Stories
What you do counts!
Supporting girls is key in fighting poverty, ending violence and changing the world for everyone. You know that.
Because girls are the heart of the community. They reach out and connect with others, sharing what they know and believe in.
Just like you do.
Just like these girls did:
Haitian Girl Proves Miracles Happen
Growing up as one of nine children on a small rural farm, no one would have expected a young Haitian girl to do more than stay home and help with household chores. That’s what girls did. But not Marie Dumay Miracles. Marie lived up to her name and showed miracles can happen. Today, she is a civil engineer and deputy mayor of her town, actively involved in coordinating Haiti’s earthquake relief efforts. Marie is the one. Because she is a girl. Read more.
Burkina Faso - Girl Friendly School Sees Enrollment Rates Soar
Thousands of girls in Burkina Faso who would normally never have the chance to go to school are receiving an education thanks to an innovative program led by Plan.The BRIGHT project – Burkinabé Response to Improve Girls Chances to Succeed – is funded by a grant from the USAID-Millennium Challenge Corporation and achieves high levels of school enrollment and graduation rates for girls by creating supportive learning environments in 132 communities across 10 provinces. Read more.
Honduras - Mothers and Families Take Action
May 15th is the International Day of Families. This year the focus is on mothers. In Honduras, Plan is running a project which is helping mothers and families to be empowered to care for their children.
Parents are taught how to be more active in the health care and nutrition of their children, and encourage development in their first five years. They are taught how to prevent and treat childhood health problems, and how to share these skills with others. Read more.
Bangladeshi Farm Girl Defies Odds to Open Beauty Salon
Because Nazma is a girl and the child of a poor farmer, she was never expected to do more than get married at an early age and have children, just as her mother did. Yet at age 16, Nazma overcame the odds – and much opposition from her community – and started a successful beauty salon business in her nearest town. Read More.
Eleven Year Old Girl Educates Her School
After our documentary team visited Nova Scotia, Michaela Lalande became a die-hard fan of Because I Am A Girl. Despite the fact that she had only been in her new school a couple of months, Michaela went to her principal and asked for permission to make a presentation to all the students. The principal was initially reluctant - concerned about adding what he thought would be just another fund-raiser to an already crowded season. Read More.
