Hjælp til filippinske piger

Filippinerne bliver mange piger helt ned til 10 års alderen ofre for seksuel udnyttelse. Faktisk udgør pigerne 99 % af de seksuelt misbrugte børn. Samtidig er risikoen for, at pigerne udsættes for menneskehandel, børnearbejde, prostitution og hiv/aids-smitte langt større end for drengenes vedkommende, og mange piger ender med at blive gravide som teenagere.

I 2008 startede Plan i Filippinerne et projekt, der skulle give pigerne en ekstra hånd. Målet var især at forhindre, at børn og kvinder blev udsat for menneskehandel. Samtidig blev der sørget for støtte til ofrene for menneskehandel, så de kunne vende tilbage til deres familier og lokalsamfund.  
Plakater, radioreklamer, teater, tegneserier og information blev anvendt i kampagnen, og krisecentre blev opført. På den måde var der et sted, hvor kvinderne kunne få behandling og støtte, heriblandt psykosocial rådgivning og uddannelsesvejledning.

Både piger og drenge har efterfølgende fået viden og forståelse for menneskerettighederne. I 174 landsbyer er børn og voksne blevet undervist i menneskehandel, børnebeskyttelse, ligestilling og lovgivning på området. Fire krisecentre er blevet stablet på benene og håndterer i dag ofre for menneskehandel, misbrug og udnyttelse.

Hvis du også synes, at piger har fortjent en plads på skolebænken og ikke på gaden, så giv din hånd til pigerne her:
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Sights and sounds of hope and challenge in Burkina Faso

By: Rosemary McCarney (Plan Canada CEO)

Just a few weeks ago I joined Canada's newly appointed Minister of International Cooperation, and head of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Julian Fantino on a trip to Burkina Faso, one of several West African countries that has for months now been grappling with a severe food crisis brought on by drought, failed crops, and rising food prices that families there simply cannot afford.

Added to that is an ongoing and massive influx of refugees from neighbouring Mali, pouring into Burkina Faso to escape the violence and political conflict that has gripped their home country.

Like the already food-strapped residents of Burkina Faso, the refugees don't just need a safe place to live, but they also need to eat. Throughout this visit I was struck by many sights and sounds that will stay with me for a long time.

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Sunshine: She'll learn

Sunshine lives on a street in Manila, the Philippines. Like millions of girls across the world, she's learning only what she needs to survive - and that school is for... boys.

We believe that every girl has the right to a good education - the chance to lift themselves and those around them from a life of extreme poverty.

If you agree, please show your support by raising your hand right now at www.raiseyourhandNOW.com

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Because I am a Girl: invest in me!

75 million girls across the world don't go to school. Watch the clip and see how investing in girls' education helps break the cycle of poverty and benefits everyone.

Give a girl a chance to learn and she will develop skills and understand money so she can find decent and useful work - allowing her to support her family, educate her children and become self-sufficient.

An extra year of secondary education increases a girl's income by 10-20%.

Please help us show the UN that the world believes educating girls should be a priority by raising your hand right now.

Raise your hand and spread the word at raiseyourhandNOW.com

Alex and Ani, LLC and Plan Celebrate the International Day of the Girl

Plan International USA and Alex and Ani are teaming up to celebrate the first annual International Day of the Girl. Adopted by the United Nations last year, the International Day of the Girl is a day to recognize girls' rights and the unique challenges girls around the world face.

Girls in developing countries face overwhelming odds from the moment they are born. They are more likely than boys to suffer from malnutrition; be subjected to violence; be forced into early marriage; be trafficked or sold; or become infected with HIV. Often denied access to education and healthcare, girls languish behind their male counterparts.

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Syv unge Because I am a Girl bidragsydere: Kaitlin

Kaitlin – 17 år gammel.
Kaitlin har gjort det at støtte Because I am a Girl til en årlig begivenhed. Hun begyndte med en kalender i 2011 der rejste $680! I år besluttede hun sig for at holde et modeshow med hendes venner og rejste mere end $1,800 for piger i udviklingslande. Kaitlin har sagt: “For omkring to år siden eller deromkring, ville jeg gerne finde noget der ville holde mig beskæftiget og så så jeg en reklame for Because I am a Girl. Jeg gik ind på hjemmesiden og fandt ud af alle de gode ting som organisationen er i gang med og den indvirkning det kan have og at jeg kunne bruge min kreativitet ved at være en uafhænging fundraiser.”


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Plan UK’s giant book highlights the importance of girls’ education

UK schoolgirls join TV presenter Cherry Healey to kickstart our week of celebrations for International Day of the Girl.

Girls from two south London schools joined TV presenter Cherry Healey to sign a giant book outside the Tower of London. The book highlights the importance of education for girls in the run up to the first International Day of the Girl.

The schoolgirls completed the opening sentence in the book ‘Because I have an education I can…’. Tilly Holmes, 14 and Hannah Davis, 15 from Graveney School in Tooting, were keen to emphasise the choices that having an education would bring them. Evie Edgar, 14 from St. Cecilia’s School in Southfields said that having an education meant she knew her rights. Her classmates Ellie Guven and Emily Craig think having an education will mean good careers and independence.

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