Today we have the inside scoop on how to start a Because I am a Girl Club from Miranda,  a grade 11 student in Ontario. When Miranda joined the Because I am a Girl Speaker’s Bureau, she got a crash course in THE GIRL ISSUE. She decided she needed to bring the cause to her school.. By [...]

We did it! Today the UN has formally adopted October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child!!!! As Minister for the Status of Women Canada, MP Rona Ambrose has taken on the GIRL ISSUE and brought the Day of the Girl to Canadian Parliament, and to the UN. Today she tells us why [...]

What do you get when you cross a slumber party with a fundraiser? A Slumber-Raiser! Speaker’s Bureau Girl Sydney decided she wanted to do something for girls’ rights. She harnessed the volunteer power of girls, guys and staff at her school and held a spectacular girls-only slumber-raiser event. Stay tuned as I interview Sydney to [...]

Our Speaker’s Bureau members are real, live advocates for girls’ rights. They believe in the cause of girls and have decided to do something about it. Today, they share how advocacy is a part of their lives. Sarah from Nova Scotia: I am a strong believer in the power of education and how important it [...]

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 [...]

Girls Matter. That’s the reason that Kadra joined the Because I am a Girl Speakers Bureau in 2009. Even though she gets anxiety about speaking in public, the York University student believes in the cause of girls so much that she had to face her fears and do something about it. Q&A with Because I [...]

Our amazing Because I am a Girl Speaker’s Bureau strikes again! A group of our spokesgirls headed to Ottawa to speak on behalf of girls a couple of weeks ago. I got the chance to check in with one of them – Manar – about what its like to speak for such an important issue. [...]

(Because I am a Girl Speaker’s Bureau Members at the Technical Roundtable L-R: Manar, Amy, Saba, Yasmin, Maneesa, Zahra) When we were told that we’d be going to Ottawa for the Because I am a Girl Technical Roundtable, we were beyond psyched, both to give our perspective to people working in the field and of [...]

We’re always talking about how girls need a voice. Well, today, we’ve got it! Yesterday, 6 girls from the Because I am a Girl Speakers Bureau (you’ve already met some of them here) headed to Ottawa to meet with international experts and policy makers. For two days they’re going to be talking about this year’s Because I [...]

So last week I introduced you finally to some of our Speakers’ Bureau girls, but you might be asking what exactly IS the Speakers’ Bureau. What is it, what does it do, and how do I join? Basically, the process is a bit like this: Girl learns about girls issues. Girl wants to do something [...]