Periods in a Pandemic: One Year On

Periods don’t stop during a pandemic. For millions of people in the countries where Plan International operates, privately and safely managing menstruation and addressing the taboo and stigma associated with it is vital to ensuring their human rights, health and dignity.

The gendered impacts of COVID-19 are being seen all over the world. Holistic menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) includes having women and girls central to a global response that promotes equality and social inclusion.

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2025 Annual Impact Report

In our 2025 Annual Impact Report we look at our finances and impact over the 2024-2025 financial year.

Let me be a child, not a wife: Girls’ experiences of living through child marriage

This year our annual State of the World’s Girls report is focused on girls’ experience of child marriage: a practice that despite large-scale policy action and legislative reform, remains widespread.