International day
of the girl
International day of the girl
International Day of the Girl takes place every year on 11th October and it is a day to celebrate the incredible potential of girls. Because the talent, ideas and strength of girls have the power to change the world.
Yet every day, girls continue to feel unsafe, unrepresented, and unheard. Change isn’t coming fast enough, and girls have had enough of the empty rhetoric.
Girls across the world are coming together to make their voices heard and challenging the inequalities they see around them.
We want to make sure that International Day of the Girl becomes more than just a day in the calendar - and here's why.
why we need change
girls are currently unable to go to school
girls are forced to marry each year
women and girls don't have what they need to manage their periods
Girls' Takeover
Every year on International Day of the Girl, Plan International UK celebrates the power of girls with our Girls Takeover programme.
Girls and young women take over leadership positions, from businesses to boardrooms and brands. Across science, politics, sport, technology, engineering and media, girls are flipping the status quo, breaking barriers and showing everyone what they can do.
During Girls' Takeover, girls have previously taken the reins as the First Minister of Wales, and at LADbible group, National Grid and AstraZeneca.
SUPPORT GIRLS AROUND THE WORLD
DAY OF THE GIRL IN PREVIOUS YEARS
Find out more about our previous international day of the girl campaigns
Together with Girls
Together with girls we can make sure that International Day of the Girl becomes more than just a day in the calendar.
Powered by Girls
In 2022, the tenth year of International Day of the Girl, girls across the world are coming together to make their
Pull the thread
On International Day of the Girl 2021 we’re standing with girls as they take over boardrooms, the stereotypes that
Listen to girls
Join us on International Day of the Girl 2020 to celebrate the voices of powerful girls, and stand with them as they take
Society needs a makeover
For International Day of the Girl 2019 we're asking you to #ListenToGirls about body image – so they know they can
Street harassment: It's not OK
Every day, girls across the UK are being harassed in public places. For International Day of the Girl 2018, join us