Important Step for Women’s Equality on Historic Day at Dáil Éireann
Plan International Ireland welcomes the first motion brought by the Women’s Caucus to the Dáil as an important step to achieving equality for women. The cross-party motion which was passed yesterday in the Dáil aims to tackle Period Poverty, which is real issue for women and it is having a negative impact on their education, […]
Plan International Responds to Indonesia Tsunami
After a tsunami struck beaches around the Sunda Strait in Indonesia on 23 December, killing at least 160 people, Plan International in Indonesia is preparing to deploy an assessment team to survey the situation in preparation for an aid response. The Indonesian Government’s Meteorological and Disaster Management Agency said at least 160 people have been killed on the Indonesian […]
What We Know About the Earthquake and Tsunami in Idonensia
On Friday September 28th, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Waves of up to 6 metres hammered the coastline, and more than 170 aftershocks with magnitudes of up to 6 continue to strike the island. Tragically, 832 people are confirmed dead and 540 are injured. Many people remain trapped beneath […]
Child Marriage Creeping Into Europe
Ireland must be ready to act to protect vulnerable girls. With over 100 child brides identified in Norway and Sweden over the past number of months, girls’ rights organisation, Plan International Ireland, is calling on the Irish Government to be vigilant, and prepared, to deal with the threat of child marriage. Many of the 1.3 […]
Malaria Mortality Rates
In the last 15 years, Malaria has gone from being a neglected disease to one that is a priority for the international health community and for governments. Plan began implementing malaria programmes in the 1990s and began to form partnerships with governments, non-governmental organisations and communities. Community volunteers play a crucial role in Plan-supported projects […]
Brothers survival gives hope in fight against Ebola
Port Loko District, where Plan works, has been one of the country’s most affected areas with Ebola. In towns across the district you will see buckets filled with chlorine for hand washing, temperature check points and Ebola information posters plastered on buildings, many of which have been implemented by Plan. Everywhere, conversations about Ebola remind […]
Ebola 1 Year on – New research reveals full devastation
It’s now one year since the first confirmed outbreak in the most virulent outbreak of the Ebola disease in history. In the last 12 months, an estimated 9,604 people have died, 23,729 cases have been identified and 16,600 children have been orphaned. Ahead of an international conference to be held in Brussels today, which will be addressed by Minister for Development […]
Building back stronger – A new school to be proud of
After the 2010 earthquake destroyed the National School of Tamarin De Santo in Haiti, the principal and her team saw it as an opportunity to build back better, stronger and make it a school to be proud of. Two classes used to be squeezed into one tiny room in the National School of Tamarin De […]
As Ebola Death Toll Rises, Plan Ireland Escalates Response
“Reports from Liberia say Situation Now “Worse than War” The death toll from West Africa’s Ebola outbreak has now risen to more than 2,400 the World Health Organisation has said, with the true number of fatalities thought to be much greater. As the death toll rises, children’s humanitarian agency, Plan Ireland is intensifying its response across the […]
