Act for girls

At Plan International UK we believe girls shouldn't be discriminated against just for being girls. Our Because I am a Girl campaign focuses on giving girls an equal opportunity to boys and our campaigns tackle the real issues that adolescent women and girls face as a daily reality.

We’re thrilled – our campaign for girls’ rights is getting stronger and stronger. In less than one year, we’ve celebrated four campaign wins. At the UN Habitat III conference, global leaders committed to making cities safer for girls. In 2017, we helped change the constitution of Malawi, making child marriage illegal. In Uganda, we asked the Parliament to ensure that girls have access to adolescent friendly sexual health services and information, because of this, health workers will now be trained on how to provide sexual health services to young people. And right here in the UK, we’ve helped make sex and relationships education mandatory in schools in England.

All of these campaigns were led by young girls themselves who know what it’s like to be discriminated against just for being a girl. Brave girls everywhere, are changing their future. And their success is only possible thanks to your support! Together, we’ve achieved so much and it goes to show campaigning does work – show your support for brave girls and help us create a better world for girls by joining our Because I am a Girl campaign!