When we invest in girls, everything changes. When girls are empowered and supported to lead, we all benefit from a healthier, more sustainable and more prosperous world.
We know that in a time of funding cuts and the rollback of rights, investing in girls can change everything. Adolescence is a critical window where a girl’s future can be decided based on the investments and opportunities she receives.
Women Deliver plays a vital role in forming global collectives fighting for gender equality. You can stand with girls who are building a world where equality for girls leads to progress for all.
Photo: School girls at their primary school built by Plan International in Cambodia. © Plan International
In the lead up to Women Deliver, we’ve joined forces with 21 other organisations working across gender equality in a united call to action, challenging the Australian government and philanthropy to back their commitments with real investment in adolescent girls. Learn more.
Even today, one in every two girls in Bangladesh is married as a child—whether they are ready or not. Child marriage remains one of the most fundamental violations of human rights. It is a systemic issue that pushes girls out of school, exposes them to serious health risks, and prematurely limits their potential and future opportunities. At Magnifier Creatives, in collaboration with Plan International, we have produced a short film titled Just Say Yes (রাজি হয়ে যা) to shine a light on the invisible pressure these girls face. Our core message is simple but vital: Silence is never consent.
“Parapar” tells the story of a village where child, early, and forced marriage is still a harsh reality. Yet even in this setting, girls are choosing a different future, proving that girls belong in classrooms, workplaces, and leadership spaces, not in child marriage.
In a powerful and thought-provoking film titled “A Trap of Trade,” Youth come together to shed light on the harsh realities of unprotected sex, abortion, teenage pregnancy, child marriages, and gender-based violence. The story follows a young girl named Sarah, only 15 years old, whose life takes a tragic turn when she becomes pregnant after a brief encounter with JB, a man with political ambitions
