Plan in Bangladesh: Approximately one-third of the population lives in extreme poverty. Our ongoing programs here help children and their families in some of the poorest communities to significantly improve their lives.
This site offers information on what we've been doing in the past year in key areas, and brings projects to life with stories about how they have affected people's lives.
Street children enjoy birth registration success Ten street children in Dhaka, Bangladesh, have joined 20,000 of their peers in receiving birth certificates, thanks to Plan’s universal birth registration campaign
Whistle blowers put a stop to open defecation Children in Dinajpur district, Bangladesh are blowing the whistle on people who defecate out in the open and threaten to contaminate food and water supplies
After Cyclone Sidr: Plan's response A Plan staff member gives a personal account of his visit to see Plan's Cyclone Sidr response program, which is helping children in affected areas of Bangladesh return to a normal life