Our programmes
Tried and tested. Adaptable. And shaped by those they serve. That's how our programmes deliver change for children and support girls' rights.
Our programmes
Tried and tested. Adaptable. And shaped by those they serve. That's how our programmes deliver change for children and support girls' rights.
What does it take to ensure children and young people grow up in a fairer world? Get the chance to finish school? Have nutritious food to eat? Choose who and when they marry?
Our answer: whatever it takes.
The programmes we deliver together with communities help tackle the biggest challenges facing children and young people, especially girls.
It might involve building temporary learning shelters after a disaster so children can continue with their studies. Or boosting girls' self-confidence with karate lessons.
We help communities identify what’s most needed to create a better future for children and young people – and they help shape and deliver it, too.
Explore some of our programmes
Explore some of our programmes
Led by communities
Bernadette is a youth leader in Burkina Faso working with Plan International to support young women who have been displaced by conflict, like Jemima featured at the top of this page.
“The aim is to enable them to earn some money by producing and selling liquid soap,” explains 23-year-old Bernadette. “We explain to them the ingredients needed to make liquid soap and hold a practical training session.
“Like all girls, they have dreams that they would like to achieve one day, despite their situation. We are all different, but we have the world in common.”
Programmes like these are happening worldwide, including in the UK. Our approach flexes from one country and community to the next. But our focus always remains rooted in advancing children’s rights and equality for girls. We won’t stop until we are all equal.
Through the eyes of a girl
Through the eyes of a girl
Girls’ rights are global, and the challenges that affect girls are universal. From Cairo to Cardiff, girls are still held back from reaching their potential because of their gender.
The challenges stacked against girls call for programmes that see and address this. We call it gender transformation. Put simply, it’s about creating equity.
It might look like ensuring new toilets remain stocked with menstrual health products for girls. Or running sessions that change perceptions and attitudes towards girls. Just like the project in Wales which 12-year-old Scarlett got involved in.
"It's hard just being a girl round here sometimes"
“We've done a lot of topics such as gender equality, period poverty and as such,” explains Scarlett. “Important subjects that girls should be educated on, and I think the world should be educated on too.”
Placing girls like Scarlett at the centre of our programme design helps us see the world through their eyes. We listen, we partner, and we learn from girls so that together we can focus on what will make the biggest difference to their lives.
“We're all human, we're all just as important as each other. We all deserve the same respect and treatment,” says Scarlett
What's getting in the way?
Learn about the challenges facing children and our work to address them.