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Because I Am a Girl is an international campaign by the aid organization Plan. The campaign is made to address the issue of gender discrimination around the world.〔"Discrimination against girls 'still deeply entrenched'", ''The Independent'', 15 May 2007, p1〕 The goal of the campaign is to promote rights of girls and bring millions of girls out of poverty around the world.〔(Because I Am a Girl campaign ) at Plan International〕 It is part of the organization's broader international development work. The campaign focuses on inequality faced by girls in developing countries, and promotes projects to improve opportunities for girls in education, medical care, family planning, legal rights, and other areas. ==Campaign goals== Plan International states that the campaign has several current goals, which in 2012 included:〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://plan-international.org/girls/plans-goals.php?lang=en )〕 *Girls' education to be prioritised by world leaders *Girls' completion of a quality secondary education to be a major focus of international action *Funding for girls' education to be increased *An end to child marriage *An end to gender-based violence in and around schools *Participation of girls and boys in decision making and inspiring those with power to take action Plan has targeted 4 million girls through direct programs and projects, and has the goal of reaching 40 million girls and boys indirectly through gender programs. Plan has a further goal of positively impacting 400 million girls through lobbying for governmental policy changes.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Because I Am a Girl (campaign)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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