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What we do
The plan
take action to support four million girls to get an education and fulfil their potential
  • Where
    WORLDWIDE
  • What
    BECAUSE I AM A GIRL
  • Impact
    Girls can transform their lives and the world around them
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What we do

Plan works for children and their communities to help realise children’s rights. We work across a range of sectors, including education, health, child protection, child participation, economic security and water and sanitation.

Plan pioneered child sponsorship 75 years ago, and today over 100,000 people in the UK sponsor a child through us. Find out more about sponsoring a child with Plan UK

Plan UK’s current focus is on the promotion of the rights of adolescent girls and responding to and preparing for disasters worldwide.

  • Our global programme
    Plan’s global themes of work
  • Children's voices
    Plan values children's ability and right to participate in decisions about issues that affect them
  • Campaigns
    Join a campaign to achieve positive change for boys and girls in the poorest countries.
  • Development education
    Helping schools, teachers and young people become more informed and aware of our world
  • Advocacy
    Influencing politicians and decision makers to develop policies and programmes that work for children
  • Build partnerships
    With the support of our partners we achieve lasting change for children and families around the world
  • Our impact
    Last year, Plan’s work reached 84 million children and their families in 90,131 communities

Latest News
  • The heavy toll of early motherhood
    In the district of Nilphamari in Bangladesh, many young mothers are dealing with the repercussions of having a child too early. Some of them lost their children, while others have lost their lives.
    23-May-13
  • Not just a pipe dream
    Many of Beatrice's peers dreamed of having a white collar job in the city, but she wanted to put her practical abilities to good use - and with Plan's support became a skilled plumber.
    22-May-13
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