Girls’ perspectives belong everywhere decisions are made, from parliaments to boardrooms to conferences and more. Yet the World Economic Forum estimates it will take 131 years to achieve gender equality. This gift aims to speed this up: It helps open industries, rooms and processes where girls are excluded and offers spaces where they can safely amplify their voices. It engages girls in Canada and around the world, including those in refugee camps, in decision making. Through seat shares, advisory panels, innovation hubs, consultation sessions and more, this gift helps girls have meaningful interactions with governments, corporations and civil-society organizations. It creates opportunities where girls can highlight issues and put forward their ideas – expanding their experience, networks and influence. Advocacy training helps girls build skills and confidence, while sessions with parents and communities promote supportive environments. Representation and opportunity are key to creating a more equal world; when girls have the chance to participate, societies thrive. Together, we can create a future where all girls can lead – in our lifetime.
Humanitarian Aid
When an emergency hits, families’ lives are shattered. Losing homes, livelihoods and health means they need more than immediate aid relief to recover. This gift helps refugees access both urgent life-saving resources like food, hygiene kits and psychological first aid as well as long-term supports like savings groups and farming tools and training.
This gift helps girls and women gain equal access to technology. It provides devices, data and networks so they can connect, learn their rights and safely participate online. It also supports tech-equipped development centres and trainings in digital literacy, computer programs and mobile banking so women can grow their learnings, careers and financial independence.
Help End Global Hunger
Extreme hunger is one of the biggest problems in the world today – and it shouldn’t exist. With your help, we can fix it. This gift provides emergency food so no child has to starve. It also provides farming support so at-risk girls and families in the most climate-challenged parts of the world have sustainable food sources all year.
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