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PLAN IS LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD FOR GIRLS IN DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD.
From gender surveys taken in the areas in which we work, we learned:
— Half of boys believe it’s not up to a girl to decide who she marries.
— 60% of girls say if a man is cheating, it’s because his girlfriend wasn’t taking care of him.
— Half of girls and boys agree it’s a girl’s responsibility to prevent pregnancy.
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From gender surveys taken in the areas in which we work, we learned:
— Half of boys believe it’s not up to a girl to decide who she marries.
— 60% of girls say if a man is cheating, it’s because his girlfriend wasn’t taking care of him.
— Half of girls and boys agree it’s a girl’s responsibility to prevent pregnancy.
That’s why one of Plan’s gender equality programs, Champions of Change, is challenging social norms by asking boys and girls to think differently about gender, and encourage the people around them to do the same. Girls in the program determine what they can to do promote equality, and boys self-reflect and identify the harmful consequences of machismo and harassment.
Girls and boys in Champions of Change then come together to play soccer — an activity that's typically just for boys. Through the coed soccer, boys get to see the girls’ power. They learn how to work together as a team. And in doing that, together, they’re building a more equal tomorrow.
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They are the girls who can’t step outside without getting harassed and catcalled. They are the girls forced into marriage, sometimes to men three times their age. They are the girls who are told that educating a woman is a waste of time. They are the girls taken, trafficked and sometimes lost forever. They are the girls who close their tired eyes at night and dream of freedom.
That’s why one of Plan’s gender equality programs, Champions of Change, is challenging social norms by asking boys and girls to think differently about gender, and encourage the people around them to do the same. Girls in the program determine what they can to do promote equality, and boys self-reflect and identify the harmful consequences of machismo and harassment.
Girls and boys in Champions of Change then come together to play soccer — an activity that's typically just for boys. Through the co-ed soccer, boys get to see the girls’ power. They learn how to work together as a team. And in doing that, together, they’re building a more equal tomorrow.
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