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      <title><![CDATA[Barclays partnership with Plan and Care wins award]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Banking on Change – our partnership with Barclays and CARE International UK – has won the Third Sector Business Charity Award 2012 in the Overseas Project category.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Families are facing increased poverty in Malawi]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Plan is warning of the dire effects that the devaluation of the Malawian currency will unleash on the country’s population.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:08:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plan is supporting people facing a food crisis in West Africa]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In the Sahel region of West Africa, some 13 million people are at risk from a food crisis. Actor Damian Lewis is supporting Plan's work in the region.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 12:47:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plan supports young people in disaster risk-reduction]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Children have a vital role to play in disaster risk reduction activities, according to a new climate change report.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 10:54:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malian refugees flood over borders as food crisis continues]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As political instability in Mali continues to cause turmoil, refugees are flooding across borders into neighbouring countries, putting further strain on poor communities.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 14:23:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Work to stop forced marriage in the UK needs an overhaul]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Misplaced political correctness is hampering efforts to halt forced marriage in the UK, according to a major new report commissioned by Plan.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Children in Bangladesh aim to stop early and forced marriage]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[12-year-old boy Oli is making a big difference to families living in poverty in Bangladesh – and the country’s future –  as part of a children’s group aiming to stop early and forced marriage.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:10:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[World Malaria Day 2012 - investment will save lives]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[On World Malaria Day 2012, Plan calls for continuing investment in prevention and control measures to eradicate the disease and save children's lives.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:38:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plan is helping Malian families fleeing violence ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Millions of people in Mali were already vulnerable to hunger and malnutrition because of repeated poor harvests, when political instability and violence added to the risk. Thousands have fled their homes.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:38:41 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Our appeal to avert a crisis in Niger]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Plan is stepping in to avert a crisis in Niger. Many rural families are struggling to survive, especially in communities already weakened by 2010’s drought and hunger.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:25:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plan celebrates street children day]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The International Day for Street Children, 12th April, aims to  raise awareness and recognition of this worldwide issue and put pressure on policy makers to create an environment in which street children's rights are realised ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:06:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Families in Niger running out of food]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A study carried out by a coalition of seven leading aid organisations, including Plan, warns of a potentially massive humanitarian disaster in the Sahel region, Niger, if we don't urgently act]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:51:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[London girls support our campaign against early and forced marriage]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of London schoolgirls took part in the ‘2012 Because I Am A Girl Walk’ from the London Olympic Games site to Westminster and representatives handed in a petition to Number 10.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plan puts birth registration on the United Nations agenda]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Birth registration for every child has made it to the top of UN agenda following successful advocacy work led by Plan.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:56:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[World's biggest children's birthday party marks Plan's 75th anniversary]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[On 20th March Plan is celebrating 75 years of commitment to children with the ‘World’s Biggest Children’s Birthday Party’. Join us on Facebook to show your support and see live coverage of our birthday activities across the world.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:47:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[2012 Because I Am A Girl Walk]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of London schoolgirls are taking part in the ‘2012 Because I Am A Girl Walk’ from the London Olympic Games site to Westminster on 28th March 2012 ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:20:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Help for mothers on Mothers Day]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A new health clinic is improving survival rates for new mothers and babies in Cambodia - but around the world  women face discrimination in registering their children's births.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:02:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Plan: to respond to cholera outbreak in Cameroon]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Plan is taking measures to reduce the chances of a new intense cholera outbreak in Cameroon, especially before the rainy season approaches in May]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:53:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Plan: to assist families affected by flooding and landslide in Ecuador ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Plan is on the ground assisting the families affected by floods and landslides. Extremely heavy rain has triggered landslides in many parts of Ecuador]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:53:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Japan one year after the earthquake and tsunami]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[One year after the tsunami hit Japan in March 2011, survivors are still experiencing the emotional impact of the disaster. Plan is providing pyschosocial support as well as helping schools to get back to normal.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:47:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Women in Ghana more likely to save than women in Britain   ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Low-income women in Britain are nearly half as likely to save money as women living in Ghana, according to a new survey by 'Banking on Change', a partnership between Plan UK, Barclays and CARE International UK.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:24:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Young brides discover new opportunities]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, we tell the stories of two women who were married and became mothers at a young age.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:09:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[UN commission hears of tough reality for girls]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The harsh reality of life for young women in poor rural communities will be vividly brought to life at a United Nations meeting in New York this week.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:04:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mali refugees add to food crisis in Niger]]></title>
      <link>http://www.plan-uk.org/news/news-and-features/mali-refugees-food-crisis-niger/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[An influx of refugees from Mali is putting additional strain on the food crisis in Niger. Plan's health workers are screening for children for malnutrition.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:47:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[‘Only girls allowed']]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Plan UK launches Choices for Girls campaign with a futuristic advert that’s a national first.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:35:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plan's campaigns commended for accountability]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Plan's work on its global campaigns against violence in schools and for universal birth registration has been recognised as an example of good practice.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:00:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Award winning jazz star makes gig gift]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Saxophonist YolanDa Brown will perform at two special live Valentine’s Day performances, with a percentage of takings going to help Plan UK.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:56:50 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Widows and orphaned children bear brunt of raging violence]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Conflict in South Sudan has created a humanitarian crisis where widows and orphaned children are suffering the most. Plan is there to help.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:02:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Severe flooding in Malawi affects thousands of children]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Over 6,000 people are living in camps in Malawi including more than 3,500 children as a result of severe flooding following prolonged heavy rainfall and a cyclone that hit neighbouring Mozambique. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:59:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plan supporter rescued from Atlantic]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A Plan supporter has been forced to abandon an extraordinary record attempt, after his boat capsized in the North Atlantic. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:10:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New laws in Pakistan mean greater punishment for forced marriages]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[New laws in Pakistan should make a difference to women. In late December 2011 the President gave assent to two bills which provide for greater punishment for offences against women, including forced marriage.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:38:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plan to boost relief as number in need doubles in South Sudan]]></title>
      <link>http://www.plan-uk.org/news/news-and-features/plan-to-boost-relief-in-south-sudan/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Plan is increasing its food relief distribution in strife-torn Jonglei state, South Sudan, to reach 50,000 people over the next three months]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:20:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The great debate - how to achieve equality between women and men]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Plan is involved in a project to learn how to better integrate gender into international development work and within organisations. An on-line discussion took place to launch the process.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:38:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[75 years of commitment to children]]></title>
      <link>http://www.plan-uk.org/news/news-and-features/75-year-anniversary/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[2012 marks 75 years of Plan's commitment to children in the world's poorest countries. Join us as we celebrate in a variety of ways over the coming 12 months.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:12:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Haiti two years after the earthquake]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Two years after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, there are stories of hope, but a long way to go. Plan is playing its part and is calling for the government to take leadership on shelter, healthcare, education and economic growth.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:27:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[See first-hand how Plan provides skills training for girls]]></title>
      <link>http://www.plan-uk.org/news/news-and-features/see-how-plan-provides-skills-training-for-girls/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Plan UK is running traditional Batik demonstrations at two London travel shows early in 2012 - at the Adventure Travel Show at Olympia in January and the Destinations show at Earls Court in February.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Schools join the fight against early and forced marriage]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[On the day the UK government is focusing on tackling domestic abuse – including forced marriage – Plan is launching the first-ever national education resource dedicated to the issue. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Giving people in disasters their say]]></title>
      <link>http://www.plan-uk.org/news/news-and-features/giving-people-in-disasters-their-say/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[When crisis or disaster strikes, people need information almost as much as they need shelter food, water and safety. A new report investigates the role of communication in emergencies.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:30:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Young Africans demand accountability]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[All over the world citizens are starting to demand accountability from those in power. A new publication highlights how young Africans are driving change by getting involved in their communities.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:55:50 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Helping people living with HIV & AIDS in Benin on World Aids Day]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[World AIDS Day is  held every 1 December. Plan is helping people living with HIV & AIDS to plan for the future, by supporting their income-generating activities.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:52:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Spotlight on Durban]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Almost exactly a year ago the UK Youth Climate Network launched their One Step campaign to get young people active in making a contribution to tackle climate change. Since then, almost 2000 teens and children have pledged to take one simple step.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:16:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Winning the fight against early and forced marriage]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[One week before parliamentary elections in Egypt, children’s needs and ideas are still being ignored, despite under-18s making up 40% of the country’s population.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[World Toilet Day on 19th November draws attention to the dire consequences for communities without proper sanitation. In Laos, Plan is helping children to spread the word about the importance of hygiene.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Colombian families are enduring the second wave of flooding to hit them this year, bringing more deaths and destruction. Plan is providing support and assessing long-term needs.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kiss FM’s Clara backs girls campaign]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A top presenter from one of the country’s most iconic radio stations is to front Plan’s campaign for free education for girls in the poorest parts of the world.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Our new TV advert tells the real stories of Mary and Yasmin – girls who have both suffered from early or forced marriage.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Commonwealth leaders take first step to end child marriage]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A commitment by the 54 leaders of the Commonwealth to focus on efforts to end the early and forced marriage of millions of girls around the Commonwealth is welcomed by Plan.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Baby 7 Billion welcomed to the world]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Plan celebrates the birth of a girl in Uttar Pradesh, India, as the world’s symbolic 7 billionth person. Marie Staunton, Plan UK's Chief Executive, talks about the serious issue of sex selection and female foeticide on BBC]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:27:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plan given pole position for Indian Grand Prix]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Plan has been given the unique opportunity for its logo to take pride of place on the nose of the AT&T Williams team’s cars for the inaugural race on October 28-30.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[A model day out at BINTM Live]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Plan UK is the official charity partner for Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model Live]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:30:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A special range of stationery now available in the UK supports Plan]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A young campaigner has come up with a great way of supporting Plan: when you buy from a special range of stationery, part of the price goes to our education projects in Africa.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Connect4Climate challenge for Africa]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A photo and video competition for young people in Africa aims to start a dialogue on climate change among social media users worldwide.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:28:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plan UK launches The State of the World's Girls report]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The report highlights the key role that boys’ and men’s attitudes and actions play in promoting or impeding gender equality.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plan survey shows stereotypical beliefs are still holding back equality]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A new Plan survey shows that stereotypical beliefs about gender roles in society are still entrenched among young people. Our annual ‘Because I Am A Girl’ report says that fathers, brothers and husbands play an essential role in creating true gender equality. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Children team up with adults to avert disaster]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[On International Disaster Risk Reduction Day, Plan is calling for more action from governments and agencies to protect children for a safer tomorrow.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:59:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How to build a new country]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Children in the newly independent South Sudan attended a workshop to discuss their hopes for their new nation and what their ideal country would be like.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:43:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plan urges Commonwealth Leaders to end early and forced marriage]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth Australia, the Royal Commonwealth Society and Plan International have issued a joint call for action in a new policy paper published today. The paper reveals the shocking prevalence and damaging effects of early and forced marriage on girls across Commonwealth]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:36:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Young Health Programme hosts discussion on adolescent health]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Partners in the programme, including Plan, shared news of the new Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Commitment and hosted dialogue with other health professionals and youth health advocates in New York.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:36:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plan launches an appeal for people at risk in Pakistan floods]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Plan is launching an appeal to help thousands of children at risk iin southern Pakistan as millions of people are now affected by floods.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:50:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Salamatu is 19 years old and sells rice every day in the market close to where she lives in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Then she takes off to work for another three hours – in the classroom of the business school she attends every evening.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:35:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Six months on: Japan, through children’s eyes]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As part of efforts to help children cope following the earthquake and tsunami which hit Japan in March, Plan organised a photography project in primary schools. The pictures, captioned by the children, show how they see the world around them.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Girls' trek for water means no time for school]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Drought in Kenya means that for many, particularly girls, finding water has become a daily struggle. As the new school year starts, these girls will face a stark choice between education and water.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:13:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Spelling success for children in Ghana]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As pupils in the UK prepare for a new school year, children in Ghana show off their English skills by reaching the national Spelling Bee finals.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 10:25:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[School lunches make all the difference in South Sudan]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Plan is working with The World Food Programme in Magwi County, South Sudan to provide school lunches. Often it's the only food the children have each day.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plan supporter Larry Lamb on 'Who do you think you are?']]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Long-time Plan supporter actor Larry Lamb will be on 'Who do you think you are?' this week. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plan calls on governments to make birth registration easier]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Until he received his Thai citizenship and identification card this month, life was very difficult for 17-year-old Joe, a ‘stateless’ person.Plan is calling on governments to make birth registration easier. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:44:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Catch a movie and support Plan over the Bank Holiday weekend]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Picturehouse cinemas are running special fund-raising activities over the Bank Holiday weekend - from face painting to wine tasting. Money raised will provide clean water to communities in Niger.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Facebook to the rescue]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Plan is using the social networking site to offer emergency advice and updates in the Dominican Republic. The latest test for the scheme came earlier this month as Tropical Storm Emily threatened the Caribbean island.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tri Amigos swim, cycle and run for Plan]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[David Toscano, Allan Begg and Sargon Yousif challenged themselves to get fit and complete the London Triathlon in Hyde Park, raising £1000 for Plan in the process.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Introducing family gardens, new crops and new recipes to Chibax in Guatemala means that more children in the area are eating healthily. Watch the video to find out more.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[In Nyango, Kenya, the task of fetching water has become almost impossible for the girls of the community. The local watering hole has been reduced to a filthy muddy puddle.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Philippines tribes struggle to save their forest]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The indigenous Mangyan people fear mining companies will invade their ancestral land. Plan is supporting communities to secure their rights and preserve their culture.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kendi’s silent fight for life]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[At first glance she seems to be sleeping peacefully. But five-week old Kendi is slowly succumbing to skin infections, coughs and flu caused by acute malnutrition.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Young people in Egypt speak about how their lives are changing]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Thousands of young people were at the forefront of street protests that eventually toppled the dictatorship in Egypt. Six months on, young people share their impressions on what has changed.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Girls and women suffer most in drought in Ethiopia]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In parts of Ethiopia, girls and women are responsible for collecting water. They are having to walk longer and longer distances to boreholes because local sources have dried up.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Food aid delivered to Kenya schools]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Plan has started delivering emergency food supplies to schools in the drought-hit district of Machakos in eastern Kenya.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Young people's voices were heard at a significant United Nations event this week. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Children in urban Ethiopia affected by drought]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The drought in rural Ethiopia is having a serious impact on poor families in urban Ethiopia.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Day at the Races supports Plan]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A day at the races for the UK property industry means years of secondary school education for 60 children in Laos.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The impact of drought in Ethiopia]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Families in Ethiopia talk about the effect of the drought on their lives. Their children are malnourished and they are desperate for help.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Getting children back to school]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[When severe floods in Pakistan damaged her school, teacher Tahira Shah was determined that her pupils should continue their education. One year later, the school has been restored and is better than ever.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sponsorship restarts in Haiti]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Plan Haiti’s sponsorship team has resumed its regular activities and started enrolling hundreds of new girls and boys. Some of them tell us about their hopes for the future.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plan is tackling hunger in Southern Ethiopia]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Plan is distributing extra food to some of the most vulnerable children and their families in the southern region of SNNPR in Ethiopia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ethiopia ‘Green drought’ hides truth of food shortage]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The landscape around Shebedino in Ethiopia looks lush and green. But many families here don’t have enough food to eat.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[World population day – baby 7 billion]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[India’s government is being urged to urgently tackle its ‘vanishing’ girl population. According to India’s 2011 Census, there are now 7 million more boys than girls aged 0 to 6 years and the gap is growing.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:19:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Refugees in Liberia tell their stories]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Over 100,000 refugees have fled to Liberia from Ivory Coast in the past six months. Plan provides assistance to around 8,000 Ivorian child refugees and local children.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Investing in an independent future]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As South Sudan gains independence, Plan is making a major investment in education and vocational training to help secure the future of the world’s newest state.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plan acts as drought puts lives at risk in East Africa]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Severe drought has taken hold in East Africa. Plan is working in the region where millions of people are at risk.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Forced marriage survivor launches campaign]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A courageous activist has helped launch Plan UK's new campaign to end the forced marriage of girls in the world’s poorest countries. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plan UK gains DEC membership]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Plan UK is joining the Disasters Emergency Committee to tackle major humanitarian crises overseas.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What a feature as show goes into full flow]]></title>
      <link>http://www.plan-uk.org/news/news-and-features/plan-uk-at-gardeners-world-live/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Showgoers will be switched on to global poverty as a giant tap feature is unveiled at BBC Gardeners' World Live to raise awareness of issues in the world’s poorest countries.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:49:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[International Day of the African Child]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This year's Day of the African Child, marked on 16th June, calls for urgent action to protect the rights of vulnerable children and young people living on the streets.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Rovers barman calls time on child poverty  ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[TV bad-boy John Michie has shown his real-life good side – Plan UK sponsor, John is backing the charity’s call ahead of Day of the African Child to promote education on the world’s poorest continent]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Preventing child labour in Ethiopia]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[World Day Against Child Labour - 12th June. Ten-year-old Haji used to spend most of his day crushing soil to make clay stoves, but a fuel-efficient scheme has freed him from the hard, dusty work.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Minted Lamb drop]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Celebrity father and son team Larry and George Lamb are doing their bit for international relations – donating their TV winnings to a global schools project supported by Plan. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[‘Invisible’ children more vulnerable to trafficking and abuse]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Millions of children in developing countries are at greater risk of being trafficked, abducted or abused. As the world marks the International Missing Children’s Day, it is estimated that globally 1.2 million children are trafficked each year]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Education on the African air waves]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Early marriage and child trafficking are just two of the topics discussed on radio programmes supported by Plan in Mali and Togo - Krsna Harilela, CNN producer visited the projects]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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