Plan Kenya: what we do

Plan Kenya’s work to improve children’s lives covers 7 core areas, all of which are rooted in the rights of the child:

• child survival
• child protection
• education
• child participation
• youth economic empowerment
• HIV and AIDS prevention
• sanitation

Plan works with communities to reduce child mortality by preventing diseases and other conditions, such as malnutrition, that lead to poor child development and premature death.

This programme focuses on fighting violence against children in school, at home and in the community.  As part of our Learn Without Fear campaign to end violence aginst children in schools, we have launched an SMS campaign where children who have been violated can receive help. We are also working with teacher organisations to address the issue of corporal punishment in schools.

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Plan Ethiopia: what we do

Plan Ethiopia’s work to break the cycle of poverty covers the following areas:

• child survival and development
• quality education
• food security and nutrition
• child participation and protection
• HIV and AIDS.

We work to improve the health of communities by implementing programmes to tackle childhood illnesses and improve safe motherhood services.

Water, sanitation and hygiene is another core part of our work - more than 250,000 children die every year in Ethiopia due to unsafe water. We implement projects to construct water supply schemes, train communities in sanitation and hygiene education, as well as support the construction of latrines.

We also work to strengthen community based organisations, government and local non-government organisations to help them participate effectively in health development issues.

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Circle of Hope: children's rights in a world with AIDS

Plan first adopted a policy for children affected by AIDS in 1996. As HIV epidemics continued to expand globally, Plan’s response grew and evolved to reflect lessons learned at the community level, and also the increasing availability of effective medical treatment.

In 2006, Plan adopted a new framework for its response to AIDS called Circle of Hope which applies the practice of child centred community development. Central to this framework is a programme philosophy that starts with the rights of children and addresses these rights in a manner that is both comprehensive and appropriate to the child’s context.

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Because I am a Girl Campaign to Protect Girls’ Rights

Poverty, lack of education, child labor, early marriage, HIV/AIDs-- these are intricately interrelated spheres. Poverty is a leading cause of school dropout for girls, which often leads directly to child labor. The lack of education leaves a girl unaware of how to protect herself from HIV and vulnerable to child marriage. Furthermore, a girl who is forced into early marriage with an older, more sexually experienced male faces an increased likelihood of contracting HIV. In sub-Saharan Africa, adolescent girls between the ages of 15-19 are 2-6 times more likely to contract HIV than boys. Complex problems require a complex approach, and these issues must all be addressed in order to truly effect a change for the world’s girls.

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World AIDS Day: A global discussion

There are over 34.2 million people currently living with HIV around the globe. A global pandemic, HIV has claimed more than 25 million lives over the past three decades.

On December 1 of each year, the world celebrates World AIDS Day – a day devoted to increasing awareness of HIV and AIDS issues globally.

“Getting to Zero” is the slogan linked to World AIDS Day and the global fight against HIV and AIDS. It symbolizes the world’s commitment in achieving the following three targets: zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination, and zero AIDS-related deaths.

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Providing all-round support for children with HIV

At 13, the only dream Ganesh has, is to live. His parents and brother all died of AIDS. Of the family of four, he is the only survivor and is HIV positive. Orphaned and left homeless, Ganesh moved in with his grandmother and aunt who themselves are grappling with extreme poverty.

The tragic loss of his family, his own health worries and his current circumstances have taken a huge toll on Ganesh's body and mind. "I hope I will be able to continue my education if my health improves and if I feel strong," he says as World AIDS Day is marked on 1 December.

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Verdens aids-dag

”Da mine venner fandt ud af, at jeg havde hiv, var der ingen, der turde komme i nærheden af mig.” Sådan fortæller 19-årige Tang, som er medlem af et hiv/aids-center i Thailand, som støttes af Plan.

Tang er blot 1 ud af 5 millioner mennesker i Asien, som lever med hiv. Som mange andre oplever hun en hel masse fordomme, som er forbundet med sygdommen. Heldigvis har hun fået hjælp til at leve med sygdommen på det lokale center og har nu fået livsmodet tilbage.

”Jeg føler ikke længere, at mit liv er mangelfuldt. På centret lærer jeg fra andre – vi udveksler erfaringer på en meget konstruktiv måde, ” fortæller Tang.

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Thailand's HIV/AIDS sufferers find new hope

It hasn’t been easy for Panthida, 40, to live with HIV/AIDS for the past 10 years. She lost her youngest child because of HIV/AIDS. “I had no idea what I should do or how to deal with HIV/AIDS. I thought that I would die soon after. I felt sorry for my elder son as he might grow up without parents,” said Panthida, who is from Thailand’s Chiang Rai province.

It’s much the same for 33-year-old Orapin, also from Chiang Rai, who once had no knowledge of HIV/AIDS and was infected by her husband. “I thought that he was healthy and could be a good father of my future kids, but I was wrong. He died 8 months after,” she said.

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