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 Pakistan: what we do

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

• health
• education
• livelihoods
• child and gender rights
• disaster risk reduction and response

Plan Pakistan works to increase community involvement in order to improve health care and ensure that everyone’s health needs are addressed.
We target women and children’s health and help to increase awareness among adolescents regarding reproductive health issues. We also promote good hygiene behaviour related to safe drinking water, sanitation and other environmental health issues.

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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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Plan International Supports Healthy Minds and Bodies for Mothers and Children in Sri Lanka

Plan International is fighting malnutrition and supporting health and well-being in Sri Lanka.

 

Mothers in Sri Lanka who said they were worried about child malnutrition are learning new ways to improve their lives and health, as well as those of their children.

Plan is working with the Foundation for Health Promotion and Rajarata University to train local health officials on how to best work with villagers to create an environment where they feel comfortable raising concerns and coming up with their own solutions.

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Seven ways Plan is improving children's access to health around the world

Empowering girls to understand the risks of early pregnancy in Zambia

Operating health centres in Indonesia

Building toilets in Timor Leste

Empowering women to educate other mothers about the importance of health in Sri Lanka

Reducing the rate of mother and child deaths in Cambodia

Every child deserves the right to health. 
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