Global photography competition launched
28/05/2008
Plan has launched Shoot Nations 2008 – the free global youth photography competition that is open to anyone aged 11-24 from anywhere in the world |
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Floods push Southern Africa towards crisis
18/01/2008
Southern Africa is teetering on the brink of a massive humanitarian crisis as floods sweep through the region forcing tens of thousands of children from their homes |
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Kenyan refugees shelter in Plan school
08/01/2008
A Plan-supported primary school in Uganda is sheltering hundreds of children who fled across the border to escape violent political unrest in Kenya |
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UN standing ovation for Kenyan teenager
20/12/2007
15 year-old Millicent from Kenya gained a standing ovation from governments and international agencies for a rousing speech challenging the UN to deliver real action to improve children’s lives |
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Children call on EU for action
06/12/2007
More than 250 children from 10 developing countries have told the EU what they think its child rights strategy should look like, in a consultation exercise organised by Plan’ s EU liaison office |
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World AIDS Day: HIV in the Americas
30/11/2007
Plan throws a spotlight on Latin America for World AIDS Day - a region where HIV is a silent, invisible epidemic that threatens millions of children |
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Plan steps up Bangladesh aid
22/11/2007
Child survivors of Cyclone Sidr, which recently hit southern Bangladesh, are receiving food, clothes and toys as Plan steps up its relief effort |
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Nokia funding to help 70,000 children in China
07/11/2007
Plan’s preschool and early childhood care and development programs across China are set to expand dramatically, thanks to funding of more than €6,000,000 from corporate partner Nokia |
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Marie Claire backs ‘Because I am a Girl’
06/11/2007
Leading human rights barrister Cherie Booth and television presenter June Sarpong were among celebrities at a special Marie Claire magazine event to raise awareness of Plan UK’s ‘Because I am a Girl’ campaign |
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Rural Africa not fit for children
05/11/2007
Plan warns African leaders that children in rural areas see their parents 'giving up' in the face of poverty and rising prices |
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Special Olympics
01/11/2007
Intellectually disabled children in rural Africa will have a better chance of success in life thanks to a partnership between Plan, other leading non-governmental organisations and Special Olympics. |
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Top TV presenter visits sponsored child
15/10/2007
Fiona Phillips, a leading presenter on one of the UK's most popular TV morning shows, is broadcasting live from Tanzania this week as she meets for the first time the girl she has been sponsoring through Plan for 3 years |
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Latin America home to millions of "invisible" children
29/08/2007
Plan has praised the '1st Latin American Regional Conference on Birth Registration and the Right to Identity' as a giant step in the battle to register children currently living without any birth certificate or legal identity |
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Flood waters rise again as rain returns
17/08/2007
Plan is expanding its emergency relief work to help thousands of children in north India who are being forced to flee their homes for a second time as rain returns to flood-hit areas |
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Plan acts as Peru temperatures plummet
13/07/2007
Plan has launched a worldwide appeal and provided US$200,000 for emergency relief operations as freezing temperatures threaten thousands of children in the Peruvian Andes |
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A children's parliament for Bolivia
22/04/2007
To mark Children's Day in Bolivia, 45 children and adolescents took up their elected seats in the national Children's Parliament which sits as part of the National Congress |
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Top award for drip kits case study
23/03/2007
Plan Zimbabwe has won the 2006 Multiple Uses of Water Group Case Study Award from the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre |
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Kenyans rebuild homes after floods
05/03/2007
Hundreds of families that were displaced by floods in Kenya's coastal districts earlier this year are now rebuilding their lives with help from Plan |
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Guinea offices reopen after unrest
02/02/2007
Plan has reopened its offices in Guinea after weeks of violent clashes forced us to temporarily cease operations in the country |
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Plan returns to Liberia
17/01/2007
Plan has returned to Liberia in West Africa 14 years after civil war forced us to close down operations and leave the country |
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Plan to expand its operations in Darfur
21/12/2006
Despite the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Darfur, Western Sudan, Plan is expanding its vital operations to help the people who have fled their homes |
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Timor Leste emergency appeal update
15/12/2006
Plan supporters have already donated more than half a million US dollars to help Plan provide emergency relief in Timor Leste. Read this story to find out how the money is being spent |
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International Children’s Day of Broadcasting
08/12/2006
In celebration of International Children’s Day of Broadcasting we bring you a selection of some of the finest films produced by Plan child media programs around the world |
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Thank you volunteers!
05/12/2006
Plan throws a spotlight on our 60,000 volunteers worldwide in celebration of International Volunteer Day, 5 December |
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Floods hit Sri Lanka
29/11/2006
Floods and landslides have hit Plan-supported communities in Sri Lanka following weeks of torrential rain |
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Deaths from dirty water must stop
21/11/2006
Plan has welcomed a United Nations Development Program report which calls for a global plan of action to tackle one of the world’s biggest killers of children: unclean water and poor sanitation |
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More than five million children registered
20/11/2006
Thanks to Plan more than five million children around the world have been registered since the launch of our universal birth registration campaign last year |
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Floods leave 300,000 homeless in Kenya
17/11/2006
Plan is supporting emergency measures to help over 300,000 people who have been made homeless by floods in the north-eastern and coastal areas of Kenya |
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World Toys Exhibition tours Germany
14/11/2006
Nearly 200,000 people have visited Plan’s World Toys Exhibition in Germany - a unique presentation created by children living in poverty in over 30 countries |
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Help for working mums in Asia
20/10/2006
Without access to childcare, many working mothers from developing communities in Asia are forced to leave their children unattended – but help is at hand |
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Rolling back malaria in Kita
29/09/2006
Plan has helped achieve 98 per cent bed net coverage for children in Kita, Mali – one of the most powerful tools in preventing malaria |
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Young journalists descend on UN
12/09/2006
A press corps of young journalists is descending on the United Nations in Geneva to ensure that any adults talking about children's rights fully understand the realities facing children |
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Artists inspire Ugandan children
24/08/2006
Renowned artists Hilary Wallis and Justin Igala have teamed up with Plan Uganda in a pioneering project that is inspiring communities through art. |
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Protecting children rights is fundamental to tackling HIV
31/07/2006
Plan's Cirle of Hope approach to tackling HIV and AIDS puts children and their righs at the forefront of solutions
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Indonesia emergency web log
27/05/2006
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The sun is saving lives by purifying water in Tanzania
22/03/2006
A water-purification scheme which uses the sun's heat to sterilise drinking water, is proving to be a cheap and effective method in fighting water-borne diseases
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Kenya food crisis
06/03/2006
Kenya is facing a severe famine situation with 3.5 million people requiring emergency food aid, following the failure of expected rains between October-December 2005 |
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