Plan Thailand: what we do

Plan's work in Thailand covers 6 core areas, all of which are rooted in the rights of the child:

• Child participation
• Protection
• Education
• Household economic security
• HIV and AIDS awareness
• Corporate social responsibility for children.

Children have the right to participate in decisions that affect their lives. We work with children and their communities to identify problems and implement solutions.

We promote child rights activities, including youth camps on child rights and awareness, as well as child-led clubs, government child councils and youth networks.

Plan Thailand also helps children to speak out by supporting them in producing their own media, such as film-making and journalism.

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Plan Indonesia: what we do

Plan’s work in Indonesia covers 5 core areas, all of which are rooted in the rights of the child:

• child health
• education and early childhood care and development
• economic security
• child protection and participation
• disaster response and risk reduction

Plan ensures that children have access to good quality health services through revitalisation of community health posts and an effective school health programme. For adolescents, reproductive health, HIV and AIDS are the key focus.

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Plan Cambodia: what we do

Plan’s work in Cambodia, which is centered on the rights of the child, focuses on 5 key areas:

• basic education
• health and hygiene practices
• water and sanitation
• child participation and protection
• economic security
• disaster risk reduction.

We work to combat educational problems such as limited enrolment, a high drop-out rate, illiteracy and a generally low standard of educational achievement. We do this by addressing issues such as inadequate teaching facilities, poorly trained teachers, a lack of parental awareness, and poverty that compels children and young people to work rather than study.

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Plan Bangladesh: what we do

Plan’s work in Bangladesh focuses on 4 key areas, all of which are rooted in the rights of the child:

• child protection and participation
• community learning
• community managed health
• disaster risk management

This programme works to create a protective environment, where children can develop and enjoy their rights. It lays the foundation for all of our other programmes and encompasses themes such as capacity building, gender awareness, advocacy and good governance.

We support children and their communities in participating fully in decisions that affect their lives to ensure that quality services are accessible to all.

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Plan Nicaragua: what we do

Plan’s work in Nicaragua covers the following key areas, all of which are rooted in the rights of the child:

• children in a healthy environment
• quality education for children
• household economic security
• child protection and participation
• building relationships.

Plan Nicaragua works to improve health care and wider access to health services for children and their families.

We also work with children and adolescents to promote sexual and reproductive Health.

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Plan Guatemala: what we do

Plan Guatemala works to help children, families and communities living in poverty through the following core areas:

• survival and development of children and adolescents
• healthy lifestyles and HIV prevention
• water and sanitation, environment and risk management
• learning for life
• child and youth participation
• protection for children and adolescents.

Over the past 3 years, Plan has agreed with the Ministry of Health to expand the coverage of health services to more communities and for it to gradually assume funding in the areas previously covered by Plan.

This year Plan’s focus is on working with communities to monitor and ensure they receive a quality health service – particularly for pregnant women and children under 5 years.

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Plan El Salvador: what we do

Plan’s work in El Salvador covers 6 key areas, all of which are rooted in the rights of the child:

• education
• health
• protection
• participation
• economic empowerment
• emergency response.

Plan El Salvador has 5 work programs, each one based on Children’s Rights, directed to support the country development. The programs are giving special emphasis to strength the capacity and commitment of society with the most vulnerable and excluded ones.

The 3 program units have developed these programs for the Strategic Plan 2012-2016:

 

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Plan Ecuador: what we do

Plan’s work in Ecuador covers 4 key programme areas, all of which are rooted in the rights of the child:

• Survival
• Development
• Participation
• Protection

This programme promotes the exercise of children’s and adolescents’ rights so that they can live in a safe, healthy, caring and stimulating environment.

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Plan Dominican Republic: what we do

Plan Dominican Republic helps children to realise their rights through the following core programmes:

• early childhood care and development
• education
• child protection
• community health
• economic development and microfinance
• child and youth participation
• disaster risk reduction.

This includes sustainable strategies to improve child-raising practices for children under 5 through family orientation and community-run day care centres.

These centres prepare children for school using a playful approach. They monitor physical and motor skills and provide early stimulation.
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Plan Bolivia: what we do

Plan’s work in Bolivia covers 5 key areas, all of which are rooted in the rights of the child:

• social governance in favour of children and adolescents
• healthy and happy children and mothers
• learning for life
• improved income and participation
• healthy environments

Children and adolescents have the right to participate in decisions that affect their lives. This programme addresses the issue of exclusion for children and adolescents, as well as women - especially the indigenous.

Our initiatives include enabling these groups to exercise their rights and participate in networks and alliances that promote their agendas.

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Plan Zambia: what we do

We work in 46 communities, covering 400,000 people.

Our core areas of activity include:

• child protection and participation
• education
• health including HIV and AIDS
• economic empowerment

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Plan Mali: what we do

Plan’s work in Mali covers 4 core areas, all of which are rooted in the rights of the child:

• Child survival and maternal health
• Education and development
• Child protection and participation
• Livelihood security

Plan Mali works to reduce child mortality and improve maternal health. Providing health clinics for parents and their children, as well as guidance during pregnancies, has helped improve these rates in Mali.

Communities actively participate in promoting the dangers of child and maternal health during pregnancy. Plan also supports children to take an active role in regular radio broadcasts, to raise awareness of health issues in the community.

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Plan Malawi: what we do

Plan’s work in Malawi covers 5 key areas, all of which are rooted in the rights of the child.  The approach is based on the Human Rights Based Approach to Development (HRBAD) from which Plan’s Child Centred Community Development (CCCD) approach derives its core principles.

The 5 main areas are:

• Sexual Reproduction and Child Health
• Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
• Quality Basic Education
• Child Protection and Participation
• Youth Participation and Empowerment

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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 Guinea: what we do

Plan’s work in Guinea covers 3 core areas, all of which are rooted in the rights of the child:

• Child development
• Child survival
• Child protection and participation

Access to Quality basic Education Services ensures equal access to quality education services for all (including girls and the most vulnerable children)” in order to increase school enrolment and primary school completion rates. This programme also integrate Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) initiatives, School Health and School Feeding

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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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Case study Plan and Nokia: Giving African children a voice

From radio shows to child helplines, watch the video to see how Plan's partnership with Nokia is helping children across Africa to speak out on child rights and bring about change.

Although there are 2 billion people under the age of 18 in the world they often have few opportunities to express themselves. Plan operates child media programmes in more than 30 countries worldwide to help children speak out on issues that matter to them using various mediums - such as radio, music and video.

The programmes give children the opportunity to gain self-confidence, make their voice heard and drive change in their community.

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Our future, our say

An important aspect of Plan’s approach is to encourage children to participate actively and genuinely in their own development. The dreams, opinions and frustrations featured here are echoed across the world as children demand progress on the promises made, insist that their rights are respected and call on world leaders to do the job that they and their predecessors committed to undertake.

Children have fundamental rights, not least of which is the right to participate in their own development. To do this genuinely, they need appropriate opportunities to address decision-makers at all levels, from parents to world leaders.

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Case study: Bangladeshi street children share their dreams

Bangladeshi street children had a chance to tell the world about their dreams by showing off their pictures in an art exhibition held at the Bangladesh National Museum in Dhaka, the capital city.

Some 28 street children created 80 pieces for the 'Our Dreams Drawn' exhibition held 2-4 June to raise awareness of their plight. About 400,000 girls and boys live on the streets of Dhaka and are often excluded from basic services like healthcare and education.

“I drew butterflies because I want to be like them,” said Kakoli, one of the artists. “They are so colourful and happy. And now I am very happy that my picture has been sold. I will keep the money and use it for starting a beauty parlour when I grow up.”

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Turn up the volume

Turn up the volume reports on Plan’s youth media projects around the world and looks into their impact.
 
Media projects involving children and young people are both fun and beneficial for the children who participate. They can generate many positive spin-offs at the individual and community level – and for society at large.
 
There is a need to hear from the most vulnerable, who are seldom consulted by the adults around them. To address the needs of children and young people, it is vital to involve them and let them speak for themselves. These projects provide an essential platform for children and young people to speak out about their own circumstances and experiences, using their own words.