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 Sri Lanka: what we do

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

• healthy start in life
• quality education
• protective environments for children
• household economic security for children’s well-being
• child-centered disaster risk management

Plan Sri Lanka works to improve the nutrition and development of children aged under 5 years old. Our target groups include adolescents (primarily girls), women of reproductive age, pregnant women and other caregivers.

We use health promotion, which provides spaces for community members and empowers them to own and participate fully in initiatives to improve their health, as the basis of all our interventions.

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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 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 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 Haiti: what we do

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

• healthcare and basic nutrition
• quality education for boys and girls
• household economic security
• youth and community leadership.

We address issues such as high infant and child mortality, maternal mortality, high prevalence of HIV and AIDS, and children’s malnutrition.

Plan also works on preventive care issues, support for HIV infected and affected people, support for orphans and vulnerable children, and community mobilisation activities.

We have nutrition programs, Vaccination, training of health workers and leaders on integrated Preventive Health, Support to children infected and affected by AIDS (CHAMP), support to construction and equipment of health center.

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Plan Brazil: what we do

Plan Brazil’s work covers 4 core areas:

• Healthy Childhood (0 to 6 years)
• Learning and Life Skills for girls, Boys and Adolescents (7-17 years of age)
• Economic empowerment of youth and women
• Children’s rights to Protection from Violence and Disaster Risks

Currently we are implementing over 20 projects within these areas.

This program will contribute to the strengthening of the competencies of fathers, mothers, caregivers and community organizations to offer adequate care and attention to pregnant women and children aged 0 to 6 years of age. Additionally, the competencies of State and municipal governments to elaborate and implement rights-based, gender-equal public policies for integral early childhood development (ECD) will be strengthened.

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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 Tanzania: what we do

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

• Safe environment for children and youth
• Fair start in Early Childhood Care and development (ECCD)
• Healthy life
• Children and youth voice
• Household economic security (KUJIKIMU)

Plan started working in Tanzania in 1991. We have a presence in 5
regions; Dar Es Salaam, Coast, Ifakara (Morogoro), Geita and Mwanza. In addition, some of our programs are designed to have a national reach through advocacy, media and partnership.

Our longer term Country Goals is, Children and Youth are Empowered, Respected and Responsible.  Under this goal, Plan Country Programs are designed to correspond with the four pillars of the Convention on the Rights of the Child - CRC.

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Plan Sudan: what we do

Plan’s programmes have been designed to address the main issues affecting children in Sudan:

• children’s health
• water, sanitation and hygiene
• learning for life
• sustainable economic security.

We work with children and communities to identify the most pressing health needs, and support them on the management of health interventions – such as immunisation, malaria control and nutrition.

Plan provides basic medical equipment and health training to primary healthcare providers, mothers and community members. From HIV awareness days to malaria action week, we help promote behavioural change through health-focused social events.

We also promote birth registration so that children receive an official identity and access their right to social services, including healthcare.

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Plan Sierra Leone: what we do

Plan Sierra Leone’s core areas of activity include:

• education
• health
• economic security.

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Plan Rwanda: what we do

Plan Rwanda activities are centred on4 country programmes that are anchored in the promotion of child rights.

• early childhood care
• quality education
• economic security
• protection

We promote a girl and boy-friendly inclusive school environment through the implementation of School Improvement Plans, strengthening parent and  teacher associations and contributing to the capacity development of teachers.

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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 Ghana: what we do

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

• quality education
• economic security and health
• child protection

This programme focuses on quality basic education with emphasis on improved retention, completion, and performance. Plan Ghana also supports initiatives to improve transition into secondary school, especially through our scholarship programmes. The programme further emphasises inclusive education by targeting the most marginalised/excluded children.  Areas of intervention include promoting gender and disability-friendly school facilities, good governance and supporting the Ghana Education Service to enhance monitoring and supervision.

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Plan Cameroon: what we do

Plan works with and through children, their families, communities and partners to implement development programs using the Child Centred Community Development ( CCCD) approach. Child participation and protection are the core values underlining all our activities. Plan’s interventions focus in promoting children’s rights in 4 main domains: Education, health, protection and Economic Security.

In Cameroon, low school attendance, low completion rate and the rate of high school dropouts remain a challenge. Unsafe school environment, inappropriate curricula and insufficient learning material lead to poor quality education which affects many children and youths, with a greater impact on girls. In collaboration with all stakeholders, Plan promotes an inclusive, safe, healthy and child-friendly learning environment, to achieve quality education.

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Empowering Youth with Economic Security

Seven years ago, Theresa, a single mother of 2, left her hometown of Kamakue and moved to the capitol, Freetown, in search of a better life. When she arrived, things weren’t as easy as she had hoped. She found it extremely difficult to make ends meet and plan for her children’s future.

“I came to Freetown from Kamakue in the northern part of Sierra Leone 7 years ago. I was not doing anything apart from sometimes doing household chores for my neighbors. Things were so difficult for me and I didn’t have a plan. Then Plan’s Youth Economic Empowerment project started in our area.”

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Case study microfinance: Lifting thousands out of poverty

Plan-supported microfinance schemes are giving some of the poorest people around the world the chance to access savings and credit services, invest in their businesses and break out of the cycle of poverty. 

The schemes particularly target poor women living in rural areas, who typically would not be able to borrow money from commercial banks - so are forced to borrow from loan sharks who charge exhorbitant rates of interest. 

"I felt humiliated because I couldn't look after my children," says young mother Milene. "Now that I'm in the microfinance group I am sending my children to school. I've just bought a piece of land and I think I'll be able to buy a house thanks to the microfinance group." 

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Off the balance sheet: the impact of the economic crisis on girls and young women

This report by Plan and ODI examines the continuing and deepening impact of the economic crisis on girls and young women worldwide.

Long standing economic trends, entrenched gender inequality and austerity budgets have all left girls and their families bearing the brunt of fewer resources and reduced access to services.

Key findings from the report include:

• Girls drop out of school more – with a 29% decrease in primary school completion for girls versus 22% for boys.
• Family poverty hits girls hardest - a 1% fall in GDP increases infant mortality by 7.4 deaths per 1,000 births for girls versus 1.5 for boys.
• Health cuts leave adolescent girls at greater risk during pregnancy with 14-19 year olds most at risk of death in pregnancy in many countries.

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