For too many girls, the story is the same — a story shaped by fear and violence.
No matter where she lives, there comes a moment when she realises the world doesn’t just see her as fragile — it makes her smaller. It happens at nine, at twelve, at fourteen. She learns to walk a little faster, to smile a little smaller, to shrink herself into safety. She learns the weight of being a girl.
Nearly 1 in 3 women and girls will face violence in their lifetimes. She is made to forget her future and, all too often, forced to live in fear.
But here’s the truth: girls are more than their fear.
They are strength hidden in plain sight. Resilience that defies the odds. Hope that refuses to yield. And while violence may feel universal, so too is the power to overcome it.
With the right support, a girl’s world doesn’t shrink — it expands.
She steps into a classroom instead of stepping back in fear. She raises her voice instead of being silenced. She builds a future defined by possibility, not limitation.
But too many girls are denied these choices.
When you sponsor a girl, you help remove the barriers that hold her back — giving her access to education, protection, and the opportunities she deserves, so she can write her own future.
So every girl can live free from fear.
Sponsor 1,000 girls by 11th October, International Day of the Girl.
Girls' lives changed through child sponsorship
The importance of empowering girls
