in an anti-violence campaign.  Through the project, youth learn about their rights, and then create performances and presentations [...]