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News Reports, Issues and Updates

Please revisit this section of our site for the latest news from Plan communities and countries, updates on emergencies, news on international initiatives for the promotion of children's rights, news on our fundraising activities and events in the United States.

October 26, 2009   Youth speak up at UNICEF
 
September 22, 2009   Plan to represent girls at the 2009 Clinton Global Initiative
 
September 21, 2009   Last of East Timor's displaced people return home
 
September 17, 2009   PepsiCo & Target wish you a Happy Diwali!
 
September 1, 2009   A wheelchair for Kofi
 
August 19, 2009   12-year-old tells Plan he won't let us down
 
August 18, 2009   Humanitarian support in Darfur continues amid insecurity
 
August 18, 2009   Bolivia: Living without Chagas
 
August 14, 2009   Building peace across Haiti's border
 
August 3, 2009   Witnessing the harsh reality of poverty
 
August 3, 2009   Why the child sponsorship model works so well
 
August 3, 2009   For me, sponsorship works
 
August 3, 2009   Household rabbit farms provide faster income
 
July 28, 2009   Speaking about children's rights on Joy FM
 
July 28, 2009   The importance of girls' soccer in Ghana
 
July 22, 2009   Plan wins human rights award for work in Guatemala
 
July 13, 2009   Youth Ambassador attends President Obama’s speech in Ghana
 
July 10, 2009   Soccer star Iker Casillas visits Plan's projects in Mali
 
June 29, 2009   Tundu Joor: singing for rights in Senegal
 
June 22, 2009   A personal reflection on sponsorship
 
June 19, 2009   Children promoting children's rights in Ghana
 
June 18, 2009   Plan reopens in Hong Kong
 
June 18, 2009   Africa's children suffering from extreme mental trauma
 
June 15, 2009   Escaping the violence in Colombia
 
June 12, 2009   Global recession forces more children into work
 
June 10, 2009   Ghana's president commends Plan
 
June 1, 2009   Plan ends 14 years in Albania
 
June 1, 2009   I was a sponsored child through Plan
 
June 1, 2009   Searching for my sponsor family
 
May 18, 2009   Plan acts as children flee Pakistan fighting
 
May 7, 2009   U.N. appoints Special Representative on violence against children
 
May 1, 2009   A conversation with Anil Kapoor and Meredith Vieira - VIDEO
 
April 21, 2009   NY Times journalist gives firsthand account of child sponsorship
 
April 20, 2009   My first week at Plan
 
April 7, 2009   Children's radio programs lead to positive change
 
April 7, 2009   Nokia: a pioneering Plan partner in community involvement
 
March 23, 2009   In the Shadow of War: Christiana’s story
 
March 20, 2009   CNN team helps build Mali school
 
March 18, 2009   Author seeks to inspire women to recognize their worth
 
March 12, 2009   Breaking tradition: fighting female genital cutting in West Africa
 
March 6, 2009   Plan continues work in Darfur
 
February 20, 2009   'Slumdog Millionaire': More than Academy Awards and Oscars
 
February 19, 2009   A lesson in identity for NY students
 
February 17, 2009   A weaver of dreams in Bolivia
 
February 10, 2009   Moving hearts across oceans
 
January 27, 2009   Plan Receives First Place in World Bank Film Competition
 
January 26, 2009   'Slumdog Millionaire' actors help raise money for Plan's work
 
January 23, 2009   Target donates $50,000 to help children in China
 
January 21, 2009   Children say 'No!' to early marriage
 
December 18, 2008   BBC chief appointed new Plan CEO
 
December 17, 2008   Plan USA’s Dance-a-thon to fight AIDS raises $2,600
 
December 9, 2008   Plan named 'top performer' in global accountability report
 
December 1, 2008   Plan's work wins top awards
 
December 1, 2008   10 ways you've made a difference
 
November 24, 2008   Help Break the Cycle of Poverty
 
October 7, 2008   Act Now to Benefit from the IRA Charitable Rollover Extension
 
March 31, 2008   A new school for tsunami-hit children
 
March 31, 2008   New skills for girls in the Philippines