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Save the date: June 9th training for girls' clubs

Submitted by LindseyH on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 11:57
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Calling all girls and educators involved in girls' clubs in the Toronto area!

We will be offering a free training with Girls Action Foundation!

Come learn tips and tools for making your club or group an exciting, inclusive space and find out what kind of programs and activities work best for girls. 

A message will be sent out by email to all registered club leaders in May with information about how to register. Share the information with your members!

When: Saturday, June 9, 2012. Times will be confirmed but plan for 10am-4pm. Lunch and TTC tokens provided.

Where: Plan Canada office. 95 St Clair Ave W near St Clair subway station

Maximum of 50 people. 

 

 

Congrats to the recipients of Community Engagement funding!

Submitted by LindseyH on Thu, 04/19/2012 - 11:49
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 Announcing the first recipients of Community Engagement funding!

Every group that is part of the Because I am a Girl clubs network is eligible to apply for the Community Engagement Fund. You can apply for up to $2000 per school year and the money is for events or activities that involve collaboration with other schools or community organizations.

The projects that received funding in this first round are:

  • Photovoice - an exploration of identity and citizenship through photos with girls from high schools in the Greater Toronto Area
  • Real Change - a filmmaking oroject where high school girls choose social issues and learn how to make short documentaries about them
  • Girls Night Out Conference - older girls lead workshops and act as mentors for younger girls from several schools
  • City-wide Because I am a Girl Youth Summit for grade 6 girls
  • Big Sisters - a mentoring program for older and youger girls

Each project will be posting updates on planyouth.ca so stay tuned and get inspired!

 

 

 

 

LOUD

Ladies Overcoming Understanding & Developing
One day Eshe Simba had an Epiphany... In the Summer of 2011 she acted on this and gathered a few of her closest girl friends and founded LOUD. Ladies Overcoming Understanding & Developing is a Girls Support Group When we say support we're talking Charity Events, Moral Support. Anything we can do to help a girl out ! - A LOUD GIRL

Location

Brampton
20 MISTDALE CRES
Canada
See map: Google Maps

Girls have a right to education

Submitted by LindseyH on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 10:54
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Imagine if girls in Canada had to stay behind while their brothers went to school. Check out this audio slideshow about Plan's work to help all girls access education.

The Bigger Picture

Submitted by juntos.podemos on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 15:52
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The event is over. Classes have resumed. Now what? Does the energy disappear? How do I keep this going? Maybe the students won't take action and Mariatu's message meant nothing.
But somehow my peers manage to surprise me and put my worries to rest. It's been a few days since the event and I'm still getting very nice Facebook messages and emails from students and school board staff. I even received a hand-written card from the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board chairperson, Diane Lloyd, which is extremely thoughtful.

Here are some facts I shared before the event via school announcements:
-70% of the one billion people living in extreme poverty are women and girls
-Women aged 15-44 are more at risk from rape and domestic violence than from cancer, motor accidents, war and malaria
-Approximately 80,000 women suffer rape and attempted rape every year
-More than 60 million women are "missing" from the world today as a result of gender-selective abortions and female infanticide
-Girls who receive higher education are less likely to be married before age 19 than girls who aren't in school

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Education in Africa

Submitted by LindseyH on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 13:22
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This is the whiteboard animation project on a social justice issue. This student's social justice issue was education in the developing world with a focus on girls eduction in Africa.

It's a Girl! Documentary Film - Official Trailer

Submitted by LindseyH on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 12:41
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'It's a girl!' isn't always a joyful statement. In India, China and many other parts of the world today, girls are killed, aborted and abandoned simply because they are girls. The United Nations estimates as many as 200 million girls are missing in the world today because of this so-called "gendercide".

G(irls)20 Summit 2012 in Mexico

Submitted by LindseyH on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 13:05
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The G(irls)20 Summit Delegate Applications are now open at www.girls20summit.com. Are you or do you know a passionate, forward thinking, solution oriented young woman from a G-20 country, the European or the African Union who will be 18-20 years of age at the time of the G(irls)20 Summit 2012 (May 29th to June 4th)? The Application deadline is on January 9, 2012 at 11:59pm EST. Submissions can be sent by: Email: girls20summit@tbsf.ca Mail: ATTN: G(irls)20 Summit Application 236 Avenue Road, Suite 300 Toronto, Ontario M5R 2J4 CANADA Fax: +001 416 531 1918

Recognition from Clarington Mayor

Submitted by juntos.podemos on Sun, 11/20/2011 - 22:14
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Back in October, I blogged about receiving the Leading Girls Building Communities Award from my MPP and MP. A few weeks ago, members of the Clarington Council heard that I got this award and invited me to a council meeting. I was very thrilled but also nervous! I'd be in a room with many powerful people, including the mayor!
When I arrived at the meeting, every member of council congratulated me. They were eager to meet me and offer their support. Mayor Adrian Foster even presented a certificate on behalf of Clarington Council recognizing my awards and accomplishments. It was a great night and I'm even more inspired to not only work with youth, but adults too. I want to be able to raise issues to council and help find solutions.
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