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Invest in a Girl
Holding a fundraiser is a great way to raise awareness about gender inequality in your school or community. When you invest in a girl, she will change the world!
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Literacy for a Girl
1. Change Her World. This is a challenge for your whole class—or your whole school! The goal is to fill a container with all the spare change you can find. Start by selecting a container—like a large can or a bottle—and then set a deadline. Do you want to run the challenge just during the month of October, when we celebrate International Day of the Girl? Or will you keep at it until the container is filled? Set a goal for your fundraiser by selecting one of Plan International USA’s Gifts of Hope to put your money towards. Track your progress each week and use the facts from this toolkit to teach your classmates about the importance of these issues. Your collected change will add up!
Complete a Classroom 2. Take Action with a T-Shirt. First, create a t-shirt using our easy online system. Next, share your fabulous design with your friends. If they like it, encourage them to buy one for themselves and a few more for their friends. When enough t-shirts have been ordered, they will print! All proceeds from the t-shirts will go to Because I am a Girl projects. Got your creative juices flowing? Start your custom t-shirt campaign today! teespring.com/design/becauseiamagirl (Stumped for a logo or design? Don’t worry—there are plenty to pick from, and you can personalize it! Our favorite motto: “This t-shirt helped change a girl’s life. What did yours do?”)
Visit our Gifts of Hope store at planusa.org/giftsofhope and put your money towards the project that’s most meaningful to you!
Any money raised should be sent directly to the Youth Engagement Team at Plan International USA • 155 Plan Way • Warwick, RI 02886 planusa.org/youth
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