European Week of Action for Girls | Plan International

#EUGirlsWeek 2017: When Girls took over the EU

The 7th European Week of Action for Girls was organised in Brussels by Plan International EU Office and seven other civil society organisations to celebrate the International Day of the Girl on 11 October. With a series of #GirlsTakeover, Ritah and Maria Fernanda proved that #GirlsCan lead and inspire!

#EUgirlsweek: How girls took over the EU

During the European Week of Action for Girls 2016, girls showed they deserve to be heard far and loud by taking over the roles of EU leaders.

European Week of Action for Girls 2016

Girls Count: Ideas + Investment = Impact. The European Week of Action for Girls is an annual week-long event which aims to ensure that girls’ empowerment is promoted and their rights are protected and fulfilled in the EU’s external action, through adequate policies, funding and programs.

Girls' Rights Gazette 2016

The Girls’ Rights Gazette is a unique publication which makes girls’ rights front page news.

#GirlsVoices: Invest in us!

During the European Week of Action for Girls 2016, girls took over @EuropeAid social media accounts to call for more investments in gender equality.

EU must secure adequate resources for girls

We know that empowering women and girls makes our societies safer, healthier, greener and more prosperous. So what are we waiting for, ask the organisers of this year’s European Week of Action for Girls.

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European Week of Action for Girls 2015

Goals for Girls Post-2015: Win, lose or draw? The Week of Action is an annual week-long event which aims to ensure that girls’ empowerment is promoted and their rights are protected and fulfilled in the EU’s external action, through adequate policies, funding and programs.

Video: Goals for Girls Post-2015: Win, lose or draw?

A video on the theme "Goals for Girls Post-2015: Win, lose or draw" has been produced for the European Week of Action for Girls 2015.

Girls' Rights Gazette 2015

The Girls’ Rights Gazette is a unique publication which makes girls’ rights front page news. It intends to inform readers of the barriers girls still face in the realisation of their rights, while demonstrating the transformative power empowering girls has on poverty reduction worldwide.

Photographic exhibition: "Goals for Girls Post-2015: Win, lose or draw?"

Photo exhibition showing the interlinkages between girls' lives and each of the Sustainable Development Goals.

"Goals for girls post-2015: Win, lose or draw?" Exhibition Guide

Each photograph in the exhibition represents the importance of girls’ equal participation in the context of each of the 17 SDGs

VIDEO: 'We must break the vicious cycle of gender discrimination'

EU Development Commissioner Neven Mimica on why now is the time to shift social norms and break the vicious cycle of gender discrimination.

News: From poverty to prosperity: Achieving lasting change for girls

Girls of all ages deserve particular attention in policy and programming. That was the message from panellists at the launch of the European Week of Action for Girls 2014.

Press Release: The EU must move from words to action on girls’ rights

Plan International’s EU Office is calling for concrete action from the EU to tackle the engrained social norms and institutionalised inequality which result in discrimination against girls.