Empower girls with Philanthropy

Today 31 million girls are out of school. Let’s change that.

We want to see girls fulfilling their God-given potential. Not as brides, labourers, or suffering discrimination because of their gender, disability or age. We know that when a girl is educated and empowered to know her rights, she’s twice as likely to send her own children to school. And girls with eight or more years of education are four times less likely to be married young.

With your support, girls can build a future to look forward to, and enjoy opportunities they could once only dream of. We're actively empowering girls and women throughout our work, fighting against discrimination, oppression and gender-based violence. We work together with community leaders, teachers, families and the girls themselves, to provide support and awareness to ensure they have equal access to healthcare, education and the promise of a brighter future.

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You can change a girl's future forever.

Give a major gift.

£5,000 will provide reading books to 5 villages per year to run reading clubs

to support girls to raise their level of literacy

£12,000 could give 300 girls, 3 months of self-defence classes

so they can protect themselves, grow in confidence and stay fit and healthy

£25,000 can enrol 1,000 girls onto our mentorship programme

empowering them to become active leaders during and after their schooling

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We accept major gift donations by bank transfer. Please contact us at philanthropy@worldvision.org.uk or call 01908 84 10 30 for donations above £9,999. You can also donate over the phone, or online (for donations below £10,000).

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How you can empower girls

We aim to reach over 1 million people including 668,000 girls through our Empowering Girls programmes, and invite you to be part of this important work.

Young girl standing in front of her mother who are standing in front of a toilet cubicle

Girl friendly toilets

You can keep girls safe and protected

Girls shouldn’t have to miss a week of school every month because of their periods. We ensure schools provide appropriate toilets, giving girls their dignity and privacy, so they can continue to learn. We also provide schools with clean drinking water, so children can quench their thirst at break time, making sure they can concentrate in class.

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Mothers groups

You can give women the skills to provide for their families

We form community groups through which we can train, inform and support mothers. Learning together how to spot the signs of malnutrition, gaining new skills such as tailoring and grasping the chance to voice their concerns and have their say in community life all contribute to empowering women and bettering their children’s life outcomes.

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Education

You can give girls a future

Education is the key to unlocking girls’ potential and creating brighter futures for not just themselves, but also their families and for future generations. We work to improve girls access to education as well as the quality of the education they receive. We support girls around the world to get to school safely and once they are there, to learn to the best of their ability.

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Child Protection Advocacy

Help stop child marriage

Our work takes us to places where early marriage, child labour and female genital mutilation, to name a few, are common practice. Child Protection Advocacy allows us to address key issues at the community, local and national levels, helping protect children from harmful traditions. We support girls to know their rights, impress on their parents the importance of their education, and involve faith leaders and community leaders in the condemning of harmful practices against adolescent girls.

Esin's story

Esin*, 13, lives in Herat, Afghanistan. Her mother Shakib*, was married at 13 and pregnant at 14. She didn’t want Esin to have the same fate, but Esin’s father arranged for her to be sold as a bride for just under £6,500.

Shakib and Esin had been attending a World Vision organised Community Change Group where they learned about the physical and mental consequences of child marriage and child pregnancy, and that Esin had the right not to get married if she didn’t want to.

Girl in Afghanistan, wearing a headscarf looks at a painting of a woman — This Afghan girl (name omitted for privacy) was supposed to be married at 11. Thankfully, her mother attended World Vision classes and decided that her daughter was too young to get married.

Shakib asked her husband to stop the marriage but he refused; he was out of work with serious health issues and saw the marriage as a solution for their financial troubles. Esin and her mother turned to the community change group for help. The group joined community elders and spent nearly a month attempting to change Esin’s father’s mind.

With the support of the group facilitator, they convinced Esin’s father that child marriage is wrong. Now the marriage has been stopped, and Esin can continue her education. Like many, the family is still in a serious financial situation but Shakib has begun washing clothes and cleaning homes so her daughter can stay in school and remain free from the dangers of child marriage.

^{*Name changed to protect her identity}

I'm so happy that I'm not going to get married. I am going to work even harder in school and be the top of my class. Someday I will support my family.

Esin (name changed), 13

Stopped from being married

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Get in touch to discuss the projects

Get in touch today to find out more about our Empowering Girls Projects - including speaking to a Philanthropy Executive about which countries we work in and the projects you can support. We will create a partnership based on your particular interests and requirements. Contact us now and we'll get in touch.

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