Girls are leaders. Girls are change-makers. Girls are driving good and growth around the world. Did You Know? More than one third of adolescent girls and boys aged 15-19 consider a husband to be justified in hitting his wife under certain circumstances. Nearly 1 in 4 ever-married or partnered adolescent girls aged 15-19 have experienced

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty has been observed on October 17 since 1993, when the United Nations General Assembly designated this day to promote awareness of the need to eradicate poverty and destitution in all countries. ‘Poverty is not a personal failure; it is a systemic failure – a denial of dignity

On Remembrance Day we honour those who gave their lives to serve our country.

From the moment the sun rises, children wake up to a world shaped by choices they didn’t make. But every child, everywhere, also wakes with rights. Including the right to be protected, to learn, and to have their voice heard.

The Transgender Day of Remembrance, November 20, was set aside to recognize those who have been killed due to ignorance and hatred, targeted because they were trans or gender non-conforming. The first event took place in 1999 in San Francisco to honour Rita Hester, who had been brutally murdered the previous year.

It has been over 30 years since the murder of 14 young women at Polytechnique Montréal (December 6, 1989). This act of violent misogyny shook our country and led Parliament to designate December 6 as The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. For more information, visit the Government of Canada’s page

Human Rights Day is observed annually around the world on 10 December. It commemorates the anniversary of one of the world’s most groundbreaking global pledges: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This landmark document enshrines the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being – regardless of race, colour, religion, sex,