Somewhere, at this very moment, a girl walks to school with a notebook full of plans. She’s one of more than a billion girls worldwide, each with her own ideas, talents, and dreams.
Yet for an estimated 133 million girls around the world, school remains out of reach. Poverty and inequality stand between their potential and opportunity. On each October 11, International Day of the Girl, we recognize their right to an education—and to a future of their own choosing.
This year's International Day of the Girl theme, “End child marriage and invest in girls’ rights,” reminds us of what's at stake. For millions of girls, education is more than an opportunity to learn. It's a pathway to independence, greater security, and the freedom to shape their own futures. Keeping girls in school also helps protect them from child marriage.
Since 2021, Marcella has partnered with CAMFED to help make that opportunity possible. Through our Design That Matters™ movement and School Days Project, every Marcella order supports three days of education for a girl facing barriers to schooling.
Every year on October 11, International Day of the Girl, we double our support. Through our annual DOUBLE School Days initiative, every order supports six days of education instead of three—helping cover school fees, books, uniforms, menstrual products, and other essentials. Put another way, for every 33 orders placed at Marcella today, another girl can continue her education for an entire school year.
Since launching the School Days Project in 2021, Marcella has supported more than 1.1 million school days in partnership with CAMFED—1,144,817, to be precise! Behind every one of those days is a girl with talents to nurture, dreams to pursue, and a future to make her own. Today and every day, we stand behind her. Happy International Day of the Girl!
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