Because I am a Girl Media

Where are all the women?.

May 18, 2012 by Because I am a Girl

Recently, Plan International USA board member Georgiana Gibson visited Plan sponsored projects in the Dominican Republic. She wondered where all the women were in the capital. Read more.

Video catches Plan stopping a child marriage.

May 3, 2012 by Because I am a Girl

Did you know that EVERY 3 SECONDS, somewhere in the world, a girl is forced to marry against her will? Shocking right? Watch this great video, featured on BBC news, to see Plan actually stopping the illegal marriage of a thirteen year old girl in Bangladesh. Watch the video.

Adventures in cultural cooking.

May 2, 2012 by

Here's a fun post from Lisa who has decided to try cooking traditional dishes from the countries we support. First up is a meat stew from Sierra Leone. Join Lisa on her adventure in cultural cooking with this recipe and others! Read more.

Girls in ICT Day.

April 27, 2012 by Because I am a Girl

Did you know that yesterday was 'Girls in ICT Day'? The Day celebrates girls’ interests and strengths, and encourages them to choose a career in information and communication technologies. Read this great post by Linda Raftree, Plan's Senior Director of Information and Communication for Development (ICT). Read more.

Philly Photos.

April 25, 2012 by Allison Costa

As promised, here are some photos from the Because I am a Girl team's adventure in Philadelphia, PA last week. See some pics!

Bringing Because I am a Girl to Philly.

April 23, 2012 by Allison Costa

I just got back home from an amazing weekend with the Because I am a Girl team in Philadelphia. We were invited to the Philadelphia Science Festival as guests of WBEN (the radio station). We had our own little tent where we set up a table full of Because I am a Girl information and fun takeaways for attendees. Read more.

Because I am a Girl hits Philly airwaves.

April 16, 2012 by Because I am a Girl

As part of our month-long visit to the city of Philadelphia, our Corporate Relations Director Nayna Agrawal had the opportunity to sit down with WBEN talk show host, Marilyn Russell to tell listeners about the Because I am a Girl initiative. Below, Nayna talks about her big debut on the radio waves of Philly. Read more.

Improving child nutrition in Indonesia.

April 12, 2012 by Because I am a Girl

Here's a great post by Wahdini Hakim, Health Specialist for Plan Indonesia, about a Child Nutrition Project implemented from 2008-2010. The project was such a success that it has been used as a base for our current Food Security and Nutrition Project in Indonesia. Read more.

"So, What About Boys?" report launched at USAID .

April 3, 2012 by

Each year we publish a Because I am a Girl report on the state of the world’s girls. The 2011 report, "So, What About Boys?", was recently launched at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID’s) release of its new Gender Equality policy. Read more.

Bangladeshi woman climbs Everest for Because I am a Girl.

March 30, 2012 by Because I am a Girl

Here's a great story about a young woman who is attempting to be the first female Bangladeshi to scale Mount Everest. As if that isn’t cool enough, she’ll be flying a Because I am a Girl flag while doing it! Read more.