Our Work

• Child Centred Community Development
• Areas of Work
  • Child Health and Early Development
  • Education
  • Water and Sanitation
  • Economic Security
  • Sexual Health and HIV
  • Child Protection
  • Child Participation
  • Disasters
    • Haiti: Earthquake
• Program Countries
• Child Sponsorship
• Priority Projects
• Appeals
• Campaigns

Children drawing their risk reduction map during a disaster planning workshop run by Plan in hurricane prone El Salvador.

What is the challenge?

Disasters and conflict-induced emergencies have increased in recent decades, adversely affecting the lives of millions of children and young people and compromising their rights. Already strained support mechanisms are being overwhelmed, and poor people are more likely to die in such circumstances. This increased vulnerability is often a reflection of living in marginal conditions where their rights are not recognised. The increasing fragility of environments also affects the rights of future generations.

What are we striving to achieve?

To pursue this goal, Plan works to strengthen the resilience of children and youth to cope with emergencies. When Plan responds to emergencies, it will work with government, agencies and civil society to ensure appropriate responses that address all aspects of child protection.

Plan will work on preventing and minimising the impact of emergencies through integrating disaster risk reduction, good governance, environmental sustainability and conflict resolution into our longer-term development programmes.

 

About Plan

Plan is one of the oldest and largest children's development organisations in the world. We work with communities in 49 developing countries and raise funds to support our work in 21 countries like Australia. By actively involving children, and working at a grassroots level with no religious or political agenda, we unite and inspire people around the globe to transform the world for children.