Miik's connection to Plan Canada started over a decade ago, when our founder and owner Donna wasn't designing clothing — and Miik didn't even exist! Before starting Miik, Donna ran a graphic design business, and Plan Canada became a client of hers. She began working with Plan Canada’s team to design their Gifts of Hope Catalogue, and she has continued to stay connected with the organization today. In particular, Plan's "Send a Girl to School" yearly Christmas Campaign was something Donna hoped she could contribute more to in the future. And today, we are making that dream a reality!

Here's what Donna had to say about the work Plan Canada is doing:
"I have seen with my own eyes their unwavering dedication to transforming the lives of girls in developing countries. Plan Canada's initiative to send girls in developing countries to school through Gifts of Hope is incredibly important to me, and our whole team at Miik. To me, our small business has always been about more than clothes — it's been about giving back, making a difference, and bringing positive change into our community."

In the last two years, with the help of our amazing Miik community, we have been able to donate $45k and send over 1600 girls to school. And this is just the beginning! With every Miik purchase, a portion is donated toward sending girls to school in developing nations.

It's written into our DNA to empower and uplift women everywhere, and we'd be honoured if you want to make an individual donation to contribute to that, too!
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Girls in many parts of the world have the desire to continue their studies, but not the means. Every donation given to Plan Canada through Miik provides girls the support they need to carry on with their schooling. Getting the education they deserve gives them choices about a future that doesn’t only include marriage and motherhood. It gives them the choice to do just about anything. Which in turn helps their parents, their brothers, their sisters, their communities – everyone – see that girls really can do anything they set their minds to, if only they have the chance. As a woman-owned and run business, we are on a mission to empower and uplift as many women as we possibly can! We would be overjoyed if you helped us reach above and beyond our goal to send more girls to school this year than we ever have before!