Stop the Setback
For millions of girls, the future is already written. BUT IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY. You can stop the setback and help girls rewrite their futures right now. You can keep girls in the classroom, where they belong. You can protect them from the dangers of child marriage and let them decide what […]
From Bully to Ally: The Boy Preventing Period Shaming
13-year-old Cephas is challenging myths & stigma surrounding menstruation.
Adolescent Girls in Cameroon on Conflict & Covid-19
GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN IN CAMEROON ARE DEALING WITH A DOUBLE THREAT OF CONFLICT AND COVID-19, WHICH RISKS THEIR SECURITY, EDUCATION, AND HEALTH. PLAN INTERNATIONAL SPOKE TO ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN THE REGION ABOUT THEIR LIVES, EXPERIENCES & ASPIRATIONS. North-West and South West (NWSW) Cameroon has been in conflict since September 2017, when tensions between Anglophone […]
Girls’ Return To Education Must Be Prioritised After The Pandemic
This International Day of Education is an opportunity to highlight the risks girls face when they are out of education and call for their voices and needs to be centred as we collectively build back better throughout 2021 and beyond. Covid-19 has wreaked havoc on education and the lives of children in Ireland and across […]
Engaging youth in the Lake Chad Basin
Kaleri youth group has over 700 members and 12 officers and is working with Plan International on a programme working on youth engagement and social cohesion. Lydia has been with the youth group for three years.
World Children’s Day 2020
As yesterday marked World Children’s Day, I want to take the opportunity to highlight the impact that the coronavirus pandemic is having on children across the world and the threat it poses to any gains made in recent years on children’s rights and equality for girls. As restrictions came into force around the world this […]
International Day to Protect Education From Attack
On the first ever International Day to Protect Education from Attack, our Emergencies Officer, Stacey Dunne, and our Desk Officer, Deirdre Murray, reflect on the situations in Cameroon and Mali and how Plan International is working to support access to education in areas of conflict. Following a decision by the UN General Assembly, the 9th […]
Building Back Equal Guide
This week, Plan International, UNESCO, UNGEI, UNICEF and Malala Fund, launched Building Back Equal: Girls Back to School Guide. The guide aims to help policymakers and practitioners in Ministries of Education and their partners address the gender dimensions of the COVID-related school closures. It provides targeted recommendations to ensure continuity of learning while schools are closed, […]
Education in Emergencies – A Vital Safety Net
From the window of my room in the UN humanitarian hub in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, I can almost feel the dry Saharan wind blowing outside. The weather is surprisingly nice – sunny and warm, not as hot as it was the last time I visited here when the temperature was over 40 degrees. We are […]
Inclusion in Emergencies
Anne Marie McCarthy, Plan International Ireland’s Emergencies’ Programme Manager reports live from Jordan. Recently I accompanied some colleagues, including the Plan International Ireland Ambassador Diana Bunici, to our projects in Jordan. Amid the fun and enjoyment of meeting the Plan International Jordan team, there were some serious messages about the situation there. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) […]
