Sylvain Mossou
Senior Operations Officer
The European Commission as a donor
Below is an overview of Plan International’s European Commission–funded work worldwide.
The European Commission is one of Plan International’s primary institutional donors and an important partner. From our Brussels office, we coordinate this strategic partnership to ensure EU funding delivers real, lasting change for girls and young people.
The Commission supports our work though several Directorates-General (DGs) including DG ECHO (the world’s leading humanitarian donor), DG INTPA, DG ENEST, DG MENA, DG JUST and DG for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture.
How we work with the European Commission
As the Plan International EU Liaison Office, we focus our donor engagement on DG ECHO, DG INTPA, DG ENEST, and DG MENA. Our role is to strengthen Plan International’s access to EU funding to support programmes that transform the lives of children and young people worldwide, with girls’ rights and gender equality at the centre.
Our team works closely with Plan International country and national offices to deepen engagement with EU institutions. Through strategic partnerships, resource mobilisation, and policy influence, we help turn EU funding into impact, advancing education, basic services, child protection, poverty reduction, and gender justice for girls and young women, as well as for vulnerable children and communities.
Across the full EU funding cycle, we support Plan offices to develop strong, strategic proposals that respond to local priorities while aligning with EU principles. Our focus is on delivering high-quality development and humanitarian programmes that achieve lasting, gender-transformative impact.
Where we work
During the Multi-annual financial framework 2021-2027 (under the Framework Partnership Agreement/Humanitarian Partnership Agreement), and as of December 2025, Plan International signed 67 ECHO-funded projects across 44 countries including: Niger, Bolivia, Vietnam, Mozambique, Indonesia, Colombia, Myanmar, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Sudan, Pakistan, CAR, Bangladesh, Malawi, Philippines, Ukraine, South Sudan, Cambodia, Nepal, Egypt, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Dominican Republic, Peru, Haiti, El Salvador, Uganda, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Honduras, Jordan, Nicaragua, Mexico, Honduras, Chad, Somalia, India, Paraguay, Bolivia, Tanzania, Laos.
As of December 2025, Plan International is also implementing 31 EU-funded development projects under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) Global Europe instrument across 26 countries, including: Uganda, Guatemala, Laos, Bangladesh, Rwanda, Bolivia, Somalia, Togo, Liberia, Thailand, Fiji, Mozambique, Malawi, Ethiopia, El Salvador, Honduras, Colombia, Timor Est, Nigeria, Nepal, Papua Nuova Guinea, Philippines, Indonesia, Senegal, Sudan and Jordan.
What we work on
Since 2021, our work funded by DG INTPA and in neighbouring countries has focused on:
- Civil society and governance
- Education, skills, and employment
- Climate and environmental action
- Sexual and reproductive health and rights
- Peace and security
In the same period, our DG ECHO-funded work has prioritised:
- Disaster risk reduction
- Protection services
- Education in emergencies
- Child protection in emergencies
- Prevention of and response to gender-based violence
Across all areas, we take a joined-up approach that reflects the realities of girls’ lives and the interconnected challenges they face.
Funding received from the European Commission
Between 2021 and 2025, Plan International received €92.4 million in humanitarian funding from DG ECHO.
During the same period, we received €75 million from DG INTPA and DG MENA, supporting 37 programmes funded through NDICI – Global Europe.
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