Our Impact

Our mission is to create a just world that advances children’s rights, and equality for girls.

We’ve been doing life-changing work for over 80 years, but we don’t do it alone.

 

We’re proud to partner with a range of experts and organisations to deliver long-lasting change for children and their families around the world.

Globally, we’re achieving incredible things.

<strong>77</strong> Countries
77 Countries
Plan International currently programs and works in 77 countries worldwide.
<strong>40.4</strong> million
40.4 million
We’ve reached more than 40.4 million children in our programs across the globe.
<strong>16,673</strong> Communities
16,673 Communities
We have 16,673 communities with sponsored children directly being supported by Plan International.
<strong>4.5</strong> Million
4.5 Million
More than 4.5 million girls and young women received better access to education.
<strong>6.2</strong> million
6.2 million
Girls and young women were supported with sexual and reproductive health services and support.

At the end of the financial year in 2019, Plan International Australia:

  • Ran 23 projects across 16 countries.
  • Supported a total of 315,503 people, including 96,692 women, 54,981 men, 75,219 girls and 88,611 boys.
  • 53,357 people were supported through our Early Childhood Development (ECD) and Education program, including 14,616 girls and 12,443 boys. The program achieved strong influencing outcomes in Bangladesh and Nepal, where inclusive education program models and tools were formally adopted by national and district government partners.
  • 11,388 people benefited from our Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) program.

Our current response to COVID-19

In April 2020, Plan International declared an unprecedented Red-Level Emergency across the entire organisation. We recognised that this pandemic was the greatest threat to children’s rights and equality for girls, in both its scale and its severity.

With more than 80 years of experience, we are expertly placed to respond to this crisis. We’re working to support and protect the most vulnerable children around the world, including girls who are at risk of increased rights violations due to this crisis.

Plan International’s response to COVID-19 is focused on working with communities, governments and partners in Asia, the Pacific and Africa to tackle the spread of the virus through disseminating public health information, promoting best hygiene practices, and assisting communities to install hand-washing facilities. We are also supporting those directly affected in refugee and displaced persons camps in Bangladesh and Southern and Eastern Africa.

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