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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.

February 3, 2012   Challenging gender stereotypes at nursery
 
February 3, 2012   Widows, orphans bear the brunt of violence in South Sudan
 
February 1, 2012   Highlights of Plan's work in 2011
 
February 1, 2012   South Sudan: Plan workers describe the devastation
 
January 27, 2012   Plan steps up relief in South Sudan
 
January 26, 2012   The Global Journal names Plan 35th best NGO in the world
 
January 26, 2012   Six-year old in Pakistan takes the lead in cleaning up
 
January 20, 2012   South Sudan: Plan scales up critical aid as violence continues
 
January 19, 2012   Rower crosses Atlantic to support Because I am a Girl campaign
 
January 17, 2012   Dominican Republic learns from Haiti earthquake
 
January 13, 2012   Plan ranked a top nonprofit in the field of water, sanitation and hygiene
 
January 11, 2012   Earthquake in Haiti: 2 years on
 
January 11, 2012   New classrooms in Haiti boost school results
 
December 23, 2011   Inclusion, openness, authenticity: key development themes for any year
 
December 19, 2011   Philippines flood: Plan responds to the worst-hit areas
 
December 19, 2011   Day of the Girl Finally Dawns
 
December 12, 2011   Plan project fights adult illiteracy in Guinea-Bissau
 
December 9, 2011   The Convening Power of Traditional Donors
 
December 1, 2011   World Aids Day: Helping people living with HIV and AIDS in Benin
 
November 22, 2011   Drinking water arrives in remote Guatemalan villages
 
November 18, 2011   Children in Laos promote good hygiene on World Toilet Day
 
November 15, 2011   Water aid helps prevent illness in flood-hit Pakistan
 
November 7, 2011   Plan pledges extra $55 million for education projects
 
November 7, 2011   Top 5 new Gifts of Hope that change lives and build communities
 
October 31, 2011   Independent study evaluates effectiveness of Plan’s program approach
 
October 31, 2011   Corporate partner teaches children the meaning of giving
 
October 21, 2011   Relief for thousands caught in Central America floods
 
October 17, 2011   Aid reaches flood-hit families across Asia
 
October 14, 2011   Supporting vulnerable and returnee families in South Sudan
 
October 13, 2011   Ban Ki-moon endorses charter for tackling disasters
 
October 13, 2011   Dominican Republic: Be alert to disasters!
 
October 4, 2011   Savings & Loan programs bring greater financial stability to the poorest
 
September 30, 2011   Flooding in China: Family survival kits distributed
 
September 28, 2011   Plan signs charter to end extreme hunger
 
September 27, 2011   Small loans pull families in Cambodia out of poverty
 
September 26, 2011   More than 6.8 million affected by flooding in Pakistan
 
September 22, 2011   Report: Gender equality impossible without more help from boys and men
 
September 15, 2011   Plan partners with The Global Fund to stop malaria
 
September 11, 2011   Protecting children from trafficking
 
August 30, 2011   Couscous production means financial security for women
 
August 30, 2011   Investing in the future by investing in children
 
August 24, 2011   Silent no more: Egyptian girls speak out
 
August 23, 2011   Music for peace and reconciliation in Timor-Leste
 
August 19, 2011   Pakistan's families endure new flooding
 
August 16, 2011   Honey processing brings sweet success for indigenous tribes
 
August 16, 2011   A boy’s journey from the streets to security
 
August 9, 2011   Indigenous Filipino tribes struggle to save their land
 
August 9, 2011   In pictures: Protecting the Philippines' Mangyan tribes
 
August 4, 2011   Transforming lives through education
 
July 21, 2011   Plan launches $15 million emergency response in Kenya
 
July 12, 2011   One year on, Pakistan’s flood survivors recovering and rebuilding lives
 
July 7, 2011   Fighting child malnutrition in Guatemala
 
July 5, 2011   South Sudan: Plan invests millions in education and peace projects
 
June 24, 2011   Improving the health and survival of children
 
June 22, 2011   Working with communities affected by disasters
 
June 21, 2011   Pregnant Women's Groups save babies in Nepal
 
June 16, 2011   Day of the African Child: Focus on street children
 
June 16, 2011   CNN's Krsna Harilela visits Plan schools in Mali
 
June 13, 2011   Youth microfinance program makes dreams come true
 
June 12, 2011   Protecting children from hazardous labor in Ethiopia
 
June 10, 2011   Death toll rises in Cameroon cholera epidemic
 
June 7, 2011   Video: Youth skills training in East Timor
 
May 25, 2011   ‘Invisible’ children more vulnerable to trafficking and abuse
 
May 24, 2011   Vigilance committees work to end human trafficking
 
May 24, 2011   Health huts deliver care to millions of rural Senegalese
 
May 20, 2011   Plan helps put “a chicken in every pot” in rural Togo
 
May 18, 2011   Helping vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS
 
May 17, 2011   Haiti: Rains threathen revival of cholera epidemic
 
May 16, 2011   Making motherhood safer in Malawi
 
May 2, 2011   Obama's 'scrap of paper' highlights power of birth registration
 
April 28, 2011   Three years on, life in Myanmar’s cyclone-devastated villages returns with resilience
 
April 28, 2011   Video: Ivorian children play safely in Plan camps
 
April 21, 2011   One woman's quest to find long-lost "brother"
 
April 15, 2011   Using solar power to treat drinking water in Tanzania
 
April 14, 2011   Improving education for girls in Rwanda
 
April 12, 2011   Youth leaders from Plan Haiti-supported clubs meet with UN's Nigel Fisher
 
April 6, 2011   Post-quake psychosocial support took this girl’s sadness away
 
April 4, 2011   Plan Haiti sees a rise in cholera cases
 
April 1, 2011   Young intern proves that child engagement is key to disaster risk reduction
 
March 31, 2011   Children win the vote in Peru's presidential elections
 
March 31, 2011   Plan aids children fleeing violence in Cote d’Ivoire
 
March 31, 2011   Japan: Plan aids families in evacuation centers
 
March 30, 2011   Plan teams up with Aflatoun to teach social education
 
March 23, 2011   Plan reaching out to Japan's children
 
March 18, 2011   Plan sends aid to victims in Japan
 
March 14, 2011   Plan and Slumdog Millionaire: improving India’s slums
 
March 8, 2011   Escaping forced marriage in Cameroon
 
March 3, 2011   Through savings and education, girls find empowerment
 
March 3, 2011   Haiti welcomes first sponsor visit since the earthquake
 
March 2, 2011   New wells boost health and child safety in Cambodia
 
March 1, 2011   Bringing dental care to children in Peru
 
February 23, 2011   Rebuilding education in Zimbabwe
 
February 18, 2011   Internships support ethnic minority groups in Laos
 
February 18, 2011   South Sudan students' high school dreams
 
February 8, 2011   Puppet shows raise awareness in diverse communities
 
February 7, 2011   Scholarships put children in Laos back in school
 
January 12, 2011   Helping children with disabilities in Haiti
 
December 14, 2010   Information technology training for children in Guinea
 
November 10, 2010   Video: Boosting food security in Nicaragua
 
July 13, 2010   Child participation leads revolution in Guinea-Bissau
 
June 11, 2010   Home-grown vegetables boost health and incomes
 
May 25, 2010   Water supply project benefits more than 17,000 in Ethiopia
 
May 18, 2010   Successful reconstruction in Myanmar: 2 years after the cyclone
 
May 11, 2010   Investing in Ethiopia's women - video
 
April 30, 2010   Child rights on the agenda for Pakistani police
 
April 27, 2010   Growing interest in school gardens
 
May 12, 2009   Women bring community bank to San Pedro
 
March 12, 2009   Breaking tradition: fighting female genital cutting in West Africa