Oasis of Hope

Mobile Jam Fest in partnership with Plan Canada tells the story of young girls in Burkina Faso, West Africa who escape from their villages and forced marriage to find refuge in a desert school, fortified and protected by high walls and Catholic nuns. See how these powerful women change the lives of young girls from many different backgrounds and religions. The nuns, in partnership with Plan International are building the futures of young women,and instilling in the the rights to education, identity, and the rights of a child.

Governments are failing girls on a massive scale. Across the world, girls face the double discrimination of their gender and age, leaving them suffering 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.

Research proves that the education and empowerment of women is an extremely effective development tool. However, gender inequality still exists all over the world.

Though girls are guaranteed their rights through the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, they often lack the ability to secure these rights, or even an awareness that they exist.

Without intervention, these girls will remain invisible, stuck in terrible circumstances, unable to speak out or seek help.