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Household rabbit farms provide faster income
02/07/2009
In Vietnam’s northern province Phu Tho, Plan has been working in consultation with local farmers and organisations to come up with a new way of farming to increase income. Working together they have come up with an unusual solution – rabbit farming.

Musical opportunity for young people from Senegal
01/07/2009
Tundu Joor enables poor children who would otherwise be unlikely to have the opportunity to explore and develop their talent to team up with well known Senegalese musicians. Behind the music they create is a key message – child rights.

Putting Children at the Heart of Climate Change and Human Security
29/06/2009
On 23rd June academics and practitioners from across the fields of child rights, climate change and human security held a discussion about how to get the rights of children into responses to climate change.

New primary school building increases capacity by 1000
26/06/2009
Plan Ethiopia has completed and handed over a new four storey school in Addis Ababa. The new building means that Felegeberhan Primary School will now be able to cater for a larger age range.

6 Billion people facing one fight
25/06/2009
22 - 26th June was the EU’s official Green Week, and Nurul, a 17-year-old girl from Jakarta, shared her views as Plan Indonesia’s ambassador for promoting and campaigning on climate change.

Giving disabled children a voice
17/06/2009
Due to old superstitions and financial hardship, disabled children in Haiti are often seen as a burden on their families, perhaps even bad luck. A recent Plan project challenged these attitudes, by enabling disabled children to learn and express themselves creatively.

School Linking goes live
16/06/2009
In May Plan hosted a live video conference between students from two Chinese and three British schools. The conference was part of Plan UK’s School Linking Programme.

Children on the Frontline
12/06/2009
MILLIONS of children threatened by major disasters are still being ignored by governments, despite promises to address their needs, according to a new report released by Plan International and World Vision.

Child labourers forced out to work by recession
12/06/2009
Today (June 12th) is the tenth annual World Day Against Child Labour, and there is growing evidence that the global economic situation is meaning more children are being forced to work to try to ease families’ money problems.

Free birth certificates for millions
04/06/2009
Five million people in Burkina Faso will receive free birth certificates in the next year following a sustained Plan campaign.

Sheila McKechnie Awards – International Young Campaigner
04/06/2009
Plan is supporting the Sheila McKechnie Foundation’s International Young Campaigner Award. The award recognises campaigners 24 or younger, based in many of the least developed countries of the global south. 

Childline freephone number established in Kenya
02/06/2009
16th June is the Day of the African Child. It aims to raise awareness of the difficulties faced by African children, as well as projects which successfully improve their welfare, such as the Childline freephone helpline set up with support from Plan in Kenya.

Girls Guide Downing Street
01/06/2009
A group of Girl Guides aged 10 – 12 went with Plan to Downing Street last week to deliver a petition to number 10 calling for the government to support a chance in life for girls world wide.

Children leading change in local resilience to disasters
21/05/2009
Alongside UNICEF, Save the Children and World Vision, Plan organised a child-focused event at the 2009 Global Platform on Disaster Reduction, which ran from Monday 15th to Friday 19th June.

Concerns for refugee children
18/05/2009
The large number of children fleeing fighting in Pakistan has sparked serious concerns for their welfare.

War "over" but 280,000 displaced in Sri Lanka
12/05/2009
Between 27 October 2008 and 06 May 2009 alone, some 192,094 people journeyed from the conflict zone to government-controlled areas where they were accommodated in camps.

Earthquake in China - one year since
11/05/2009
On 12th May it is a year since an earthquake struck the Sichuan province of China. Plan has taken a large part in the reconstruction effort since then, as well as with more immediate relief.

Flooding in Brazil - rain continues as yet more people are affected
11/05/2009
Heavy rains last month caused local rivers to rise up to 15 meters above average levels, provoking severe flooding. Over 400,000 people are still unable to return to their homes.

Myanmar Cyclone Nargis – one year on
08/05/2009
On May 2nd 2008 Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar, with devastating consequences for millions of people. Marking the first year anniversary of the event we look at what has been achieved in rebuilding, support and risk reduction.

Mothers and families take action
08/05/2009
15th May is the International Day of Families. This year the focus is on mothers. In Honduras, Plan are running a project which is helping mothers and families to be empowered to care for their children.

Support for traditional birth attendants
07/05/2009
A Plan project to train and support traditional birth attendants in Liberia is giving women in remote rural areas access to safe maternal health care services for the first time.

Part of one of the winning entries from last year. By Lára Pórðardóttir, 17, Iceland Shoot Nations launches around the world
23/04/2009
Are you aged between 11 and 25? A worldwide online photography competition is bringing the talent and opinions of young people directly to the attention of the United Nations.

World Malaria Day - "I was accused of witchcraft"
21/04/2009
Saturday 25th April is World Malaria Day. We take a look at a successful project to raise awareness and stop children dying of malaria in Sierra Leone.

Make the Link - Be the Change
17/04/2009
World Earth Day, on April 22nd highlights climate change and pushes for clean energy. This year Plan is orchestrating an international education project focusing on the effects of climate change. Make the Link – Be the Change.


Slumdog filmmakers to improve lives of children in Mumbai slums
16/04/2009
The team behind Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire has made a commitment of £500,000 to Plan. This will be spent on a five-year programme to improve the lives of children in Mumbai’s slum communities.

What happened was linked to lack of education
15/04/2009
The Rwandan genocide that left one tenth of the population dead in 100 days began 15 years ago this week. Education is key to ensuring such an atrocity is never repeated.

"Health in Crisis" launched on World Health Day
07/04/2009
The actions of European governments are not living up to their high-profile commitments, according to a new report co-authored by Plan and partner network Action for Global Health. The report, "Health in Crisis", launched on World Health Day (7th April).

World Health Day - in the aftermath of emergencies
06/04/2009
This year's theme is health in the aftermath of emergencies. Health centres and staff are critical lifelines for vulnerable people in disasters. Health training can also be a great help, as Benita from Bolivia discovered.

Young people from Sierra Leone's message to the G20
02/04/2009
The BBC News website has featured video interviews with young people from two schools in Sierra Leone, which are part of Plan UK’s School Link Programme.

IMAGINE project launch a success!
01/04/2009
In Niger, only 1 out of 2 girls attend primary school and only 2 out of 10 make it as far as secondary school. IMAGINE hopes to change that.

Put People First - march for Jobs, Justice, Climate
30/03/2009
Plan UK joined an estimated 35,000 people joined the Put People First march on Saturday, getting behind the call for world leaders to ‘Put People First’.

Tearing down walls of prejudice and discrimination
24/03/2009
For the past two years Plan has worked with groups of children and community organisations on both sides of the Dominican Republic’s historically tense border with Haiti.

Seesaws and roundabouts make clean water child’s play
20/03/2009
Sunday 22 March is World Water Day. Many people still cannot take clean, safe water for granted.

Leon Ward, a member of Plan UK's Children's Advisory Panel, is one of 50 young people invited to take part. Young people share views with world leaders to eliminate global poverty
19/03/2009
Fifty young people from across the UK were invited by the Department for International Development (DFID) to share their views with world leaders ahead of the London G20 Summit next month.

Turner Broadcasting funds better education in Mali
18/03/2009
Turner Broadcasting, a company including the CNN and the Cartoon Network channels, is supporting the education of Malian children through a partnership with Plan.

Teacher visits link school in Sierra Leone
18/03/2009
In February Deputy Head Teacher Louise Wood travelled to Beaconfield’s link school, Rokel Government School in Sierra Leone.

Food programme for displaced families improves nutrition and hygiene
17/03/2009
In Sincelejo, Colombia, Plan has improved access to hygenic, nutritious food for children of displaced families, and started a process of education on these issues.

Being a girl in Kenya’s post-election violence
10/03/2009
Sheilla’s story demonstrates the challenges faced by hundreds of thousands of girls and young women whose lives are adversely affected by conflict and its aftermath.

My mother's only child, I almost lost my life twice
10/03/2009
Mother’s Day and International Women’s Day celebrate women's contribution to society. They should also remind us of continued need to advance women's rights.

Children study at a Rapid Education Project school in Liberia Credit Suisse Partnership supports education
10/03/2009
Credit Suisse is supporting Plan’s work in Guatemala and Liberia where Plan will deliver programmes that have a real and positive impact on students' access to quality education.

International Women's Day
05/03/2009
High profile Because I am a Girl campaign champions share their thoughts on gender equality, girls’ rights and the women who inspired them when they were growing up.

Plan responds to new humanitarian crisis in Darfur
04/03/2009
Thousands of people are fleeing their homes as fresh fighting in Darfur threatens a new humanitarian crisis. Plan has launched an emergency appeal after 23,000 people flocked to the Zam Zam camp in El Fasher, North Darfur

Young stars give their views on climate change
26/02/2009
Some of the UK’s hottest young talent has taken up the challenge to encourage students to think more deeply about climate change and how it affects their peers around the world.

Creating brighter futures from a broken past
20/02/2009
Plan's latest gift catalogue includes a bracelet created by acclaimed designer Rodrigo Otazu, inspired by his visit last year to Plan projects in Colombia

BUPA London 10,000
11/02/2009
Take part in the second year of this exciting event and help raise vital funds for Plan's work

Run the Royal Parks Half Marathon 2009
11/02/2009
Be part of the Plan running team in this year's prestigious London half marathon

Jon Snow and Matt Frei interviewed by children in Cartagena Hay Festival reaches Plan's communities in Colombia
05/02/2009
International figures, including veteran British news presenter Jon Snow and BBC journalist Matt Frei, recently visited Plan-supported communities in Cartagena as part of an international literary festival

'Slumdog' actors help raise money for Plan
29/01/2009
Cast and crew from the Oscar-nominated film 'Slumdog Millionaire' joined Plan India for a fundraising charity dinner and art auction in New Delhi on 21 January

Children fighting floods in Bangladesh
28/01/2009
Flood Children of Holdibari, a Plan-supported film which won first prize in its category in a competition run by the World Bank, looks at the lives of children living at risk of river flooding

Plan 'top performer' in global accountability report
05/01/2009
Plan has been named one of the top performers in the One World Trust annual global accountability report

Plan fights cholera outbreaks in Zimbabwe
12/12/2008
Plan's emergency appeal to help children and families affected by Zimbabwe’s cholera outbreak has raised over £21,000

Education for all
03/12/2008
Plan UK CEO Marie Staunton comments on the new UNESCO report on the state of the global education system, which has revealed there is still a “vast gulf” separating the number of children in school in rich and poor nations

World AIDS Day: respect and protect
27/11/2008
World AIDS Day 2008, marked on December 1, took the theme 'Respect and Protect'. A peer education project in Peru is training young people to spread the word on staying safe from HIV/AIDS

Universal Children's Day
18/11/2008
Universal Children’s Day is a day of global solidarity celebrated on 20 November each year on behalf of children, promoting activities supporting children’s well-being worldwide

Young reporters grill world leaders
18/11/2008
This month, Plan took youth reporters to the European Union Development Days in Strasbourg where they had the chance to interview high-level participants and report on events

Bollywood star donates movie fee to Plan
13/11/2008
Anil Kapoor, who stars in the highly acclaimed new Danny Boyle film Slumdog Millionaire, has donated his entire fee for the movie to Plan’s Universal Birth Registration campaign in India

Picturehouse supports Niger water project
13/10/2008
Picturehouse Cinemas has teamed up with Plan and launched its own brand of water in support of a project to bring running water to children in Niger, West Africa

Learn Without Fear: ending violence in schools
06/10/2008
Girls as young as ten are being forced to have sex by their teachers and threatened with poor grades and failure if they refuse, according to a groundbreaking report on school violence published by Plan

Edinburgh Marathon 2009
09/09/2008
Enjoy 26.2 miles of inspiration in the beautiful city of Edinburgh by running the 2009 Edinburgh Marathon for Plan

Saving for disaster
28/07/2008
The collective power of children’s voices is being positively felt in Uttar Parulia, one of six villages lying in a disaster-prone area of northern Bangladesh

Campaign launches children’s voice on climate change
14/07/2008
Plan, in collaboration with other organisations, has launched the 'Children in a Changing Climate' programme aimed at securing children's influence in preventing and adapting to climate change

Plan UK and National Museums Liverpool win award
12/05/2008
Plan UK and National Museums Liverpool scoop 'Museums and Heritage award for excellence' 2008 for the Make the Link, Break the Chain development education project.
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