Standing with Girls in 2025

This short report draws on the review of our programming carried out this year and summarises some of the insights from the evidence gathered. The review is quantitative – there are lots of numbers – but also qualitative, drawing on earlier research, listening to the people we work with and looking both at what has been done and at what we can learn from it.

The focus of our analysis for this report centres on six priority thematic areas, plus work responding to humanitarian emergencies. These areas are:

  • early childhood development,
  • inclusive, quality, education,
  • sexual and reproductive health and rights,
  • leadership – girls, boys and youth driving change,
  • protection against violence,
  • youth employment and entrepreneurship, and
  • responding to immediate needs in crisis situations.

Underpinning all these is supporting girls’ rights and promoting gender equality which are key drivers of Plan International’s work across all countries and programme areas.

Related Publications and Reports

COP31 Submission: Delivering for girls and young women on the frontlines of the climate crisis

Girls are on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Across the Indo-Pacific, climate impacts, rising energy costs, and economic instability are making it harder for girls to eat, stay in

Girls on the Frontline

This summary document presents research findings from a collaborative partnership between Plan International Australia and the University of Technology Sydney’s Institute for Sustainable Futures (UTS-ISF), co-delivered in collaboration with Plan