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I’m excited to announce that the “Because I am a Girl” petition urging President Obama to help girls in developing nations was delivered with over 18,000 names directly to the White House!
Plan is committed to giving every child a voice and to raising the status of girls to be equal to that of boys. We're proud to have sent the message to the Obama administration that we're taking specific actions to empower girls and women!
Plan USA President/CEO Ahuma Adodoadji had the honor of announcing Plan's commitment to girls at the 2009 Clinton Global Initiative, where he also shared Plan's 2009 State of the World’s Girls report. This new report highlights the issues girls and young women face growing up in the current global economic climate and discusses how investing in them is the key to unlocking the potential of families, communities, and nations around the world.
With your support, we can continue to ensure the health, education, and well-being of girls and boys so that entire communities are strengthened and more able to lift themselves out of poverty.
The infinite potential of every girl and boy
Growing up in the Dominican Republic
Three-year-old Maria José lives with her grandparents in the Dominican Republic. Her mother, Alejandra, lives far away in the city and is working to raise funds that will allow her daughter to join her, pay for her school fees and break the cycle of poverty.
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Youth speak up at the UN
Allegra and Arisa are two members of YUGA who were recently part of a youth panel that presented to over 100 representatives of the United Nations. What common interest empowered them to speak up?
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Sponsorship news
5,000 children catch up on lost learning time Melinda, a 13-year-old girl, could not hide her fear and anguish after being told that she had failed her end of term exam, barely two months before her final examination. What happened? And how did Plan help?
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From the field
Plan challenges parents to a cooking contest
To improve children's nutrition in the Phu Tho province of Vietnam, Plan staff challenged parents to a cooking contest. The rules? They could only use locally grown produce and resources. Curious about the winning recipe? Read on.
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Last of East Timor's displaced people return home
Three years after civil unrest forced over 150,000 Timorese to flee their homes, the last displaced persons camp in the capital Dili is finally set to close.
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