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| Founded | 1937; 88 years ago (1937) (as Foster Parents Plan for Children in Spain) |
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| Founders | John Langdon-Davies Eric Muggeridge |
| Type | International NGO |
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| Leader | Reena Ghelani (CEO) |
| Website | plan-international |
Plan International is adevelopment and humanitarian organisation based in the United Kingdom that works in over 80 countries acrossAfrica, theAmericas, andAsia, focusing onchildren’s rights.[1] In 2024, Plan International reached 43 million children, including 23.3 million girls, through its programming.[2]
Plan International also provides training in disaster preparedness and recovery and has worked on relief efforts in countries includingHaiti,[3]Colombia[4] andJapan.[5]
Plan International was founded in 1937, during theSpanish Civil War, by British journalistJohn Langdon-Davies and aid worker Eric Muggeridge. Eric was one of five brothers, including journalist and satiristMalcolm Muggeridge. Plan International was founded as "Foster Parents Plan for Children in Spain".[6]
DuringWorld War II, the organisation became known as "Foster Parents Plan for War Children" and worked in England. After the war, Plan International extended aid to children in France, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Greece and briefly in Poland, Czechoslovakia and China. Plan International gradually moved out of these countries. It became "Foster Parents Plan Inc.".[citation needed]
In 1962, U.S. First LadyJacqueline Kennedy was honorary chairwoman during the Plan'sSilver Jubilee.[citation needed]
In 1974, the global name became Plan International, as programs now spanned South America, Asia and Africa. In the 1980s, Belgium, Germany, Japan and the UK became donor countries. Plan International was recognised by theUnited Nations Economic and Social Council.[citation needed]
In 2017, Plan International launched a new "International Global Strategy 2017–2022". The traditional blue logo was updated.[7]
According to Plan International's report, the income comes from supporters; the remainder is raised through donations and grants. An average of 80% of this money goes to Plan International’s work.[8] The remainder is spent on initiatives and maintaining an international network of support staff.[9]
The organisation receives funding to implement grants from a range of multilateral institutions, such as the UK'sDepartment for International Development (DFID), theAustralian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), theSwedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), theUnited States Agency for International Development (USAID), and other multilateral agencies.[10]
Plan International adheres to several international standards and quality assurance mechanisms including theInternational Non-Governmental Organisations (INGO) Commitment to Accountability Charter[11] and theCode of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement andNGOs in Disaster Relief.[12]
Notable endorsers associated with Plan International include Jacqueline Kennedy, David Elliot,Beau Bridges,Dina Eastwood,Scott Bakula[17] andNicholas D. Kristof.[18] In 2015,Mo'ne Davis teamed up with the brand M4D3 (Make A Difference Everyday) to design a line of sneakers for girls, with some of the proceeds going toward Plan International’sBecause I Am a Girl campaign.[19]Suman Pokhrel worked for Plan International Nepal as an employee joining the organisation in 1998.[20]
Anil Kapoor, who starred inDanny Boyle's filmSlumdog Millionaire, is an ambassador for Plan India.[21] He donated his entire fee for the movie to the NGO's Universal Birth Registration campaign.[22]Slumdog Millionaire starsDev Patel andFreida Pinto were among the cast members who attended a screening of the film at Somerset House in London,[23] where over £2,000 was raised for Plan’s work inMumbai, the setting of the film.
The organisation was featured in the 2002 filmAbout Schmidt.
Media related toPlan International at Wikimedia Commons
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