Plan Vietnam: what we do

Plan Vietnam has 8 programme units in the central and northern parts of the country, predominantly in hard-to-reach areas where many of the most marginalised groups live. Plan Vietnam's core areas of activity include:

• building relationships
• early childhood care & development
• child protection
• child-centred disaster risk management and climate change adaptation

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Plan Timor-Leste: what we do

Plan's work in Timor-Leste covers 4 core areas, all of which are rooted in the rights of the child:

• Right to a Healthy Start in Life
• Right to Access to Education
• Right to Protection
• Youth Empowerment for Sustainable Development

In Timor-Leste, children under the age of 6 face huge challenges in their right to life, survival and development. High under-5 mortality rates, malnourishment, as well as diseases such as diarrhoea from inadequate safe water, sanitation and hygiene, all impact on children’s start in life.

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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 Nepal: what we do

Plan’s strategy in Nepal covers 5 core areas, all of which are rooted in child rights:

• health, water, sanitation and hygiene
• basic education
• household economic security
• child protection
• child-centered disaster risk management

Plan Nepal works to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality rates through Pregnant Women's Groups by establishing, equipping and staffing birthing centres and training health workers.
We  work  to establish birthing centres in rural health posts and hospitals. Plan also focuses on supporting the construction of community-managed piped water supply systems, enhancing community capacity, managing services and promoting the treatment of drinking water.
We facilitate sanitation campaigns led by children and the community to keep the environment healthy and clean.

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Plan in Myanmar: what we do

Plan’s work has so far directly benefited over 194,000 people.
Our core activities include:

• early childhood care and development
• maternal and neonatal health
• water, sanitation and hygiene
• disaster risk management
• child protection

Plan’s programmes in Myanmar will include early childhood care and development; maternal and neonatal health with an emphasis on nutrition; water, sanitation and hygiene; disaster risk management; and child protection. At present Plan is undertaking a sector situation analysis in these areas and also selecting specific townships in which to implement programmes.

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Plan Laos: what we do

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

• early childhood education and development
• basic education and child protection
• water, sanitation, and hygiene
• health and nutrition
• building relationships.

Plan works closely with government education services, to support early childhood education, including:

• helping communities to improve pre-schools
• training pre-school teachers in stimulating and enjoyable teaching methods
• provision of books, educational and play materials, desks and equipment
• curriculum development for a short in-service course for pre-school teachers
• increasing awareness amongst key decision-makers at national level of the importance of early childhood education.

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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 China: what we do

Plan China focuses on the following country programmes:

• Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD)
• Child protection
• Disaster risk management

Within the process of implementing these programmes, we will build the capacity of children and their families; strengthen cooperation with civil society and government departments at all levels; provide capacity building for relevant partners; and promote advocacy so as to contribute to the efforts of promoting child rights to end child poverty.

 

The goal of the Early Childhood Care and Development programme is that girls and boys aged 0 to 8 years from disadvantaged communities in China, including those from marginalised groups, will realise their rights to survival, care and healthy Development

 

Plan China develops training systems and models for rural pre-school teachers, disseminates early childhood care and education knowledge among parents, and pilots rural pre-school education management systems.

 

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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 Perú: what we do

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

• children’s health
• learning for life
• citizenship strengthening
• sustainable livelihoods
• child rights, protection and governance.

We work to improve the development of boys and girls in the under 5 age category as well as the care of pregnant women, mainly by promoting healthy practices, early childhood education, good nutrition and enabling a caring environment at home and in the community.

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Plan Paraguay: what we do

Plan’s work in Paraguay is based on an approach of respect for human rights, democracy and citizen participation, in order to help children and society to find solutions to their problems.
We implement 6 programmes based on this approach:

• integrated health and education
• child protection 
• strengthening infant and youth development organisations 
• safe and healthy environments 
• household economic security 
• food security and nutrition.

This programme implements actions in the area of health and education for children. Health work focuses on childhood illness, safe maternity, early child development and HIV and AIDS prevention.

We also help children to receive a quality education through activities that improve school environments, link families with teaching/learning processes for their children, develop new teaching skills, and promote child participation in school management.

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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 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 Togo: what we do

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

• economic security
• healthy start in life
• education
• child protection
• assistance in emergencies

Economic security is a key foundation of children’s rights. We focus on the most vulnerable families, enhancing their income from agricultural activities, providing access to financial services and supporting them to diversify their sources of income. We are also making village savings and loan associations available to more communities.

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Plan South Sudan: what we do

Plan South Sudan’s core areas of activity include:

• improving access to basic education
• sustainable livelihoods
• good governance for peace building and child protection
• disaster risk reduction, preparedness and humanitarian response.

Plan works to ensure that disadvantaged children have access to basic education -  especially girls, who tend to have lower school access and retention rates than boys. 

Plan also supports the provision of technical and vocational training in South Sudan so that youths who missed education due to war have a means of sustainable livelihood. 

We also address issues that adversely affect children’s education - such as poor health, child protection, birth registration, household economic insecurity, emotional distress, HIV and AIDS.

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