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We work with children, especially girls, in over 80 countries to help create a world where we are all equal.
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Every day, children — especially girls — face barriers that hold them back from reaching their full potential. But these challenges have solutions. With your help, Plan is creating opportunities for girls to learn, lead, decide and thrive in communities around the world.

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Your donation helps girls stay in school, stay safe, and build the futures they choose. With your support, Plan can respond to urgent needs and invest in long-term change for children and communities.

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Middle East, Eastern & Southern Africa

Plan International works in 15 countries across one of the world’s most complex and diverse regions. It is home to vibrant cultures and resilient communities, but millions of girls and young people here still face deep inequalities, from conflict and displacement to poverty and harmful norms.

Our focus

Our work is shaped by local needs and led by local communities. We focus on keeping girls in school, ending child marriage, protecting children from violence, supporting youth employment and responding to humanitarian crises.

The challenges here are real: wars, climate change, economic hardship. Girls’ voices are often pushed aside. We work alongside communities to amplify those voices and create conditions for lasting change.

But supporting girls directly only goes so far — the world around them has to change too. That’s why we work with governments, regional bodies and local partners to shift the laws, policies and attitudes that hold girls back in the first place. Because when the conditions are right, change doesn’t just happen — it lasts.

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Where we work

Egypt
Ethiopia
Jordan
Kenya
Lebanon (including support to Syria)
Malawi
Mozambique
Rwanda
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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The Americas

Plan International works across 12 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Americas are home to some of the world’s fastest-growing economies — and some of its highest levels of inequality. For girls and young people living in poverty, that gap has real consequences. One out of every two people living in poverty in Latin America is a child, adolescent or youth, and girls bear the biggest burden.

Our focus

We support children across the region from birth to adulthood — helping them cope with crisis and adversity and building the conditions for them to thrive long term. Our work focuses on keeping girls in school, protecting children from violence and abuse and creating opportunities for young people to earn a living and have a say in their futures.

Across the Americas, poverty, violence and instability also mean that for many young people, leaving home feels like the only option. We work to change that — tackling the root causes that force families to make impossible choices, while protecting youth on the move from exploitation and trafficking.

None of this work can happen without lasting, systemic change. That’s why we also partner with communities, local organizations, and governments to help shift the laws, attitudes, and systems that hold girls back — because we know supporting individual girls only goes so far — the systems around them must change, too.

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Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Mexico
Paraguay
Peru
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Europe

Plan International has deep roots in Europe. Founded during the Spanish Civil War, we began by supporting children affected by conflict. Nearly a century later, Europe remains central to our work — both as a site of humanitarian response and support for our programs worldwide.

Our focus

We work with some of the most vulnerable children and families — including refugees and people displaced by the war in Ukraine. We help children return to school, strengthen protection systems and provide mental health support. We also work to make sure women and girls can access essential healthcare services that are critical but often hard to reach in a crisis.

Across all our European offices, we promote gender equality and inclusion, support survivors of gender-based violence, and create meaningful opportunities for young people to lead and advocate for change. And because change requires resources, our offices also support fundraising, public engagement and advocacy efforts that sustain programs globally.

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Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Moldova
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Romania
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Ukraine
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Asia and Pacific

Plan International works in 19 countries across a region that is home to 60% of the world’s youth. This is a region of remarkable diversity and energy — and one where girls and young people are driving change every day. But across much of the region, deep inequalities persist, shaped by harmful norms, poverty and the growing threat of climate change. Too many girls are still being held back from the futures they deserve.

Our focus

We support children across the region from birth to adulthood — helping them cope with crisis and adversity and building the conditions for them to thrive long term. Our work focuses on keeping girls in school, ending child marriage, protecting children from violence, and ensuring young people can access the healthcare, skills, and economic opportunity.

Asia-Pacific is one of the most disaster-prone regions in the world. When typhoons, floods, and earthquakes strike, girls and young women are often the hardest hit and the last to receive support. We work to make sure they are protected in a crisis — and that their voices shape how communities prepare and respond, because those most affected deserve the biggest say in finding solutions.

None of this happens without changing the systems where girls live and work. That’s why we also work alongside communities, local organizations, and governments to shift the laws, attitudes, and systems that hold girls back — and why we invest in girls as leaders, advocates, and changemakers who have the power to transform their communities.

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Australia
Bangladesh
Cambodia
China
Fiji
Hong Kong, SAR of China
India
Indonesia
Japan
Laos
Myanmar
Nepal
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Solomon Islands
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Vietnam
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West & Central Africa

Plan International works in 15 countries across one of the world’s most youthful and dynamic regions. Western and Central Africa is home to tremendous potential — a young population, abundant natural resources, and a rich cultural heritage. But it is also a region where inequality runs deep, and where conflict and instability have become the norm in many places. Girls face the greatest barriers to education, safety, and opportunity.

Our focus

We support children across the region from birth to adulthood — helping them weather crisis and conflict and building the foundations for them to thrive long term. Our work focuses on keeping girls in school, ending child marriage, protecting children from violence and creating opportunities for young people to develop skills and lead change in their communities.

In some of the world’s most challenging environments, including the Lake Chad Basin and the Sahel, we provide urgent humanitarian support to children and families caught up in conflict and displacement, while helping to drive longer-term change that makes communities more resilient.

None of this can happen without tackling the laws, policies, and attitudes that hold girls back. That’s why, across the region, we also work alongside communities, local organizations, and governments to change attitudes, laws, and systems — and why we invest in girls as leaders and advocates who have the power to transform their own communities from within.

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Benin
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo
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Plan International works in more than 80 countries to tackle the root causes of poverty and inequalities that girls and their communities face. By working together, we can transform lives and create a world where we are all equal.

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Where we work - Asia

Asia Pacific​

In the Asia-Pacific region, we work alongside children, young people, supporters, and partners to advance a just world where all are equal.

Europe

Our work in Europe combines a strong humanitarian response with a robust network of offices that all work to advance children’s rights and gender equality globally.

Where we work - Europe

Middle East, Eastern & Southern Africa

We work with children and girls in 15 countries to help create a world where we are all equal, by tackling the root causes of the challenges and inequalities that children and young girls face.

Region of the Americas

We work across the region to support children from birth to adulthood, enabling them to cope with crisis and adversity. Through our reach, experience and expertise, we promote practice and policy change at local, national and global levels.

Where we work - West & Central Africa

West & Central Africa

We work across 15 countries where we place young people — especially girls and young women — at the center of everything we do, working alongside children, youth, supporters, and partners to advance a just world where all are equal.

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