Best charities to support women and girls

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There's always adverts on tv asking people to sponsor girls and I'm wondering where my money would be utilised most appropriately? Are there any particularly good charities or any to avoid?

Plan International is a federation of charities tackling child poverty, they help girls avoid child marriage, are active in the UK, and have a safeguarding policy.

plan-uk.org/act-for-girls

Camfed is good. It supports the education of girls in Africa. You can sponsor individual girls (or boys) in Zambia through Project Luangwa, which is an excellent small charity that does a lot of good work.