All children have the same rights! But are girls' rights respected where you live and in your country? Explore resources about girls' equal rights.
Girls in Benin standing up for their rights.
The WCP web and past issues of the
Globe Magazine the are filled with stories about girls around the world, and about girls and boys fighting for their rights.
Most of the stories about girl's rights are gathered on the Girls' Equal Rights page. You will find everything from video and real-life stories, to and facts.
Child Rights Ambassadors on their way to empower children in a rural village with knowledge on girls' equal rights!
Go to the
video page and scroll down to watch videos about girls' lives around the world. For example, about Child Rights Heroes and Child Rights Ambassadors fighting for girls's rights, such as these children in
Cameroon, and in
Mozambique.
Girl in Bangladesh doing homework in the evening thanks to a solar powered lamp.
Many of the WCP Child Rights Heroes fight for the rights of girls. For example
Malala Youzafsai,
Mohammed Rezwan,
Ashok Dyalchand,
Cecilia Flores-Oebanda,
Molly Melching, and
Anuradha Koirala, Rachel Lloyd and
Sakeena Yacobi
Teenage mothers taking part in a training on children's rights in Mozambique, led by young Child Rights Ambassadors.
Check out facts about
girl's rights and also fact pages on specific topics including
child marriage,
violence, and
commercial sexual exploitation of children.
Guides for workshops and lessons: teachers and young leaders can find everything from workshop guides to lesson plans in the
Classroom section. For example:
Girls rights under attack or
If I were a Child Rights Ambassador.
You can also use our wider search page and search for specific key words related to girls' rights:
- Explore stories: Search by topic or a country or region for facts, stories and video.
- Use specific key words to search the education page.