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Global Poverty

Plan's Microfinance Solutions are programs designed to help establish financial services to the poor. These programs improve the lives of women and their children by promoting their economic security and increasing their ability to manage and reduce financial risks. 

PHOTO: Plan staff

Plan's Microfinance Solutions are programs designed to help establish financial services to the poor. These programs improve the lives of women and their children by promoting their economic security and increasing their ability to manage and reduce financial risks.

PHOTO: Plan staff

“Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right; the right to dignity and a decent life . . ."
— Nelson Mandela

What is global poverty

Global poverty: facts and figures

What are governments doing to fight global poverty?

What is Plan doing?

What can you do?

Facing poverty around the world
More than just money in their pockets
Rural Africa not fit for children
Plan's microfinance programs
Visit our film library to see movies about children and poverty