nutrition & WASH

Foster parents Yuri and Nadia sit on a couch surrounded by their nine foster children of varying ages in their home in rural Ukraine.

Ukraine’s lost children find a loving home

Mar 13, 2026

Yuri, 54, and Nadia, 49, with their foster children. | © Plan International / Mirja Vogel In a small, rural village 50km outside the central

STATEMENT: As mass starvation spreads across Gaza, our colleagues and those we serve are wasting away

Jul 23, 2025

STATEMENT:As mass starvation spreads across Gaza, our colleagues and those we serve are wasting away A joint statement from more than 100 organizations, sounding the

Did you know? Why we say “menstrual health” instead of “menstrual hygiene”

May 24, 2023

You may sometimes hear the term “menstrual hygiene management.” But, because of the existing stigma surrounding periods and myths about cleanliness, we at Plan International

Girls from Abdul’s school now have period products available to them while they’re in class, meaning they don’t have to stay home when they get their periods.

Equity vs equality: What’s the difference?

Mar 27, 2023

In the fight for gender equality, the terms equality and equity are sometimes used interchangeably, leaving people to think they mean the same thing. While

Clement teaches science, math and English at a primary school in the Lakes State of South Sudan.

How can we keep girls from dropping out of school? Feed them lunch, one teacher says

Jan 26, 2023

Clement has noticed an unsettling trend when he takes attendance at the primary school where he works in South Sudan. “I’ve found some gaps,” he