Every girl deserves a fair chance.
Too many girls are held back by poverty, stigma and inequality. It doesn't have to be this way.
When a girl is forced out of school, a whole community loses.
Periods, safety, early marriage, harassment and poverty push girls out of the classroom — often for good. Each one is solvable. Together they demand a coordinated response.
Poverty
Families forced to prioritize boys' education over girls'.
Menstrual hygiene poverty
A lack of sanitary products causes girls to miss classes.
Child marriage & violence
Gender-based violence cuts short education and independence.
Distance & safety
Long, unsafe journeys to school expose girls to danger.
Cultural beliefs
Attitudes that undervalue girls' education or confine them to domestic roles.
Conflict & displacement
Refugee and newcomer girls face added barriers to learning.
Our theory of change
Remove the barriers
Products, supplies and safe facilities so nothing physical keeps a girl from class.
Build the support
Mentors, counselling and community that help her stay, thrive and lead.
Change the system
Advocacy and conferences that shift attitudes, policy and protection.
Educate a girl, change everything
Girls who stay in school marry later, earn more, raise healthier families and lift whole communities. Investing in her is the highest-return investment there is.
