Case study: Girls speak out at UN

A delegation of girls from poor rural communities across the world are sharing the harsh reality of their lives at a United Nations meeting in New York.

The 9 Plan-supported teenagers from Cambodia, Cameroon, Malawi, Pakistan and Sierra Leone will tell the Commission on the Status of Women* (CSW), of the daily challenges girls face in their communities – from early and forced marriage to polygamy and domestic violence.

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The youth bulge: what is it?

Children and young people make up 50% of the world’s population. And of the 1.2 billion people globally aged 15–24, around 1 billion live in developing countries. 

This is known as the 'youth bulge'. 

The youth bulge is often seen as a negative issue. It looms on the horizon as a problem no one quite knows how to deal with and is most pronounced in Asia, the Pacific and Africa – the poorest regions in the world. Large numbers of young people have been linked to high unemployment, civil unrest and political protest, as well as issues such as teen pregnancy, homelessness and HIV. 


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A kid’s perspective: how to change the world

Alt for ofte går verdens problemer ubemærket hen. Men ved du virkelig hvad er galt med verden eller hvordan vi kan ordne det?

Plan Canada spurgte deres panel af eksperter om at dele deres følelser, og fortælle dem hvordan de ville ændre verden, hvis de fik chancen. Se den søde lille video her.