August 2010: Seeing is believing - donors visit a school in Ghana
Plan USA eNews: August 2010
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Letter from the editor
Hobsons Worldwide, a Plan corporate partner since 2005, recently traveled to Ghana to see firsthand how their donations were helping make a difference in the lives of children.
This year, Hobsons raised over $74,000 to build a new primary school complex in Techiman, Ghana - complete with 6 classrooms, a library, teacher’s office, water storage facility, and more.
A group of Hobsons employees visited the site of the new school, and was “welcomed with open arms and hearts” by members of the Techiman community. They noted how the community had improved facilities and access to clean water - and also how intelligent, confident, and happy the children were thanks to Plan’s support.
Hobsons UK's Holly Chandler said, "To see the work Plan did, and what Hobsons enabled Plan to do through our fundraising efforts was truly a humbling experience.”
Thanks to Hobsons’ generous donations, Plan has been able to give these children a better start in life and an opportunity to break the cycle of poverty they were born into.
Read more about Hobsons visit to Ghana, or view a slideshow of pictures from their trip!
Youth in action
Plan youth attend media conference in El Salvador
This month, 4 Plan youth traveled to El Salvador to attend the Somos Voces Somos Región Youth Media Conference. With 12 Plan countries in attendance, the conference focused on child and youth participation, networking and distributing youth media throughout the Americas.
Read the YUGA Blog>> 
Girls urge Congress to pass Preventing Child Marriage Act
On July 15, a group of young global citizens delivered 11,500 letters signed by Plan USA supporters from across the U.S. urging their Senators to support the "The International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act.”
Read the press release>>
Stories from the field
Rural health clinic in Togo reaches those in need
A new clinic in the rural community of Kpawa, Togo now provides quality healthcare to 1,500 residents, over half of whom are children. Find out how Plan USA staff helped to make this project a reality after ten years in the making.
Read the full article>> 
School-based nutrition project gets children back in school
A Plan-supported nutrition project is helping to increase school enrollment, attendance and performance in children in the Sissala area of Ghana, where food insecurity is a severe and chronic problem.
Learn more>> 
President of Guinea-Bissau praises Plan as a leader
At the closing ceremony of a 2-week celebration of the International Day of the Child and the African Day of the Child, the President of Guinea-Bissau praised Plan as "an example to be followed by all working organizations in the country.”
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