Pushing for equality for girls in the age of COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, Plan International CEO Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen reflects on the effects on girls across the globe, and what must be done to mitigate them.
COVID-19 school closures around the world will hit girls hardest…
As COVID-19 forces school closures in 185 countries, Plan International and UNESCO warn of the potential for increased drop-out rates which will disproportionately affect adolescent girls.
Six years ago, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa killed more than 11,300 people. Now, the world is grappling with COVID-19 pandemic, the biggest health crisis of a generation.
Ending child marriage is possible: Invest in what’s working…
We can end child marriage in a generation with the support of young activists and if governments and NGOs invest in what has been proven to work. A blog by Bhagyashri Dengle, interim regional…
Compared to their male peers, girls online are facing more threats of sexual violence, more comments about their appearance and behaviour and are more often told not to speak out and have an…
Girls Get Equal is the world’s biggest girl-led campaign for gender equality. Now is the time for change, blogs Plan International CEO, Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen.
Plan International supports all girls and young women to make their own sexual and reproductive health choices. Because they have rich and complex lives. They have hopes and ambitions and because…
Campaigners and stakeholders are celebrating news that instances of child marriage are decreasing globally. But our 18+ programme provides recommendations for making global efforts to end the…
How teachers can help end gender-based violence in schools
Teachers hold the key to preventing violence against girls in and around schools and need more support to keep children safe, writes Plan International’s Leila Asrari.
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