June: Fun ways to fundraise
Plan International USA eNews: June 2011
Plan in the news
Radio show keeps children in school, away from traffickers
Mali's girls put education first
Mobile technology saves pregnant women in Senegal
2008 Earthquake in Sichuan: Slow but sure recovery
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Help Plan do more to ensure better futures for children and communities around the world
Letter from the editor
Every year, Plan supporters from all across the country come up with creative and fun ways to help children and communities around the world. Our fundraisers help us make life better for millions of children, and play a vital role in letting everyone know about the great work that we do.
If you are looking for a way to make a difference in the lives of children, consider becoming a Plan International USA fundraiser. We have dozens of fundraising ideas to help get you started – at least one idea for every letter of the alphabet!
For example, you might want to have your friends and family sponsor you in a run using a fundraising page like FirstGiving or Facebook Causes. Or you could get your kids involved and host a bake sale, dance-a-thon, or ice cream social at their school.
You might even want to consider donating your credit card rewards points, or auctioning off your unwanted items using eBay’s Giving Works program - both simple ways to support Plan that won’t cost you a penny!
To get started, visit our website for more information on fundraising for Plan. Before you know it, you could be helping to fund a school for girls in Niger or a health clinic in El Salvador!
Did you know?
The earliest human remains, including the legendary 2 million years old Homo habilis, were found in Tanzania. Get more facts about this month's featured countries>>
Coming soon to your mailbox – the latest edition of Plan Magazine!
In this issue, you will be able to read many exciting stories from Plan communities around the world – including a visit by acclaimed international photojournalist Paola Gianturco, who traveled to Guatemala to document the lives of women staffing a Plan-sponsored child protection hotline. Watch for your copy of Plan Magazine in the mail later this month!
Highlights of Plan's HIV and AIDS programs
Helping vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS
Plan's programs help hundreds of thousands of children impacted by HIV and AIDS every year. Read this update for some recent examples of how Plan is helping orphans and vulnerable children affected by the disease live happy, healthy, and productive lives.
Read the update>>
Stories from the field
Vigilance committees work to end human trafficking
10,000-15,000 people are trafficked from Nepal to India each year; most are women and children for sexual exploitation. Legal deterrents have done little to reduce human trafficking across the Indo-Nepal border, so vigilance committees – set up by Plan – have put their energies into prevention.
Watch a video of the vigilance committees in action>> 
Plan helps put “a chicken in every pot” in rural Togo
Did you buy baby chicks for the holidays? Here's an example of how baby chicks can grow into poultry farms that benefit the whole community! Read about Plan's chicken-rearing program in rural Togo.
Read the full story>>
This month's featured blog post
An incredible day in Gatsibo District, Rwanda
Employees of Hobsons Worldwide (a Plan corporate partner) recently traveled to Rwanda to visit the site of a primary school that they are funding. Read this post by guest blogger Matt about their visit to the school complex – which even included a soccer match against the schoolchildren!
Read the blog>>
Stay tuned next month for more photos and stories from Hobsons' trip!
