Reading Time: 4 minutes Oumou is a vibrant, 19-year-old gender equality advocate, who lives in Senegal with her family. She’s in high school and her favourite subject is Science. When she grows up, Oumou wants to be a midwife. In her local community, Oumou [...] Read more »
Reading Time: 3 minutes Georgia is an active members of multiple Plan International Canada youth initiatives including the Speakers Bureau. She is passionate about girls’ rights and believe that change is possible by amplifying the voices of youth. Recently, I had the opportunity to [...] Read more »
Reading Time: 4 minutes Austin is a Youth Advisory Council member and involved in many Plan International Canada youth initiatives. He is passionate about girls’ rights and believes that change is possible by amplifying the voices of youth. When I was born, my mom had [...] Read more »
Reading Time: 3 minutes As a man in rural Ghana, Noah never thought to help his wife with housework or take an active role in raising his children. It’s just not expected of men in his community because gender roles are traditionally defined – [...] Read more »
Reading Time: 3 minutes Every woman and adolescent girl has the right to keep themselves and their baby healthy and thriving. But lack of access to sexual and reproductive health services and education are preventing many women and adolescent girls, and their children, from [...] Read more »
Reading Time: 3 minutes My name is Sabrina and I am a 20-year-old who supports the 2015 Ontario Sexual Education curriculum update. Why do I support a curriculum change that does not directly impact my education? Because I can thank dirty jokes in TV [...] Read more »
Reading Time: 4 minutes When an adolescent girl becomes pregnant in an impoverished rural community, she will likely face many challenges that threaten her wellbeing, and even her life. In fact, adolescent girls are more likely than older women to die due to complications [...] Read more »
Reading Time: 5 minutes We want to introduce you to a girl named, Mercy. We met her through one of our programs in Ghana and her story is a powerful one. Mercy lost her parents when she was a teenager. She moved in with [...] Read more »
Reading Time: 4 minutes Kavita is a Plan International Canada staff member working in the Communications department. Recently, I had the opportunity to meet an incredibly inspiring woman named Rebecca. She works as a Health Coordinator on a Government of Canada funded reproductive health [...] Read more »
Reading Time: 3 minutes Diviya and Georgia both are active members of multiple Plan International Canada youth initiatives including the Speakers Bureau. They are passionate about girls’ rights and believe that change is possible by amplifying the voices of youth. We are incredibly excited [...] Read more »
