Youth Advisory Board

We strive to connect youth with Plan’s global mission to unleash the power of girls.

The Youth Advisory Board (YAB) is a body of young people from the U.S. striving to vocalize the needs of youth by serving as ambassadors to Plan International USA.

By expanding the network of young activists in the U.S. who support Plan’s work, designing youth advocacy programs and working alongside our leadership, we are committed to advancing diverse perspectives in the development community.

We are a group of young people passionate about international development, youth empowerment and cross-cultural engagement; our ages range from 16-22 and we come from all corners of the U.S.

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If you are interested in learning more about our work, please feel free to contact us!

Please scroll through our leadership section to learn more about our members and why we’re engaged with Plan.

Meet the YAB

Ava

Ava

Youth Advisory Board Member

High school in Massachusetts

Bailey

Bailey

Youth Advisory Board Member

University of California, Los Angeles

Faria

Faria

Youth Advisory Board Member

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Fatima

Fatima

Youth Advisory Board Member

College of William & Mary

Garrett

Garrett

Youth Advisory Board Member

University of Alabama

Jonathan

Jonathan

Youth Advisory Board Member

High school

Jorge

Jorge

Youth Advisory Board Member

Oklahoma City University

Luna

Luna

Youth Advisory Board Member

High school in Oregon

Maham

Maham

Youth Advisory Board Member

Rice University

Nina

Nina

Youth Advisory Board Member

High school in Illinois

Rohini

Rohini

Youth Advisory Board Member

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Rose

Rose

Youth Advisory Board Member

Princeton University

Sandra

Sandra

Youth Advisory Board Member

High school in New York

Thuba

Thuba

Youth Advisory Board Member

Talladega College

Vishwa

Vishwa

Youth Advisory Board Member

Yale University

The YAB

in action

Youth Leadership Academy

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Visiting the Hill to support keeping girls in school

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Youth in Plan’s governance: Making an aspiration a reality

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How a Rwandan refugee became a youth leader in the U.S.

Read his story

Driving engagement through the Youth Advisory Board

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