International Day of the Girl, a day to recognize the unique barriers girls around the world face due to gender discrimination, is coming up on October 11. Read more to learn why you should support girls and how you can take action for global gender equality.

As a response to COVID-19 school closures, Ushirika School founder, David Kitavi, started a program to continue mentoring students. Read more to learn about how the program is helping girls in the Kibera slums.

For John Jennings, being involved with One Girl Can all started with a shower and a toilet and now supporting girls' education has become a whole family affair. Read their inspiring story.

Owner of Brunette The Label, Miriam lives and breathes 'Babes Supporting Babes' - her personal and professional mantra. This means lifting up women and girls everywhere and she lives it everyday. Learn more about her story.

Even though they're separated by 14,000 km, Shiah and Wincate are united by their belief in the power of women and girls. And even though they've never met, through their letters, they've developed a genuine relationship. Find out how Wincate added Shiah to her family.

After escaping political unrest in Laos, Ritz's family escaped to a refugee camp in Thailand for two years before being sponsored to come to Canada. Now, as a successful business owner, she supports six girls with their education. Find out more about her incredible story.

Meet Betsy - an 8 year old from the UK with a goal. When she went to Kenya for the first time at 7 years old, she discovered her passion for helping other girls. She is cycling 16 miles to help raise money for the two girls she sponsors.

We're raising scholarships for girls in Kenya at our upcoming virtual fundraiser. Get to know some of these girls before the event to really understand the impact you can make for One Girl.

Millicent recently graduated from university with a journalism degree. She's always had a strong voice, education gave her the platform to use it to change the world. Learn more out her story.

Royashley is 16 and graduating high school with a university scholarship. Get to know more about Royashley's story of overcoming her challenges and her size.

Growing up in a slum in Kenya, Wincate's opportunities are limited but that didn't stop her from making the most of everything she's been given. Learn more about how she's overcome challenges to fulfill her dream of becoming a doctor.

In the midst of the global health pandemic, we reflect back on a recent trip to Kenya with One Girl Can ambassador, Mackenzie Davis. Find out more about her trip and what she learned while visiting the schools.

Unprecedented measures are being implemented to limit the spread of the Covid-19 virus. But amid these efforts, we can not lose sight of the vulnerabilities of women and girls living in poverty.

#EachforEqual is about challenging stereotypes, fighting bias, broadening perceptions, improving situations and celebrating women's achievements. Our IWD partners share how they're helping to create a gender equal world.

Our founder, Lotte shares her top moment from her latest visit to Kenya, reflecting on our work over the last 11 years. See some of the best moments and stories.

Get 200 girls in a room. Ask them, 'what is your power?' Find out what happened.

A new school year is about to start and we are excited to welcome 94 new students, who are about to enter high school. Meet 3 of these promising girls.

We made history in 2019 and it's all because of the incredible support we have. Here's what we accomplished together this year.

Exceptional people make exceptional things happen. David is one of those people. He gave girls in Kibera hope and education and because of him, change is happening.

Kibera is one of the largest slums in Africa but with the complete rebuild of the Ushirika School, the girls have so much potential for a successful future. Find out why this project is our top priority this year.

The Ushirika Primary and Secondary Schools are undergoing major changes. It's our biggest undertaking ever but the renovations are monumental to the future of the who attend.

Find out what school and education means to girls from the Kibera slum. Hear Rahma tell her story.

Fundraising does not have to be difficult! We put together a few ways that you (your friends, and family) can fundraise. From dinner parties and bubble tea sales, to online fundraising platforms- we're here to help out!

Integral Group believes in increasing the number of women in STEM and technical fields so they turned this into action to help transform Purity’s dream of becoming a mechanical engineer into a reality!

We have a funding gap of $10,500 and we need your help! Our New Beginnings campaign will provide three incredible girls with a university education and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to escape the cycle of poverty and inequality.

This day honours and recognizes the courage of the students who participated in the Soweto Uprising in 1976 on that day. It also raises awareness of the continuing need for improvement of the education provided to African children.

“Even to be considered for Global Impact is an honor,” says Alain Chetrit, Co-Founder and GIST Chair. “To be chosen means your efforts are truly extraordinary. Each of these honorees inspire us to be better leaders and better world citizens."

"My biggest take away was getting to see how hard both One Girl Can and these students are working to alter the future of what it means to be a woman in Africa. It was very moving and I felt so lucky that I got to combine that experience with my picture making.”

“We have watched Lotte build this foundation from its inception, 11 years ago. Her drive, determination, and vision has brought One Girl Can to where it is today, giving girls the education and support needed to succeed and have equal opportunities.”

We're overjoyed to announce that Canadian actress, Mackenzie Davis, will be One Girl Can's ambassador, championing women's education and independence.

For the fifth year running, we are delighted to announce that Journeys by Design are once again supporting our IWANTtoBE event, donating not one but two "once-in-a-lifetime" luxury safari packages to our live auction!

"Education is the gateway to improving quality of life and truly making a difference for future generations." Introducing Natalie, one of our longest standing board members.

Our January Donor of the Month is the wonderful team at Avenue PR! As One Girl Can's public relations partner, the Avenue PR team go above and beyond when it comes to supporting our cause.

It has truly been a momentous year for One Girl Can. As part of our growing One Girl Can community, you've enabled us to reach far greater heights than we could have ever dreamed possible five years ago.

Our Donor Of The Month is the wonderful Hannah Bernard from Roots and Ardor, who joined our September 2018 trip to Africa. Read her guest entry about her experience capturing video for One Girl Can!

On November 27th, all holiday card purchases and donations will be matched dollar for dollar, doubling the impact of your contribution. Our goal is to raise $10,000 to build a new home for our students at Magomano Girls Boarding School.

After planning a trip to Kenya, Joe was inspired to use his visit as an opportunity to give back. Not only did he exceed his goal of $3500, he also had the chance to meet Purity, his sponsor student.

Judy Rhee, a junior at University Hill Secondary School, is an incredible young woman who was so inspired after reading Malala Yousafzai's book she started a Girls' Education club at her high school.

12 year old Ava has been selling handmade beaded angels for four years to raise money for her favourite charities.

Rita's parents had to sell most of their land so she could go to high school. Now she wants to prove women can thrive in tech by becoming a software engineer.

It's not just the students in our program we think are amazing, Canadian students can be pretty incredible too!

Is investing in girls' education the secret weapon against climate change? Promising new studies suggest it might be.

Meet Yanise, the 23-year-old rollerblading across the United States, with no money, to fundraise for One Girl Can.

Abbie Niles Francis, has a very special and personal story about why her family have chosen to make a significant contribution to a much needed dormitory rebuild at Magomano School.

Over the past two decades, there has been a global push to engage women and girls in STEM. STEM – or science, technology, engineering and math - has long seen girls outperformed by boys in school and underrepresented in the workplace.

Meet our March Donor of the Month, Beedie Development Group! Not only does Beedie sponsor three girls through their studies at university, they are also a proud platinum sponsor of One Girl Can’s annual #IWant2Be event.

In 2008, I went to Africa with the intent to impact gender inequality for girls, but with no real blueprint for how we could achieve this. This International Women’s Day, I’m reflecting on all that we’ve achieved in the last 10 years.

Meet our February Donor of the Month, contemporary and socially-conscious essential oils company vitruvi.

The Kibera slum is the oldest and biggest slum in Africa. It’s about the size of central park with over a million people living in it, and no government services whatsoever to provide water, electricity, garbage pickup, healthcare, or education.

This year why not make a resolution that’s easy to keep, and give back? Here are 8 reasons to invest in girls' education.

Every trip to Kenya and Uganda over the past 9 years has been filled with trial and error, discovery and learning, implementation and modification. This trip was different.

For a girl in Africa, the day one of university will be more than first day jitters. It will change the course of her life. One Girl Can’s #newbeginnings campaign will give girls a once-in-a-lifetime chance to escape the cycle of poverty and win control of her life.

Empowering women to take their rightful place in society has been a passion of mine since the 60’s, when I first became aware of how undervalued women are.

The biggest contribution we can make to help mobilize the women of the world is to support each other every day.

I came to know Beatrice from the candid photo we took of her in Uganda in 2014 (above). I hadn’t yet met her or talked to her, but her image became frozen in my mind. I didn’t know then the incredible reach and global connections that would be made from this one image and moment.

Four years ago, if you had have told Grace Hinzano and Everlyne Kahindi that they would graduate from University with a BA in Education, there wouldn’t have been the remotest chance they’d believed you.

Medina is an A+ student. She is intelligent, wired for academia and gifted in mathematics and science. Medina's mother has 5 children and makes a living fetching water and washing clothes.

My name is Millicent. I have lived in the Kibera slums in Nairobi, Kenya, since childhood. The slums are harsh conditions for a child, and girls are vulnerable to rape, neglect, robbery and sickness.