4 demands from girls on their sexual and reproductive rights…
Girls and young women have grown tired of patriarchal control of female sexuality and are demanding a say in discussions on their sexual and reproductive health and rights.
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Case Studies
Ruby: “Stop showing us as weak and powerless.”
Eighteen-year-old Ruby wants to become a lawyer. She won't let stereotypical representation of girls and women in Bollywood stop her achieving that dream.
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Girls in Nepal are demanding radio airtime
After taking over her community radio station to mark International Day of the Girl, Neetika now wants to see an end to discrimination against girls.
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Chaguinha: football coach, girls’ rights ally and LGBTIQ+…
Chaguinha is a football trainer, girl’s rights ally, LGBTIQ+ advocate, and role model to girls across his Brazilian community.
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Radha escaped child marriage. Now she’s a girls’…
At 14 years old Radha escaped from a child marriage. Now, at 24, she is continuing the fight for girls' rights.
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The changing face of fatherhood in the Middle East
Adnan and Abu are changing the face of fatherhood and smashing gender norms in Lebanon.
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Santina: I want to be prime minister
Last year, Santina, 11, from Timor Leste, took over the position of her prime minister for a day. Now she's determined to inspire girls across her country to become leaders.
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Cash project supports children’s education in Mali
Conflict-affected families in Mali can now afford to send their children to school thanks to a cash for work project.
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Volunteers keep cyclone girls safe from violence
Plan International has trained 127 volunteer activists in Mozambique to identify and report cases of gender-based violence and abuse in temporary shelters as the country fights to recover from…
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Mother spends 4 days in a tree to save her baby
To escape the lethal flooding caused by Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Amela spent 4 days in a tree with her new-born child before being rescued by a Plan International search and rescue boat.
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Plan International distributes 160,000 mosquito nets following…
The potential for malaria and waterborne diseases to spread among Cyclone Idai floods puts thousands of vulnerable children at risk.
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Plan International scales up response to Cyclone Idai Disaster…
Plan International has scaled up its response to Tropical Cyclone Idai across Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi where hundreds of thousands are in desperate need of assistance.
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