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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.

May 23, 2013   Timor-Leste’s Teen Mothers Desperate to Return to School
 
May 23, 2013   Plan International USA | Bringing Savings to Sierra Leone
 
May 22, 2013   Playgroups Help Kick-Start Children's Learning
 
May 22, 2013   The Impact of Sponsorship
 
May 21, 2013   Child Marriage in Southeast Asia
 
May 13, 2013   My Visit with Eva
 
May 6, 2013   Protecting Street Children in Egypt
 
May 2, 2013   A Plumbing Course Changes Beatrice's Life
 
May 1, 2013   Update on the Situation in Sichuan Province
 
April 30, 2013   Plan Helps Children Affected by the Savar Building Collapse
 
April 29, 2013   Floods Leave a Trail of Destruction in Homabay
 
April 25, 2013   A Collaborative Approach to Community-based Malaria Prevention in Benin
 
April 24, 2013   Plan Donates Bicycles to Community Health Workers in Togo
 
April 22, 2013   Plan Reaches Out to Quake-Affected Children in Sichuan Province
 
April 18, 2013   Zeina: Am I a target in Mali's conflict?
 
April 16, 2013   Plan's New Program Enables Jakartan Street Children to Obtain Birth Certificates
 
April 11, 2013   Plan Brings Clean Water to Malawian Residents
 
April 10, 2013   Unique Technology Brings Cheer to Water Starved Villagers
 
April 9, 2013   Teenager Helps Girls Get on the Road to Education
 
April 8, 2013    It’s Tough Without Any Friends
 
April 8, 2013   Waiting Eagerly to Go Home
 
April 5, 2013   Changes to the Privacy Policy
 
April 4, 2013   Healthy Living for Mothers and Children in Sri Lanka
 
March 26, 2013   Mother at 14...Living in a Refugee Camp
 
March 25, 2013   Lunch with the President of Honduras
 
March 25, 2013   Connecting in Latin America
 
March 22, 2013   An Empty Stomach Makes the School Day a Challenge
 
March 22, 2013   Plan Provides Access to Safe Water in Malawi
 
March 20, 2013   Market-Based Sanitation Solutions
 
March 15, 2013   Adjoa: Life as a Vidomegon
 
March 14, 2013   Plan Provides Educational Toolkits to Pre-School Teachers in Sri Lanka
 
March 8, 2013   Preventing Child Marriage and Gender-Based Violence Through Education
 
March 8, 2013   Female Commune Leader is a Sanitation Champion
 
March 8, 2013   Because I am a Girl Campaign to Protect Girls’ Rights
 
March 7, 2013   Plan International to Lead Panel Discussions at CIES Conference
 
March 6, 2013   Child-friendly Latrines Improve Hygiene, Health, and Safety
 
March 4, 2013   Plan International Staff Attend the 57th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
 
March 4, 2013   Beekeeping Creates Buzz for Ethiopian Honey Farmers
 
February 22, 2013   Supporting the Needs of Children and Teachers in Mozambique
 
February 21, 2013   Rebuilding Mali
 
February 20, 2013   Supporting Residents is Crucial to Restoring Livelihoods and Social Infrastructure in Mozambique
 
February 14, 2013   They Say That Love is All You Need
 
February 14, 2013   Improving Maternal and Child Health in Sri Lanka
 
February 14, 2013   Plan Distributes Learning Kits to Flood-Hit Schools in Mozambique
 
February 13, 2013   A Newfound Interest
 
February 11, 2013   Facing an Illiterate Future
 
February 7, 2013   A Quiet Child Learns to Speak in Sri Lanka
 
February 5, 2013   Increased Awareness Signals the End of Female Genital Mutilation in Mali
 
January 31, 2013   You Never Have Too Little to Share
 
January 29, 2013   A Diamond in West Africa
 
January 29, 2013   Partnering for Girls
 
January 28, 2013   Plan Funded Dormitories in Laos Improve Attendance
 
January 24, 2013   A Once Peaceful Life Now in Danger
 
January 23, 2013   Thailand's Most Marginalized Girls Seize Scholarship Opportunities
 
January 22, 2013   The Conflict in Mali
 
January 22, 2013   A Painful Separation
 
January 15, 2013   A Long Road Away from Home
 
January 15, 2013   Plan Supports Calls for Reform Following Attacks in India
 
January 15, 2013   Haiti: Three Years Later
 
January 11, 2013   How Are the Children?
 
January 11, 2013   Rising Above the Rubble to Realize Her Dream
 
January 4, 2013   Progress in Haiti Three Years After the Earthquake
 
December 24, 2012   Additional Funding Needed in the Wake of Bopha
 
December 21, 2012   Family Vows to Overcome Typhoon Troubles
 
December 19, 2012   Tough Times for Young Mothers After Bopha
 
December 19, 2012   Rebuilding After Typhoon Bopha
 
December 19, 2012   Children Stuggle to Deal with Typhoon Aftermath
 
December 18, 2012   How 'For-Profit' Strategies Can Benefit NGOs
 
December 12, 2012   Education for Girls in Cambodia
 
December 6, 2012   Cycling to Success
 
December 5, 2012   Plan's catch-up classes bring joy to children in the Damba refugee camp
 
December 4, 2012   School Canteen Helps Refugee Children
 
December 3, 2012   Hunger for education among displaced Malian students
 
November 30, 2012   Mat weaving is the key to empowerment
 
November 29, 2012   Before she's ready for motherhood
 
November 27, 2012   Catch-up Courses Ensure Students Don't Fall Behind
 
November 20, 2012   New Plan project to aid the Dominican Republic after Hurricane Sandy
 
November 20, 2012   Plan proactively raises awareness on cholera prevention
 
November 19, 2012   Tragedy Strikes: Egypt Bus Crash Claims the Lives of 53 Children
 
November 18, 2012   Thailand's HIV/AIDS sufferers find new hope
 
November 18, 2012   Keeping Girls in school in Uganda
 
November 16, 2012   US Ambassador meets the PHR Social Protection Group in Tentulia Union
 
November 15, 2012   Hundreds of Haitian Children Displaced by New Floods
 
November 9, 2012   600,000 children affected by Guatemala earthquake
 
November 2, 2012   Plan International's VLSA loan aids teen mother
 
November 2, 2012   When should a child be considered adult? Why not ask a child?
 
October 22, 2012   Malian government seeks international aid
 
October 17, 2012   A school for Tanseiga
 
October 16, 2012   Changing the culture of child marriage in Burkina Faso
 
October 11, 2012   Flooding in Cameroon creates child-brides-in-waiting
 
September 21, 2012   35 tons of aid sent to flood victims in Niger
 
September 19, 2012   Flood relief kits delivered to Myanmar
 
September 18, 2012   Plan cautiously optimistic over Sahel harvest forecast
 
September 17, 2012   Collective feeding makes children healthier in Sri Lanka
 
September 12, 2012   Urgent Funding Needed for Emergency Response Programs after Severe Flooding in Cameroon
 
September 7, 2012   Embracing all students in Indonesia
 
September 5, 2012   Lack of birth registrations keep children out of school
 
September 4, 2012   Hurricane Isaac tears through Haiti
 
September 4, 2012   Plan responds to cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone
 
August 31, 2012   Niger farmer’s plea: “Please help us, to help ourselves”
 
August 29, 2012   Expanding IDP emergency relief in Mali
 
August 28, 2012   Plan responds to needs of families displaced by conflict in the Philippines
 
August 27, 2012   Plan gives emergency support to storm-hit Haitian children
 
August 23, 2012   Plan deploys additional support as Haitians hold their breath for ‘Hurricane Isaac’
 
August 22, 2012   Urgent help needed as heavy rains ruin thousands of villages in Sudan
 
August 21, 2012   Flash flooding hits Niger capital during Ramadan
 
August 20, 2012   Fourth crisis in months hits children in Niger
 
August 16, 2012   World Humanitarian Day: Fighting stigma to save lives
 
August 14, 2012   Plan helps flood-stricken communities in Sudan
 
August 14, 2012   Thousands seek refuge in Uganda
 
August 8, 2012   Floods wreak havoc in the Philippines
 
August 8, 2012   Malian refugee children start school
 
August 6, 2012   Kenya: Hopes, dreams, love, and life in Nairobi’s Kawangware slum
 
August 6, 2012   South Sudan’s ambitious children benefit from child-friendly spaces
 
August 1, 2012   Malawi: Children get set to launch their own TV station
 
July 31, 2012   Using SMS text alerts to increase healthcare in Senegal
 
July 30, 2012   Child-friendly space for ethnic minority in Vietnam
 
July 27, 2012   It's Playtime in Laos!
 
July 27, 2012   Analyzing the Sahel food crisis
 
July 26, 2012   Malian refugees at 100k in Burkina Faso
 
July 23, 2012   Plan is helping thousands affected by floods in China
 
July 16, 2012   Improving sanitation habits: One latrine at a time
 
July 16, 2012   The lives of children at grave risk in West Africa
 
July 9, 2012   An uneasy birthday party for South Sudan
 
July 9, 2012   Plan signs agreement to continue work in Myanmar
 
July 6, 2012   Plan ramps up Bangladesh flood response
 
July 5, 2012   Arab Spring fallout new threat to Sahel food crisis
 
July 3, 2012   Plan works to prevent a potential cholera ‘catastrophe’ in Niger
 
July 3, 2012   Plan launches aid for flood affected families in Bangladesh
 
June 29, 2012   Every child has the right to go to a good school
 
June 28, 2012   Pre-school Education in Rural China
 
June 27, 2012   Breaking Silence with Silence: child mime artists in India
 
June 20, 2012   A Bright Future for a Golden Lotus
 
June 20, 2012   Livelihood-Linked Vocational Education in Thailand
 
June 18, 2012   Plan is improving sanitation in Timor-Leste
 
June 15, 2012   Africa’s ‘invisible children’ must have more rights
 
June 12, 2012   India's Tobacco Girls
 
June 6, 2012   Text messaging increases parent, student engagement at school
 
June 5, 2012   Plan continues to aid families in the Sahel
 
June 4, 2012   More honey means more money in Nepal
 
October 4, 2011   Savings & Loan programs bring greater financial stability to the poorest
 
August 16, 2011   Honey processing brings sweet success for indigenous tribes
 
August 16, 2011   A boy’s journey from the streets to security
 
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 5, 2011   South Sudan: Plan invests millions in education and peace projects
 
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
 
July 13, 2010   Child participation leads revolution in Guinea-Bissau