Because I am a Girl: The State of the World’s Girls

Experts from Coram International contributed legal input to Plan International's report on girls' experiences worldwide in urban environments.

This report was published prior to Plan International’s Because I am a Girl campaign, which ran from 2012-2018 and aimed to transform girls’ lives through education. Exploring the lives of girls in two separate arenas – in cities and through information and communication technologies (ICTs) – this 2010 report looked at both risks and opportunities provided by these under-researched areas. With more than 50% of the world population living in cities for the first time, and with access to ICTs rising across the world, the report was a timely look at the ways in which adolescent girls are affected by the two issues.