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's Disaster Risk Management Strategy 2009-2013

This strategy outlines how Plan strives to achieve its vision of having effective programmes that promote the rights of children and young people and protect them from threats of conflicts and natural and human-made disasters.

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Case study Vietnam: Tackling disaster risks

Watch this video developed by children in Vietnam on their experience of Typhoon Ketsana and how they plan to protect their communities from future disasters.

Typhoon Ketsana killed more than 160 people, destroyed 21,000 houses and ruined 100,000 hectares of agricultural land when it hit Vietnam in 2009.

The children, who are from an ethnic minority, were given media training by Plan as part of a programme to give a voice to traditionally excluded people. Marginalised groups are rarely included in discussions and decisions on policies and programmes that affect their lives.

After the cameras have gone - children in disasters

Children are the most photographed, and least listened to, victims of disasters. As the tsunami relief effort moved from rescue to rebuilding, Plan re-printed this report on the long-term effect of disasters on children. The report demonstrates that the protection of children and their right to participate in decisions made about their future will be overlooked if patterns of previous disasters are followed. 

During a disaster the physical survival needs of children including safe water, food, shelter, clothing and primary health care are usually given a very high priority. However, other needs and rights, like protection from abuse and harm, education, rest, privacy and the right to participate in matters that affect them, are too often overlooked. 

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Case study Dominican Republic: Be alert to disaster!

When Hurricane Tomas threatened the Dominican Republic last November (2010) hundreds of children were fully prepared to protect themselves, thanks to Plan’s disaster risk reduction training.

Watch the video to see how 447 children from 9 schools in Barahona and Pedernales provinces spent their 2010 summer vacation learning disaster risk prevention.

Through fun activities the participants located their nearest emergency shelters and found the best evacuation routes. They also learned how to raise awareness among parents and the wider community so that everyone was prepared when the next disaster struck.

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Emergencies: what we do

From disaster relief to recovery projects, Plan works to protect the rights of children and young people during emergencies.

In 2012, Plan provided life-saving humanitarian assistance, protection, education and emotional support in 36 disasters across the world.

We don’t stop when the news cameras go home but focus on children’s long-term needs, providing recovery programmes and developing disaster risk reduction strategies.

Children recover more quickly when they are involved in rebuilding their community so we ensure that children and young people take part in our disaster response.

Plan is now recognised as a global leader in child-centred disaster risk reduction. Preparation can make all the difference when the worst happens and we work with children, communities, and government agencies to identify disaster risks and strengthen their resilience.

When warnings were issued for the March 2011 tsunami, children in Indonesia, Philippines, Ecuador, Honduras, Guatemala, Colombia, Peru, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Panama evacuated people to safe places and took other early action, thanks to our disaster risk reduction work.

Emergencies

Plan's work to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty is based around 8 core areas: education, health, water and sanitation, protection, economic security, emergencies, child participation and sexual health, including HIV. With that comes the three main campaigns Because I am a Girl, Count Every Child and Learn Without Fear.

Over the next year one of these areas or campaigns will be the focus for one month each.

The focus of July is Emergencies.

India floods emergency appeal launched

Plan has launched an emergency appeal for US$1,000,000 to support thousands of families affected by the devastating floods in India’s Uttarakhand state.

According to reports, the death toll is expected to exceed 5,000, with 680 people confirmed dead, while 90,000 have been rescued.

Plan is already providing emergency relief to affected children and adults – including food, first aid kits, blankets and other items.

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Ensuring disasters don't hold children back

The developmental damage that young children can experience without support during emergencies may never be fully reversed. Young children are vulnerable to multiple risks in disasters – and many will suffer the consequences for the rest of their lives.

When disasters strike, children can be separated from their family, lose their support structures, and suffer abuse and neglect. They may not get sufficient  nutrition, health and learning opportunities.

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Child-friendly spaces: Helping children through emergencies

Take a tour of a Plan child-friendly space in Niger and see the support it is providing to children who have been forced to flee fighting in neighbouring Mali.

Plan installs child-friendly spaces after a disaster or crisis to give affected children a place to play, be safe, have a nutritious meal and receive emotional support to help them cope and recover.

This child-friendly space in one Niger refugee camp alone has already benefited hundreds of children.

Filippinerne ramt af tyfon

En alvorlig tyfon har ramt børn og familier i Filippinerne. Mindst 275 mennesker har mistet livet, mens 339 er kommet til skade. Indtil videre har 170.000 børn og voksne været tvunget til at forlade deres hjem.

Plan uddeler rent drikkevand, mad og medicin til de ramte familier. Samtidig assisterer vi med psykosocial støtte og undervisningsmaterialer.

Plans landedirektør i Filippinerne, Carin van der Hor, siger:

”Vores næste fokus er at beskytte børnene og deres forældre og sørge for, at de hurtigt kan vende tilbage til en normal hverdag. Vi støtter også lokalsamfundene i at forberede sig på naturkatastrofer som denne. Katastrofeberedskab kan udgøre hele forskellen, når det værste sker,” siger hun.

Derfor arbejder Plan med børn, lokalsamfund og myndigheder, så de lærer at identificere risikoen for en katastrofe og styrke deres modstandsdygtighed.

Philippines hit by Typhoon Bopha

Plan staff and emergency relief supplies are on standby in areas likely to be affected by a powerful typhoon that has just hit the southern Philippines.

Typhoon Bopha – known locally as Pablo – struck the island of Mindanao early this morning, with heavy rain and winds of 130 mph. It is now expected to sweep across southern and central provinces.

The storm comes just as the people of Mindanao are recovering from typhoon Sedong, which left 1,245 dead and more than US$47 million in damage one year ago.

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