Plan International
- A Advocate
- I Implementer
Description
Founded in 1937, Plan International is a development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We strive for a just world, working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners. We strive for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We engage people and partners to: Empower children, young people and communities to make vital changes that tackle the root causes of discrimination against girls, exclusion and vulnerability; Drive change in practice and policy at local, national and global levels through our reach, experience and knowledge of the realities children face; Work with children and communities to prepare for and respond to crises and to overcome adversity; Support the safe and successful progression of children from birth to adulthood.
Primary Functions
- Awareness Raising/Advocacy
- Program/Project Implementation
Secondary Functions
- Capacity building/Technical assistance
- Policy Development/Implementation
Geographic Scope
- Global / regional
Areas of work Back to Top
Education topics addressed
Attainment
- Post-secondary
- Primary completion
- Primary enrollment
- Primary to secondary transition
- Secondary completion
Other skills
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Rights/empowerment education
- Social and emotional learning
- Vocational training
Quality
- School quality
- School-related gender-based violence
Skills
- Civics education
- Literacy
- STEM
Cross-cutting topics addressed
- Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Early/child marriage
- Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
- Female genital mutilation/cutting
- Food/water security
- Masculinities/boys
- Migration
- Nutrition
- Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
- Violence (at home, in relationships)
- WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)
Funders and partners Back to Top
Current girls’ education funders
Current girls' education partners
Locations and contact information Back to Top
Website
Headquarters location(s)
- Surrey, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Office location(s)
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Brazil
- Burkina Faso
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- China
- Colombia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Ghana
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Kenya
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mozambique
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Republic of Korea
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Uganda
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- United Republic of Tanzania
- United States of America
- Viet Nam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Contacts
- Yodit Mekuria
- Program Manager
- Yodit.Mekuria@plan-international.org
- Plan International
Locations of current girls’ education work
Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs
- N/A
Projects Back to Top
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Health and Rights
Advocacy Campaign/Project
COVID-19: Policy Brief and Recommendations: Strengthening efforts to prevent and respond to school-related gender-based violence as schools reopen
Project/Program
Fit for Future
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Gender transformative digital skills education framework
Project/Program
Reprodutiva
Project/Program
Tusome Pamoja (Read Together)
Research Project/Report/Study
Evaluation of the Nia Project
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Because I Am a Girl