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Around the world, it’s becoming more dangerous to be a girl.
Rights once protected are now slipping away. Funding for girls’ programs is shrinking. Conflict, climate disasters, and instability are rising – and girls are often the first to feel the impact.
Too many are pulled from school, forced into child marriage, denied medical care, or left in vulnerable and potentially violent settings simply because they’re girls.
You can help champion a different future.
When you support the Because I Am a Girl project, powered by °®¶¹´«Ã½ Canada, you’re backing programs across 35+ countries that:
Ensure schools and health care services are accessible, even in emergencies.
Strengthen girls’ leadership skills and sense of confidence.
Provide urgent support when girls face crises – and help them rebuild their lives.
Invest in girls’ ability to earn, save, and stand strong on their own terms.
Every donation is matched 3xmatch – tripling your impact and reaching even more girls when it matters most.
Will you join us in championing equality for girls?
Why is it called “Because I Am a Girl”?
In 2012, a °®¶¹´«Ã½ staff member met a young girl in Nepal out scavenging for food while her brothers were in school.
When asked why the girl wasn’t learning too, her mother replied with heartbreaking honesty: “Because she is a girl.”
That moment inspired a rallying cry to reimagine what’s possible when girls are seen, heard, and valued.
Now, with your help, the Because I Am a Girl project is working to ensure that being a girl no longer means being left behind.
Girls’ rights are at risk
Girls’ rights are at risk
A girl’s future can be shaped – or shattered – by where she’s born.
In many places, being a girl still means having fewer choices, heavier burdens, and greater risks. A girl may be expected to leave school early, care for siblings, marry young, or give birth before she’s ready. Her health may be ignored. Her dreams dismissed.
These aren’t isolated events. They are patterns fueled by poverty, inequality, and conflict. And they’re happening to millions of girls, every day.
>More than 122 million girls are out of school.
>1 in 6 lives in a conflict or crisis zone.
>Complications from early pregnancy are the top cause of death for teenage girls worldwide.
That’s why your support matters. When you give to the Because I Am a Girl project, your support helps create real change by:
>Keeping girls in classrooms and out of early marriages.
>Making life-saving health care and information accessible.
>Helping girls recover after a crisis – and rebuild their futures.
>Offering training, tools, and support so girls can earn, save, and stand strong on their own terms.
Because every girl deserves a chance – not just to survive, but to shape her own story.
When you give to the Because I Am a Girl project, you’re helping rewrite her story: from survival to strength, from silence to possibility, from exclusion to opportunity.
Three girls thriving through the Because I Am a Girl project
Behind every statistic is a girl with dreams to protect and a future worth fighting for.
Liz the Math Whiz
“One of my biggest dreams is for my town to be a place where no one experiences sexism,” says Liz, 16, from Bolivia. Thanks to Because I Am a Girl project, she and her community are realizing that girls can equal boys. The equation: Awareness + health care + leadership opportunities = progress for girls!
Watch Liz the math whizBan’s in Business
“I didn’t know my life purpose before joining the project, but now I see my future clearly and know what to pursue,” says Ban from Myanmar. She has completed pharmacist assistant training. The job and financial skills she gained are indispensable to her income and confidence.
Zénabou’s Zeal for Learning
“I know I belong at school. To learn and to have a place in life,” says Zénabou, 12. She lives in Burkina Faso, where more than 1 million children aren’t in school due to conflict and hunger. Thankfully, she’s still in school and receives school meals through Plan’s project so she can keep pursuing her dream of studying law.
Watch Zénabou’s Zeal for LearningChange starts with girls. And you.
Your 3xmatch matched donation can send a girl back to school, stop a child marriage, and help a girl feel safe in a time of crisis.
Donate to support girls’ rightsGlobal gains for girls you can be part of
When you support the Because I Am a Girl (BIAAG) project, you help drive real, lasting change for girls and their communities, especially where inequality, poverty, and crisis threaten their futures.
Here are some examples of what your support can make possible:
>2.8 million girls have been reached through BIAAG-supported programs worldwide.
>197,000 girls and women now have access to health services that are safe, respectful, and designed to meet their needs.
>116,000 girls are now learning and building new skills for their future.
>26,000 community members are helping prevent and respond to violence against women and girls.
>15,000 women have joined savings groups or received microloans that have helped them start businesses, earn incomes, and support their families.
>84,000 girls and women affected by humanitarian crises have received safe places to stay, health care, education, and essentials such as clean water, toilets, and menstrual kits – to stay healthy and feel cared for.
Still have questions? We can help!
What countries are supported by the Because I am a Girl project?
°®¶¹´«Ã½ Canada’s  Because I am a Girl  project supports communities in dozens of countries around the world; these can include Bangladesh, Niger, Colombia, Tanzania, Mali, Ghana and Zimbabwe.
How does Because I am a Girl differ from sponsoring a child?
When you sponsor a child, you support community-based projects in specific locations to help the children and families within those areas.
When you support the Because I am a Girl project, you join a growing movement of fellow Canadians who are also committed to helping champion girls’ rights. Together, you fund gender equality-focused programs spanning hundreds of communities around the world. You help reach girls worldwide with the support they need, helping save and transform lives while driving equality forward. You will learn about girls’ rights issues and see the progress your support makes through the eyes of the girls you’ve helped reach with empowerment opportunities.
If I become a monthly supporter, how long of a commitment am I expected to make?
The length of your commitment is up to you. Many of our Because I am a Girl project supporters have been involved for several years and find it to be an incredibly rewarding experience. Helping advance girls’ rights and achieving equality for girls will take time. The World Economic Forum estimates we won't achieve gender equality for another 132 years. Consistent long-term support is the key to driving fundamental shifts in mindsets and lasting change.
Why can’t I support a project that helps boys?
The Because I am a Girl project is designed to help advance equal rights starting with girls, as they are one of the groups most at-risk of human rights violations in the countries where we work. However, our projects offer meaningful opportunities for boys, too. Gender norms and negative stereotypes are harmful to boys and men, as well.
Gender equality benefits everyone, and it takes everyone being involved to achieve it, which is why we include boys, men, women and girls of all ages and community positions within our work. If we build a school, boys will also attend. If we educate young people about sexual and reproductive health and rights, boys learn as well. Only by working together can we create a more just and equal world where all children realize and achieve what they are capable of.
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