Freida Pinto backs ‘Because I am a Girl’ campaign
Freida Pinto was so touched by a trip to Africa to meet some of the world’s poorest girls – she signed up as a charity ambassador.
The actress has joined forces with global NGO Plan International to champion the ‘Because I am a Girl campaign’.
Campaigners for the charity are pressing for international action on poverty-related obstacles and human rights abuses keeping millions of girls out of education.
“I’ve always been a true believer in the power of every individual, especially every girl,” says Ms Pinto, on her new role.
“I had the amazing opportunity to travel with Plan to Sierra Leone to see first-hand how investing in a girl transforms an entire community.”
The BIAAG campaign is set to be a centrepiece of the first ever ‘International Day of the Girl’ and aims to reach four million of the world’s poorest girls and young women.
Around the world 75 million school aged girls – more than the UK population – are reported to be missing from school.
Access to quality education for millions of the world’s poorest girls has been identified as a top priority for the campaign.
Child marriage, a cultural phenomenon that sees one in seven girls under 15 become child brides, is another massive challenge that Plan aims to tackle head-on.
“The treacherous web of barriers girls face worldwide is endless,” adds Ms. Pinto.
“But if we educate and empower girls, they will reach their fullest potential, pulling themselves and their families out of poverty.”
With the deadline for Millennium Development Goals approaching, Plan is ramping up its efforts to get the development needs of the world’s poorest girls on the agenda of international policymakers.
Together with Ms. Pinto, the charity hopes to build up a groundswell of support that will lead to a direct and positive change to the lives of four million girls around the world.
For more information visit: www.choicesforgirls.org or visit Facebook.com/becauseiamagirl
BECAUSE I AM A LONELY BOY CAMPAIGN BACKS FREIDA PINTO!! I HAVE NEWS FOR YUE PINTO-MOST OF THE POOREST GIRLS ARE RIGHT HERE IN THE COUNTRY THAT GAVE YOU A LIFE AND MONEY TO HELP YOUR RELATIVES BACK IN BOMBAY=THE CHILDREN OF THE USA ARE SUFFERING FROM POOR NUTRITION AND HUNGER!! DID AFRICA HELP YOU WITH YOUR CAREER?? IT JUST AMAZES ME HOW GENEROUS THIS COUNTRY IS WITH FOREIGNERS LIKE FREIDA JUST TO HAVE THEM SEND THE MONEY BACK HOME AND HELP THE DOWNTRODDEN IN ANOTHER COUNTRY!! THE USA HAS TO GET MUCH TOUGHER INSTEAD OF SAYING, PLEASE COME HERE, RAPE ME, TAKE ALL OF MY MONEY AND STAB ME IN THE BACK PLEASE=I JUST LOV IT=STOCKHOLM SYNDROME!! IF AFRICA USED THE CHARITY MONEY TO ACTUALLY HELP THE DOWNTRODDEN INSTEAD OF FUELING THE DIAMOND BUSINESS AND OTHER CORRUPTION, THEY WOULDN’T NEED ANY MORE MONEY AKA THE OPRAH WINFREY TRUST FUND!! YUE DUE THE MATH=AFRICA IS THE MOST POPULAR CONTINENT FOR CHARITABLE CAUSES + WITH TOO MUCH MONEY YOU NEVER SEE THE RESULTS OF SUCH ASTRONOMICAL DONATIONS AS THEY ARE ALWAYS “SUFFERING??” SEW SORRY BUT I SUPPORT THE ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION OF THE USA BC THERE IS AN HONORABLE MAN WHO HAS HIS PRIORITIES STRAIGHT!! 🙂
http://www.robinhood.org
Freida Pinto was so touched by a trip to Africa to meet some of the world’s poorest girls – she signed up as a charity ambassador. The actress has joined forces with global NGO Plan International to champion the ‘Because I am a Girl campaign’. Campaigners for the charity are pressing for international action on poverty-related obstacles and human rights abuses keeping millions of girls out of education.
OH WATT A NIGHT!!
BECAUSE I AM A LONELY BOY CAMPAIGN BACKS FREIDA PINTO!! I HAVE NEWS FOR YUE PINTO-MOST OF THE POOREST GIRLS ARE RIGHT HERE IN THE COUNTRY THAT GAVE YOU A LIFE AND MONEY TO HELP YOUR RELATIVES BACK IN BOMBAY=THE CHILDREN OF THE USA ARE SUFFERING FROM POOR NUTRITION AND HUNGER!! DID AFRICA HELP YOU WITH YOUR CAREER?? IT JUST AMAZES ME HOW GENEROUS THIS COUNTRY IS WITH FOREIGNORS LIKE FREIDA JUST TO HAVE THEM SEND THE MONEY BACK HOME AND HELP THE DOWNTRODDEN IN ANOTHER COUNTRY!! THE USA HAS TO GET MUCH TOUGHER INSTEAD OF SAYING, PLEASE COME HERE, RAPE ME, TAKE ALL OF MY MONEY AND STAB ME IN THE BACK PLEASE=I JUST LOV IT!! IF AFRICA USED THE CHARITY MONEY TO ACTUALLY HELP THE DOWNTRODDEN INSTEAD OF FUELING THE DIAMOND BUSINESS, THEY WOULDN’T NEED ANY MORE MONEY!! 🙁
Freida Pinto was so touched by a trip to Africa to meet some of the world’s poorest girls – she signed up as a charity ambassador. The actress has joined forces with global NGO Plan International to champion the ‘Because I am a Girl campaign’. Campaigners for the charity are pressing for international action on poverty-related obstacles and human rights abuses keeping millions of girls out of education.
OH WATT A NIGHT!!