Help Vulnerable Girls Stay in School

COVID-19 could force 20 million girls out of school and leave 10 million girls at risk of child marriage. For girls in poorer communities without access to electricity, let alone a computer, remote learning is not an option and as families face uncertain futures, many girls have been forced to leave school, instead taking poorly paid work to help make ends meet.

A generation of young girls are falling behind and their chances of returning to the classroom fade with every passing day. School helps girls to reach their potential, but it’s not just a place for lessons. For many, it is a place of safety and can keep girls safe from abuse, unplanned pregnancies, forced marriage and exploitation.

Right now, 63 million girls are already out of school and sadly, almost a third of them may never return to the classroom. With so many girls out of school, we have to act now. These girls deserve to have the chance to write their own futures. Please donate to our appeal today - we urgently need your support to help vulnerable girls around the world to access education.

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COULD HELP KEEP EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE FOR VULNERABLE GIRLS

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Single donation of £142

could pay for financial support for the family of one girl, so that she is able to continue her education

Single donation of £680

is enough to provide learning kits to 200 children, including a school bag, books, pens and paper

Single donation of £2,720

could support two temporary learning spaces for refugee children to continue their studies

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Woman graduates as a teacher with the support of Plan International's Girls Access to Education P — Fudia has now completed her training to become a graduate teacher

‘Today I’m a graduate teacher’

Fudia, 29, had always dreamt of becoming a teacher. After her father died, she was forced to leave school and was sold into marriage with a controlling man.

Plan International opened a programme in Sierra Leone, training marginalised women to become volunteer teachers. Against her husband’s wishes, Fudia enrolled, and in April 2021, graduated alongside 38 other female teachers. “Although my husband later divorced me because of my ambitions, I’m glad that Plan International opened a pathway for my career development,’ she explains, “This is a dream come true for me. Instead of being a school dropout, today I’m a graduate teacher.”

Your gift today could support women like Fudia to complete their education and fulfil their dreams.

GIRLS WITH NO EDUCATION ARE THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE MARRIED BEFORE THEY ARE 18

Girls raise their hands in a classroom in Ghana — Supporting young mothers return to the classroom could be a lifeline for girls like Christiana*, 15. (*This name has been changed for safeguarding reasons.)

Supporting young mothers return to the classroom

With 10 million young girls at risk of child marriage and pregnancy due to coronavirus, providing young mothers with the support they need to continue their education is vital.

Christiana* gave birth to a baby girl during Ghana’s lockdown when she was just 15. “I decided with my parents that I would not be returning to school because of the stress I was going through looking after the baby as a new mother,” she explains. When schools reopened, Plan International’s Making Ghanaian Girls Great project helped Christiana return to class. Now she can balance the demands of motherhood and still attend classes with her friends.

Your donation today could provide a lifeline to young mothers who dream of going back to school.

*This name has been changed for safeguarding reasons.