Plan’s Because I am a Girl campaign
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Plan’s ‘Because I am a Girl’ campaign is calling for: Goal 1: Girls’ education to be prioritised by world leaders Goal 2: Girls’ completion of a quality secondary education to be a major focus of international action Goal 3: Funding for girls’ education to be increased Goal 4: An end to child marriage Goal 5: An end to gender-based violence in and around schools Goal 6: Girls and boys to participate in decision-making and inspire those with power to take action. The ‘State of the World’s Girls’ annual reports provide, and will provide year after year, tangible proof of the inequalities which still exist between girls and boys, and will support the campaign with specific girl-oriented evidence. The report will give concrete recommendations for the campaign to take forward on ways to tackle gender inequality and ensure that every girl is able to realise her full potential. Join in and take action at: plan-international.org/girls
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Plan’s ‘Because I am a Girl’ campaign will support four million girls to get the education, skills and support they need to move themselves from poverty to opportunity. Globally, one in three girls is denied an education by the daily realities of poverty, discrimination and violence. Every day, young girls are taken out of school, forced into marriage and subjected to violence. Not only is this unjust, it’s also a huge waste of potential. Millions of adolescent girls are being denied their right to education at the time when it can transform their lives and the world around them. Progress has been made in terms of increasing the number of girls enrolling in school, but the quality of the education that girls are receiving remains poor in many countries. A quality education is relevant to the needs, rights and aspirations of girls and boys. Plan’s 75 years of experience has shown that real change can take place when girls and their education are valued. Supporting girls’ education is one of the single best investments we can make to help end poverty for everyone. Providing a girl with at least nine years of quality education means she is: • less likely to experience violence, marry or have children while she is still a child herself • more likely to be literate, healthy and survive into adulthood, as are her children • more likely to reinvest her income back into her family, community and country • more likely to understand her rights and be a force for change. The power of this is astonishing. It saves lives and transforms futures, releasing the incredible potential of girls and their communities. We are working with girls, communities, traditional leaders, governments, global institutions and the private sector to address the barriers that prevent girls from completing their education.
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BIAAG ambassadors at the UN.