Our Impact
We’ve been doing life-changing work for over 80 years, working with local communities, partners and experts to deliver long-lasting change and a better tomorrow for girls.
Learn more about the impact of our work around the world.
Photo: Sarah, 13, knows more about her rights after joining the children’s club at her school. © Plan International
Globally, we’re achieving incredible things.
In the 2025-26 financial year, Plan International Australia:
- more than 1 million people were reached in the countries where we work, an 8% increase on FY24
- 785,600 people were provided with food and nutrition support
- 880,035 people were impacted by our humanitarian response work
- 102,983 children were reached by our Early Childhood Development and Education work
- 215,600 children were reached with school meals or participated in school feeding activities
- 36,372 people joined activities on climate-related hazards, disasters, and community preparedness
- 84,573 people were reached through our Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) initiatives
Read more in our 2025 annual impact report.
View our previous annual impact reports.
Photo: Three generations of women – Denise, Inna and Esther. © Plan International
Where We Work
Plan International works in 82 countries towards a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. Learn more about our work.
Our Australian-managed programs assist children in more than 25 countries, and child sponsorship funds support programs across the Federation. Learn more about how giving to us works.
How we create impact
At Plan we seek to ensure vulnerable and excluded children and young people, especially girls and young women, are able to enjoy their rights.
Learn, Lead, Decide, Thrive, Survive
We focus on supporting girls in their communities to:
- learn: have access to education and the skills for work and life
- lead: take action on issues that matter to them
- decide: have control over their lives and bodies
- thrive: grow up cared for and free from violence and fear
- survive: increase the impact of our humanitarian work for children, particularly girls by adapting our focus where the need is greatest.
Our programs have clear outcomes and measurements, so we can provide evidence of their impacts.
Learn more in our annual impact report.
Read our research and evaluation reports.
Photo: Awa, 30, suffered ill health after she underwent FGM as a child. © Plan International
Revolutionising education through Cambodia’s School Learning Gardens
Despite Cambodia improving enrolment rates of children in primary school, Cambodian children, especially those in rural areas, continue to fall behind in school due to a lack of quality teaching and learning environments.
The School Learning Garden (SLG) project transforms the school garden and kitchen spaces into an extension of the classroom and supports teachers to use experiential and hands-on learning techniques.
It’s a ground-breaking approach to education in Cambodia, inspired by the evidence-based model of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program in Australia, which is currently implemented in over 800 schools.
During the 2024 financial year, the project:
- was officially adopted by the Cambodian Education Ministry as part of the national curriculum for grades four to six
- 97% of parents noted that their children enjoy school more because of the program, with many saying it has positively changed their children’s attitudes towards healthy eating
- 73% of parents observed that their children are collaborating better, regardless of gender, with boys taking on roles such as cooking and cleaning at home.
The School Learning Garden project is delivered in partnership with the Australian Government through the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP), and with support from the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program and funds generously donated to Plan International Australia from the Australian public.
Photo: Girls tend to vegetables in the school learning garden. © Plan International
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