Women on the Frontline in the Fight Against Malnutrition
A rise in armed conflict, deteriorating security, widespread poverty and warmer temperatures are threatening the lives of millions of people across the Central Sahel. In Mali, more than 80% of the rural population faces food insecurity due to their dependence on subsistence farming and livestock herding. Fatoumata’s village in central Mali has faced food crises […]
School Canteen Project Caters to Girls’ Education
In rural parts of Guinea, the poverty and malnutrition rates are alarming, with many people suffering food shortages and hunger. Despite an abundance of natural resources, one in five households in Guinea are food-insecure and nearly a quarter of children are malnourished. When children go to school hungry, their concentration and ability to learn is […]
Supporting Survivors of Sexual Violence in Cameroon’s IDP Communities
“He ambushed me and stole my pride away, I felt like it was the end of the world for me,” shares 18-year-old Namondo* recalling how she was raped as she was on her way to collect water from the internal displacement camp in Cameroon where she lives. The second of five children, Namondo lives with […]
The Hungriest Places on Earth: Aissata’s Story
Mali is one of the hungriest places on earth. This West African country is at the epicentre of a crisis of hunger, conflict and climate change. Every year, an average of 3.6 million people experience food insecurity according to the World Food Programme. Hunger in Mali 30 percent of children under five years old are affected […]
Art Therapy Helps Ukrainian Children Cope with the Stress of War
The Moldova4Ukraine project aims to provide educational and art-therapy activities for refugee children as well as psychological support.
The Hungriest Places on Earth: Amina’s Story
In Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, conflict and drought are causing devastating levels of hunger. When families are hungry, children go to class hungry, or are forced to miss or drop out of school, shattering girls’ dreams. Hunger in Mozambique 80% of people cannot afford an adequate diet 42.3% of children under five are stunted Amina’s […]
My Sponsors Helped Me Finish School
In many African countries like Mozambique, girls and young women are responsible for taking care of their family’s needs, including collecting water, searching for food and looking after their younger siblings and elderly relatives. Often in traditional communities, it’s thought that girls do not need to go to school as they are destined to become […]
The Hungriest Places on Earth: Samira’s Story
Samira lives in Zambia’s Central Province. Aged 14 and in Grade 9, she wants to be a nurse. But these days, Samira struggles to stay awake in class. Since the food crisis began, Samira’s daily food intake has halved. Now she survives on just one meal per day. She last ate at 5pm yesterday and won’t eat again until 5pm this afternoon.
Support Children at Risk
In an emergency, children are most at risk. During and after an emergency, every minute of every day puts children at greater risk of violence, sexual exploitation and hunger – and unaccompanied children are even more vulnerable. That’s why we need to reach even more children in even less time. In emergencies, like in Ukraine, […]
Mobile Units Provide Support for Ukraine’s Children
In Moldova, Plan International is working with the National Centre for Preventing Child Abuse (CNPAC) to provide child protection, mental health and psychosocial support and legal services to newly arrived Ukrainian families.
