Join us at the Vhi Women's Mini Marathon

Every day, girls are forced to sacrifice their futures — to poverty, hunger, violence and a critical lack of health care. You can help protect every girl’s rights and safety by signing up to run, jog or walk at the Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon.

How to Get Tickets

Tickets for the 2026 are not yet available. To get on the waitlist, please email info@plan.ie.

Why Run for Girls?

Advocate for Girls' Education

130 million girls around the world today are out of school. There are many barriers to girls’ education globally: poverty, child marriage, sexual exploitation, FGM, period poverty, disability and stigma are just some of them. Lockdowns and school closures due to COVID-19 have hit girls’ education particularly hard and threaten to roll back years of progress.

We believe that girls’ education leads to girls’ equality. Education is critical in tackling harmful gender norms, and empowering girls to drive change. It gives girls the skills to become leaders, innovators and change makers, and to tackle future crises.

Help End Child Marriage

Every 3 seconds, a girl is forced to marry. If we don’t act now, more than 150 million girls will become child brides by 2030.

Girls married before the age of 18 are more likely to experience physical, sexual and domestic violence. They become isolated with their freedom curtailed and are much less likely to stay in school.

We work to empower girls to claim their rights and continue their education. We challenge deeply rooted gender inequalities and social norms and are ensuring that girls are involved in the process.

Join us at the Vhi Women's Mini Marathon

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Why Run for Girls?

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