411 TV Theater Program: Girls

“Across the world, girls face the double discrimination of their gender and age, leaving them at the bottom of the social ladder. They are denied access to basic health services, education, and face extremely high levels of violence, abuse, and harassment.” – Because I Am A Girl Report, Plan International

Project Description:

Internationally girls are making their voices heard, empowering themselves and inspiring others one community at a time. 411 is sharing the stories of girls by highlighting both their struggles and successes in impacting change as local heroes. This project is committed to portraying positive imagines of girls, to providing engaging stories and to offering real life testimonies from Haiti, Sudan and Canada that provoke discussion among young Canadians.

 
Your school can get involved by booking the 411 presentation, which incorporates video commentary with girls in countries around the world, theater, music performance and audience participation. 

Key Themes: gender equity, access to education, self-esteem, early marriage, child labor, violence against girls

To book a program for your school download:

411: Program Offer Sheet

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411: Booking Procedures Sheet

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Key Messages:

• Girls deserve the best in life – the right to education, the chance to be healthy and the opportunity to succeed
• Both boys and girls can be leaders in their communities –effecting important and meaningful change
• Young Canadians can contribute to improving the situation of girls around the world

Project Outcomes:

• Young Canadians gain a better understanding of the particular situation of their peers in developing nations
• Young Canadians are interested in remaining engaged in international development initiatives highlighted in the program
• Introduce students to present day, successful and empowered young role models
• Young Canadians gain insight into the causes of inequality between boys and girls and the practices that perpetuate these injustices
• Young Canadians are inspired to effect change and the local, national or international level through the program online and offline resource
  TO BOOK A PRESENTATION:

  Visit email connect@whatsthe411.ca