University of Surrey fundraising for Plan International UK

Raising money for Plan International UK

£2,041
raised of £1,000 target
Are you ready to Step Up for Girls rights? During a month of your choice walk 10,000 steps a day, raise vital funds, and join a community that is determined to tackle gender inequality.

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Saturday 8th March is International Women's Day - a time to celebrate and support girls and women everywhere!

Are you ready to step up for girls rights? Would you like to join Health Sciences Athena Swan Implementation Team (ASIT) in a challenge event that will raise critical funds for girls everywhere and the women they will one day become?

To celebrate International Women's Day 2025, Step Up for Girls with colleagues at the University of Surrey to support Plan International UK by walking/running/jogging 10,000 steps a day, or a distance of your choice, for two weeks. You'll be raising critical funds to help tackle gender inequality.

The Athena Swan Implementation Team will be stepping out for their first walk on Wednesday 26th February and their final walk on Tuesday 11th March.

Team up with your colleagues, arrange meetings that you can join while you walk, either in person or dialling in on your phone. This challenge event will encourage us all to take time away from our desks/students to take care of ourselves and improve our wellbeing, while raising funds for a community determined to support girls and tackle gender inequality.

Whether you walk alone or with others, you may choose to consider how gender inequality could be challenged, or simply to think about the inspirational women (and girls) in your life.

This event is organised by Plan International UK. By donating to Plan International UK, you will be helping to create a just and equal world for girls - including here in the UK. You'll stand with brave girls everywhere as they take on the issues that matter to them, from street harassment to child marriage and access to education.

£9 is enough to send a girl to school in Nicaragua for a month.

£12 could provide a dignity kit to a girl in Mozambique so they can manage their periods the way they choose. The kit contains items such as reusable period pads, pairs of underwear, soaps for washing clothes and bathing, a bag, and nail clippers.

£55 is enough to support a Positive Parents group in Tanzania for a year, building up parents as allies against FGM and child marriage.

Please email Vickie Williams (v.williams@surrey.ac.uk) who is co-ordinating the ASIT team and would love to welcome anyone else in the University of Surrey who would like to join.

Thanks for your support.

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About the campaign

Are you ready to Step Up for Girls rights? During a month of your choice walk 10,000 steps a day, raise vital funds, and join a community that is determined to tackle gender inequality.

About the charity

Plan International UK

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Plan International UK is a global children’s charity working to create lasting equality for girls and protect the rights of all children. Plan International works with communities in over 50 countries across the world to tackle the root causes of exclusion and injustice for all children.

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£2,041.00
+ £450.25 Gift Aid
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