International Girl’s Day
Join Our International Day of the Girl Campaign!
On December 19, 2011, United Nations General Assembly declared October 11 as the International Day of the Girl, to recognise the unique challenges girls face around the world.
Despite much progress, a child without an education is still much more likely to be a girl than a boy.
Nothing has as much impact on a child’s well-being as their mother’s level of education.
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A girl’s education has a huge impact on all of society. We can do substantially more to help vulnerable girls receive an education. Approximately 4,000 girls in our schools are currently unsponsored.
This International Day of the Girl, we invite YOU to help raise funds to underwrite this cost. Every $33 raised supports one girl for one month; every $396 educates them for a year, including academics, nutrition, health care, sports and the arts.
“On this International Day of the Girl, let us recommit
to supporting every girl to develop her skills, enter the workforce
on equal terms and reach her full potential.”
– UN Secretary-General António Guterres
IGD Toolkit
Download our International Girl’s Day Tool Kit for ideas and tips and join our 2020 IGD campaign. Follow DFN on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter where we will be profiling the needs, posting stories, updating the number of Jogini Village Leaders supported, and sharing the creative ways people are partnering with us.
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What can you do?
Sponsor a specific child from our website ($40 per month) and help raise funds for unsponsored girls:
Mufti day at school
Host a morning tea
Run a fundraiser using Facebook Fundraisers
Do a fun run or marathon
Pledge your birthday – ask people to donate instead of a gift
Dye your hair – highest bidder decides the colour!
Take part in a PJ Day
Host an Art Exhibition or Market
Hold a fashion show or ladies’ night
Clothes Swap
Sausage Sizzle
Host a movie night – highest bidder decides the movie

We Need your Support
These women and children have the odds stacked against them from birth, but an education can change that. Being able to go to school does more than give a child the chance to learn and grow–it unlocks the door to freedom.