Violence puts them at risk of serious long-term psychological, physical, and social damage, and rips away their childhood and their future potential.
Girls have the right to a childhood with equal opportunities, free from fear, threats, and aggression.
We strive to:
We have supported over 32,000 girls through projects in 15 countries including DR Congo, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Chad, Kenya, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Haiti, El Salvador, Honduras, and Peru.
Discover our programmeUrgent efforts are needed to tackle the deep-seated gender-basedinequalitiesat the root of violence against girls. We need your help to advance the effective international protection of girls’ rights, putting an end to the violence, intimidation and abuse they experience.With your support, we will defend their rights before the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The time to act is now!
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Kim tells us first-hand what getting an education means to her and girls like her...
These are the words of Iklas Saleh Ali, a Sudanese refugee in the Iridimi camp in eastern Chad...
Together with the children we help, their mothers and fathers, their teachers, and other staff who participate in our projects...
An end to violence against girls: right to education, guarantee of equalityía...
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The launch of the LIGHT for GIRLS campaign is joined by two women who give personal testimony about their daily fight for the rights of girls...
