Charity Photos
- Charity: CARE
- Photo Credit: CARE
- Charity: Plan International USA
- Country: Somalia
- Photo Credit: Plan International Photographer
- Charity: World Vision
- Country: Kenya
- Photo Credit: Laura Reinhardt
Women and Girls Fund
Thematic Focus Areas
Women & Girls
Through this fund, you will join with millions of people to change the world by helping to provide education, protection and rehabilitation from violence and exploitation, job training, healthcare, safe drinking water and a host of other services to women and girls around the world. Your contributions go directly to supporting real and meaningful work to improve the lives of women and girls.
Give Global Blog
March is Women’s History Month, a time to celebrate the strides made by women and to acknowledge the challenges that still remain. To mark this month, and International Women’s Day on March 8, we hosted the “Embrace Global Equity for Women & Girls” event. It was a wonderful celebration of global progress, a chance to learn from leading organizations fighting against gender inequality and a reminder of the opportunities awaiting us when we work to empower women and girls around the world. Want to take action for global gender equality this month too? This event is the right place to...
Charity Videos
Charity Impact
“When I had to drop out from school, I felt terrible,” Archana Harijan says. “My dreams got shattered. I felt like crying every day.” In Nepal, Archana is not alone. Her sentiments are echoed by thousands of girls who are forced to drop out of school each year, primarily due to the country’s widespread poverty. A quarter of Nepali citizens live on less than $1.25 a day, and 18 percent of children between 12 and 14 have not completed primary education. Among this 18 percent, 49 percent are female. “My family could not afford my education anymore,” Archana says. Paying for books, uniform, bags, and stationary was beyond the family’s capacity. Left with no choice, Archana tried to embrace what life had to offer and move on. She took sewing classes and was working as a tailor with a relative for around three years. Then, one day, something unprecedented happened....
