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Water and sanitation

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Niger food crisis: children too weakened to cry

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Children with disabilities find their voice in Togo

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May: Give differently this Mother's Day

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Girls in ICT Day

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Did you know that yesterday was 'Girls in ICT Day'? The Day celebrates girls’ interests and strengths, and encourages them to choose a career in information and communication technologies. Read this great post about women and girls in ICT by Linda Raftree, Plan's Senior Director of Inform

World Malaria Day - Scaling Up Efforts in Prevention

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Because I am a Girl hits Philly airwaves

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As part of our month-long visit to the city of Philadelphia, our Corporate Relations Director Nayna Agrawal had the opportunity to sit down with WBEN talk show host, Marilyn Russell to tell listeners about the Because I am a Girl initiative. Below, Nayna talks about her big debut on the radio waves

Improving child nutrition in Indonesia

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Here's a great post by Wahdini Hakim, Health Specialist for Plan Indonesia, about a Child Nutrition Project implemented from 2008-2010. The project was such a success that it has been used as a base for our current Food Security and Nutrition Project in Indonesia, which you can learn more

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"So, What About Boys?" report launched at USAID

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Each year Plan International publishes its Because I am a Girl report on the state of the world’s girls. The 2011 report, "So, What About Boys?", which explores the integral role that men and boys must play as allies and agents for social change, continues to capture the attention of partner o

April: What can a t-shirt do to change the world?

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Bangladeshi woman climbs Everest for Because I am a Girl

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Nishat Majumder is a 21-year-old accountant from Bangladesh who discovered her passion for hiking in 2003. Since then, she has made a name for herself by becoming the first Bangladeshi woman to conquer three Himalayan peaks higher than 6,000 meters (3.7 miles). Now Nishat has set her sights on break

Alex and Ani, Inc. Creates "Because I am A Girl" Bangle for Plan International USA

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Sweet business success for women in Timor-Leste

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World Water Day: Rainwater harvesting in Nepal ends water woes

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Grains of sand in Rajasthan

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Tessie is Plan International USA's President/CEOChandni's mother is a prostitute, HIV positive. Chandni is the youngest of 4 sisters (no brothers). Two of her sisters are prostitutes in Delhi. They send money back to help take care of the family and keep Chandni in school (Chandni's traveling costs

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Clean Water for a Village

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Girl's Hygiene Kit

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Celebrating International Women's Day at the Lincoln School

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Dounia here – the Youth Outreach and Marketing Coordinator at Plan International USA - and I’ve got a story to share with you. Just last week, I had the honor of serving as the keynote speaker at the Lincoln School’s celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD).This wa

Plan International Hosts Global Celebrations to Mark 75 Years of Helping Children

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Malian refugees swell communities in Niger

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From a simple rural girl to an award winning lawyer

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I want to share with you this story from an amazing girl in Zimbabwe. A family in Japan sponsored Yeukai Mugumba through Plan back in 1991. Today, she's a lawyer focused on children’s rights and a huge role model for other girls in her community. Check out Yeukai's story, in her own

The Shocking Truth

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Mariane Pearl on Meeting Plan's Girl Delegates at the UN

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From February 27-March 9, Plan participated in the annual session of the Commission on the Status of Women, held at the UN in New York. Nine girls from Plan communities around the world joined us, and represented Plan and their countries at key events. In one event, the girls participated

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Break the cycle. Join the 4 million girl promise.

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Break the cycle. Join the 4 million girl promise.

Because I Am A Girl

Break the cycle. Join the 4 Million Girl Promise.

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Bangladeshi girls get support to prevent child marriage

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March: We're celebrating - find out why!

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From a simple rural girl to an award winning lawyer

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Tough reality of daily life for girls brought to life at UN

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Plan and UN work to ensure birth registration for children

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Best Practice: Child-Centered Community Development

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Carlos: From Sponsored Child to Board Member

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The Beginning by Debbie Langdon-Davies

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