Case Studies | Plan International Asia-Pacific

Let’s Talk: Helping teenagers get the right answers about…

In Northern Lombok, teenagers can openly discuss and ask questions to teachers about child marriage.

The Messenger Matters: Indonesia’s Religious Leaders and Girls…

Many religious young activists and other influential leaders within the community can be the catalyst for ending child marriage.

The Young Voices Defying Child Marriage in India

The Girls Advocacy Alliance goes beyond the numbers and lays within the personal testimonies of fearless leaders throughout the country, whose own experiences and actions show that even small…

Never Give Up: The Young Woman Who Won’t Quit Until Child…

Shakina is leaving no stone unturned to prevent early and child marriage in her community.

A Window of Opportunity for Cambodian Girls Trapped by Child…

Through vocational skill training, girls from rural communes in Cambodia refuse to let early marriage decide their future

Breaking the Link: Girls Disrupting the Cycle of Child Marriage…

Plan International Cambodia trains girls to produce and broadcast stories about child marriage

Champion Fathers Bringing Child Marriage to an End in Rural…

Abdur Razzak has been campaigning against child marriage in his ward, a part of a city equivalent to a municipality, in rural Bangladesh

On the Airwaves and in Communities: The Two Young Activists…

Happy, a 23-year-old female radio journalist from Bangladesh has been hosting a widely popular show at her local community radio station where she shares news and awareness messages on preventing…

Small Ideas, Big Impact

During the spike of Covid-19, Shirina, Vice-President of a Youth Group in a remote area in Bangladesh, decided to make face masks and distributed them to her neighborhood

Using Art to get their Voices Heard

Anisa and Trish, along with 51 other young people in December 2020, used their art exhibition, 'Our Safety Matters' to amplify their voices and express their concerns about girls' safety in…

“Periods don’t stop during pandemics”

Just like many poor urban settlements throughout the world, Richelle’s community in one of the most populated districts in Manila, characterized by its small spaces which house many people,…

Not Just a Girl, A Female Rights Advocate – Anamalia,…

As part of Plan International’s 2021 Asia-Pacific Girls Report: Voice, Choice, and Power, the research looked into the individual stories of young female activists across the region empowering…