Do More
Because I am a Girl is Plan’s campaign to fight gender inequality, promote girls' rights and lift millions of girls out of poverty. Girls around the world are heavily affected by a wide range of issues that Plan works with including poverty, education, health, and the environment. Girls are more often than not discriminated against and denied many of their basic human rights. With this campaign, we can help girls around the world climb to the top of the social ladder!
Show the world what you think girls deserve
Post a Banner: We’ve made it easy to spread the word. Download the Because I Am A Girl banner graphic that fits best on your page or simply add a text link. You can even add a link to your email signature.
Submit your photo: Join us as we spread the word about global gender discrimination! Send us a photo of yourself with a sign showing what you think all girls deserve or what being a girl means to you.
How can you get involved?
- Educate
- Know the Facts! Check out the Because I am a Girl Report to make sure you know the issues and stats!
- Learn about girls in different cultures from all over the globe. Watch videos and read their stories.
- Show a film about girls’ rights at your school or in your community.
- Run an interactive activity in your school or club.
- Play our Girls Around the World Game! Pick an identity and overcome the obstacles as you try to thrive as a girl in our global society!
- Have a group discussion or debate about girls’ rights in the context of culture.
- Play 3 Corners to learn about global gender discrimination.
- Convention on the Rights of the Child Activity.
- Quiz yourself and challenge your peers on Gender Discrimination!
- Learn about your rights in the CRC!
- Check out these great lesson plans at Plan UK’s website: Lesson 1: Because I am a Child; activity- ‘In Times of War’, Lesson 2: Why do children join up to fight?, Lesson 3: How do girls suffer in conflict situations?
- Advocate
- There are an estimate 60 million child brides worldwide. Some as young as 7! 100 million more are expected to be married in the next 10 years. But right now our members of Congress have the opportunity to do something to protect these innocent children. A new bill would give the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) more power to work with countries around the world to fight child marriage – but its up to us to make sure it passes. Taking action has never been easier! Sign the online petition to send a letter to your congressmen, and then send it to your friends!
- Raise Public Awareness
- Invite 10 friends to join you! Send emails to your friends and family to help spread the word about girls!
- Hold a panel discussion with women from your community about issues that affect girls
- Have a poster campaign!
- Organize a female Battle of the Bands event with the proceeds benefitting girls around the world
- Contact a local women’s shelter and see what you can do to help them out!
- Fundraise
- Hold a fundraiser at your school or in your community to fight for girls rights around the world, and contribute to the Girls Fund!
- Have your club or school sponsor a girl today!
- Donate to help support education for girls!
- Fundraise to end child trafficking!
- Need fundraising ideas? Check out our Fundraising A-Z page!
- Join the YUGA Cause!
- Join YUGA on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to show your support and stay connected to us throughout the year!
- Form your own YUGA group! Check out our website for ideas about starting a group and our other toolkits.
- Subscribe to our eNews to receive monthly mailings about important global issues!