Ideas for Girls
Easy FUNdraising ideas!
Bring your family, girl friends and boy friends together and inspire them to come on board and change the world for – and through – girls.
Explore some of these great ideas. They're easy – and most important they're FUN! And they can make a HUGE difference to the world by leading girls out of poverty.
Car Wash
Wash teachers' cars on a lunch break, or set up in a community car park. Charge a fee for each car – maybe $10. Split into two teams and see who can wash the most cars.
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Make sure you pre-promote the event and let everyone know it's in aid of Because I am a Girl. This is a cause that people like to rally around!
To attract even more attention, purchase
Because I am a Girl t-shirts and wear them on the day. It will make for a great photo opp, so be sure to have your camera ready and submit the photos you take to this site via email. Tip off your local community paper - you never know, they might come out and cover your event!
You'll all have fun and you'll be helping to change the world for – and through – girls across the world.
Have you signed the Girl Petition, calling for September 22 to be declared the National Day of the Girl? Show your support!
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Movie Night
Host a movie screening night at your house with popcorn and pyjamas. Watch the Because I am a Girl Documentary and other videos from our Because I am a Girl YouTube playlist.
Clothing Swap
Whether you host this at home or in the workplace, everyone pays a small fee for the fun of choosing new threads to take home, and the funds raised go to Because I am a Girl.
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New threads for you - A new beginning for a girl!Invite your friends and family to bring unwanted gently used clothing to your home for an afternoon of swapping clothes. Everyone picks a number out of a hat to see who chooses first and then you can rotate around, selecting one item at a time.
Or arrange a lunchtime clothing swap in the workplace. Invite your colleagues to bring one item for the swap. If you're up for a little extra effort, you could bake cookies or make refreshments and sell them during the lunchtime clothing swap, with proceeds going to the cause.
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Wear Pink Day
Pick a day to ask everyone in your class or school to wear pink to show support for the movement. Those that wear pink donate $1; those that don't must donate $5!
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Highlight the girl issuePre-promote the event and let everyone know that it's in aid of
Because I am a Girl.
Hand out information about the movement, so students and teachers know what it's all about.
Download materialsConsider giving a presentation before the event to get everyone excited about the day. In Nova Scotia, eleven year old Michaela gave a presentation about Because I am a Girl to 500 students in her middle school. She also put up posters in the lobby and in her classroom, and handed out stickers.
Read Michaela's storyDownload presentation tools Join the Speakers' Bureau
Ethical Birthday
If you or have an upcoming birthday, why not ask for gifts that give twice: here, and in the developing world?
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Ask for a gift that gives twice!
Tell your family and friends that when they donate to Because I am a Girl, their gift in your name will open the door to a girl's potential for a lifetime.
Our Girls' Gifts of Hope program has lots of gifts at different price points. We know that investing in girls will change the world. Gifts of Hope directly benefit girls by ensuring they receive the nourishment, education, protection and care they deserve. Girls' rights are human rights.
Read about Girl Fundraising Champion, Rachael. Rachael asked for donations instead of gifts, and sold cookies and babysat. She raised $1,000 to purchase a well for a community!
T-shirts as Party Loot!
Because I am a Girl t-shirts show the world that you support the cause. Why not give your friends t-shirts instead of loot bags at your birthday party? You will all look awesome and you will be changing the world!
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Ethical Celebration
If you or someone you love has a special day coming up, why not ask for or purchase a gift that gives far beyond that special day?
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A gift that gives beyond the day!Our Girls'
Gifts of Hope are a truly memorable way to mark that special day – especially for the person who has everything!
Here are just a few of the gifts you could request or give:
- Soft baby blankets to wrap a newborn in.
- Three fluffy chicks as a source of income and education.
- Home birthing kits with everything a new baby needs.
- Literacy training for two women.
- Clean water for a family.
- Girls' scholarships.
We know that investing in girls is key to eliminating global poverty. Educate a girl – she'll share her knowledge with everyone she knows. Feed a girl – she'll feed and nurture everyone around her.
Empower a girl – she'll change the world. Be the one to make it happen!
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Talent Show
Host a community or school talent show and ask for donations to view your collection of singers, magicians, comedians, and skits – or whatever talents you can assemble.
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See your donation at work on a project!Ask your friends and teachers to get involved and help support the movement. Be sure to pre-promote the event and let everyone know that it's being held in support of the
Because I am a Girl campaign.
Download materialsYou can showcase whatever talents you have. Nova Scotia girl fundraising champions,
Avery and Laura, put together a concert and an art show in support of the movement. Avery wrote and sang a song entitled "One girl at a time," and sold cd's at the evening event in a local café. Her younger sister Laura created art with her friends and arranged a silent auction in the café. Together the girls raised a total of almost $4,000 over a 3-month period.
You can have fun following their example!
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Dress-Down Day
If you normally have to wear a school uniform, get school admin to let you organize a dress-down day at your school. Ask each student who participates to donate $2.
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Dress down to help raise girls up!Remember to pre-promote the event and let everyone know it's in aid of
Because I am a Girl. This is a cause that people like to rally around!
Because I am a Girl t-shirtsYou could also let everyone know that
Because I am a Girl t-shirts are available for purchase at our
online shop. Wearing the t-shirt would be a great way to show your support of the cause on the day - and all proceeds go towards girl projects in developing countries. You'll look awesome while you help to lead girls out of poverty!
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Sports Tournament
Suggest to your sports team or upcoming tournament organizers that in lieu of prizes it would be great to donate to the Because I am a Girl movement.
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Donations in lieu of prizesCompeting in sports is a fantastic way to show what girls can do - it's a natural fit with the movement. And you can tell the tournament organizers that lots of sports celebrities are big supporters of
Because I am a Girl.Our sport celebrity supporters include:
Sportscasters Rod Black and Martine Gaillard are also proud supporters of the movement.
Your sports team will be in good company when it joins the movement!
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