Plan International Region for the Middle East, Eastern and Southern Africa

Promoting children’s rights and equality for girls in 17 countries across the region

Every hour counts in Gaza

Children never start wars, but they are the ones who suffer the most.

For Palestinian children, reprieve cannot come soon enough

We are an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

Stories of change

Celebrating the resilience of communities in the face of adversity

Despite the challenges across the region including economic disparities, political instability, and climate change, families and communities are working everyday to move from risk to resilience.

About the region

Plan MEESA works in 17 countries to respond to key challenges facing children, especially girls, and young people in the region. The region responds to humanitarian crises anywhere where we believe we can add value effectively.

Our region’s programme focus aims at reaching over 37 million people, including girls, boys, children, youth and adults, in the different countries between 2019 and 2026.

Our current regional priorities include: