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Blog: May 2015

Youth delegates with Alice Albright showing their support for #Girl4President

World Education Forum: Eliminating gender inequality

22 May 2015

Plan’s Because I am a Girl campaign has always worked for the rights of girls - that’s why we are at the World Education Forum this week, blogs Plan’s Ashley Johnson.

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World Malaria Day: Celebrating malaria prevention and looking to the future

23 April 2015

Malaria mortality rates have decreased by nearly half since 2000 – but a lot still remains to be done, blogs Thidiane Ndoye, Plan USA Deputy Director of Health, ahead of World Malaria Day on 25 April.

  • Thidiane Ndoye, Plan USA Deputy Director of Health
Displaced people in settlement camp, Far North Cameroon

Thousands of children at risk in Cameroon

10 April 2015

Attacks by Boko Haram fighters are forcing thousands of children and their families to seek refuge in north Cameroon where they are struggling to survive, blogs Plan's Berenger Berehoudougou.

Plan is still working to provide and promote hand washing points to help stop infection

Renewed efforts needed to combat Ebola

7 April 2015

With a surge in new Ebola cases and the rainy season fast approaching, this is the time for a renewed effort to fight Ebola, blogs Plan International's Emergency Response Manager Paolo Lubrano.

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Sustainable sanitation: from habit to social norm

21 March 2015

Changing social norms at community level is key to achieving sustainable sanitation, blogs Plan International's Darren Saywell.

Leslee Udwin flanked by actors Freida Pinto and Farhan Akhtar

Embracing the resilience and strength of India's Daughter

17 March 2015

Only by exposing the attitudes and beliefs that result in violence against women can we stop that violence from occurring, blogs Plan's Mary Bridger at the Commission on the Status of Women.

Minority children having fun, China

Playing mind games in emergencies

15 March 2015

Emotional care should find a central place in disaster settings, blogs Plan International's Head of Disaster Preparedness and Response, Unni Krishnan.

Children during disasters risk reduction workshop

Children and disasters: The last mile in action

13 March 2015

It's imperative that children know what to do to stay safe in a disaster, writes Plan's Humanitarian Director, Roger Yates, ahead of the UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.

Mr Roger Yates, Director of Disaster Risk Management, Plan International

Roger Yates

Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Director
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Eliminating violence from our classrooms

2 March 2015

Research released this week shows that violence is distressingly commonplace within schools in Asia, blogs Plan International Regional Director Mark Pierce.

  • Mark Pierce
    Former Regional Director, Asia Regional Office