Girl Up!

Did you know that in many countries around

the world, 1 in 7 girls will be married against

her will before she turns 15?

Imagine yourself being 15 years old and being

forced into an arranged marriage, wouldn't

 that suck? When you're 15 you want to enjoy

 yourself and have fun with your friends and

 learn new things, but there are many girls

who don't get that option. When I was 15

I went to school, hung out with my friends

and I had a few chores around the house

but it was nothing major yet I still

complained. Little did I know that there were

(and still are!) so many girls in developing

countries who wished they had the life I did.

Some girls are sold to older gentlemen

by their parents and even by their siblings

for money. These girls have to give up on school

and their dreams just to help their families

or in some cases their new husbands...  

Some have to wake up extremely early

and walk long periods of time just to

get a bucket of water for their families

to drink. They have to take care of

their siblings, run errands,

make breakfast, sweep floors, wash

clothes and so much more. Since the

house work is so much for them they

have to give up school and their dreams

of being doctors, teachers and counselors.

Doesn't this seem unfair? Now imagine how they feel.

So join me in this fight to help stop this

madness. Go to Girlup .Org and sign up and

sign the petition. With your signature you can make

a huge difference! We're girls and we need to

protect each other!

Just like how GirlUp says

"We are strong, but together we are stronger"

XoXo,

Laura