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Find out more »Plan makes sure that it keeps learning new things, through policy and research, in order to ensure the best possible outcomes for children. The situation that children face changes rapidly. New threats and opportunities emerge, and the work must be adapted to meet these new challenges.
Plan works globally to develop a wide range of policy and research documents that help address the new challenges. A few of these are listed below.
The Right Space » This paper is an initial attempt to articulate the broad-based thinking around human rights and what it could mean for the Australian non-government sector. The paper examines whether a rights based approach can be applied in a united way in our efforts to engage with the Australian Government on development policy.
Count Every Child - the right to birth registration » This report documents Plan's ground-breaking work with children, parents, communities, partners and governments throughout our five year Universal Birth Registration campaign.
Hard work, long hours and little pay: Research with children working on tobacco farms in Malawi » Child tobacco pickers in Malawi are being regularly exposed to extremely high levels of nicotine poisoning, according to a this new research report by Plan.
Paying the price: The economic cost of failing to educate girls » This report presents a new analysis of the economic cost of failing to educate girls - based on World Bank research and economic data and UNESCO education statistics.
From Catastrophe to Opportunity: Children in Asia creating positive social changes after disasters » A report detailing three innovative pilot programs in Asia that have helped improve the lives of children in communities where disasters have struck.
Handbook on Community-Led Total Sanitation » A practical guide that covers the full process of Community-Led Total Sanitation from pre-triggering to scaling up and beyond - drawing on examples from dozens of countries across Africa, Asia and South America.
Because I am a Girl: The State of the World's Girls 2008 (In the Shadow of War) » This report - the second in a series of eight reports published by Plan - focuses on the state of girls in conflict situations around the world and looks at what happens to them before, during and after war is over.
Tsunami: 36 Months After » On the third anniversary of the tsunami, Plan looks at how it has created sustainable change through its child centred community development approach.
The effectiveness of Plan's child-centred community development » Plan program review (2003 to 2006) produced by an independent consultant.
Because I am a Girl: The State of the World's Girls 2007 » Because I am a Girl is the most comprehensive report ever published on why millions of girls and young women are being condemned to a life of inequality and poverty.
Tsunami: 24 Months After » Two years on, as Plan's commitment to the communities and children in India, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka, reaches the halfway stage (our Thailand program is currently phasing out and will close in June 2007), Plan scrutines its work.
Action on Global Poverty » Developed by Plan in conjunction with The Age newspaper, this education publication introduces secondary students to the causes and consequences of global poverty in a fun, interactive and informative way.
Count me in! The global campaign for Universal Birth Registration Interim Campaign Report 2005-2006 » For the past 18 months Plan has campaigned for universal birth registration as part of its program of ensuring children's rights throughout the world.
Record, Recognise, Respect: Report on Universal Birth Registration » Record, Recognise, Respect: the Report from the 4th Asia and the Pacific Regional Conference on Universal Birth Registration 13-17 March 2006
Tsunami: 18 Months After » After 18 months, we are beginning to see the long-term effects of our programs on children. Across India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand Plan continues to support more than 350,000 children and families living in 500 tsunami-affected communities.
Circle of Hope: Children's rights in a world with AIDS » A report which outlines Plan's Circle of Hope - child centred community development framework for addressing the impact of HIV/AIDS.
Saving Lives: Children's right to HIV and AIDS treatment » Saving Lives is published in the name of the Global Movement for Children, the world-wide movement of organisations and people - including children - uniting efforts to build a world fit for children.
Tsunami: 12 Months After » A comprehensive report on the progress of Plan's post-tsunami rebuilding programs focussing on the stories of children.
Children and the Tsunami » A study on engaging with children in disaster response, recovery and risk reduction: Learning from children's participation in the tsunami response.
Our Future: Our Say » Children demand action on the Millennium Development Goals.
Growing Up in Asia » A report by Plan Asia that captures the breath of interventions needed to fight child poverty in Asia over the next 10 years.
Tsunami: 6 Months After » A comprehensive report which provides a picture of the struggles of individuals and communities in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India to rebuild their lives in the first six months after the tsunami, and a record of Plan's work with them.
After the cameras have gone: Children in disasters » The report demonstrates that the protection of children and their right to participate in decisions made about their future may be overlooked if patterns of previous disasters are followed.
I am a teenager, what happened to my rights? » Governments have failed the generation of children born in the 15 years since their rights were 'protected' in international law.
Children Changing Their World » Understanding and Evaluating Child Participation.
Understanding and Evaluating Child Participation: a review of contemporary literature » This document examines current approaches to the evaluation of children's participation in development.
