Plan International Poland

Plan International works together with children, young people, supporters, and partners to strive for a just world, where we are all equal. 

Since March 2022, we’ve worked in Poland to deliver immediate humanitarian aid to children and their families affected by the conflict in Ukraine. 

As of January 2025, a total of 998,070 refugees from Ukraine are actively registered as living in Poland. Around 360,000 of them are children and 5% are people with disabilities. Since the beginning of the escalation of the war in Ukraine more than 1.9 million refugees from Ukraine in Poland have searched for national protection.

We collaborate with Polish civil society organisations who support refugees and people in need, in particular targeting children, youth and minority groups. Some of our projects include psychosocial support at youth centres, workshops and activities for young people, and education, therapy and integration support for children living with disabilities. 

Our projects with our partners cover the length and breadth of Poland, delivering services in bigger cities and smaller towns, to those in need of support. 

Since we began our humanitarian response in Poland, we have reached to 295,224 individuals (252,771 women and 43,091 girls) affected by the war in Ukraine through our response in education, protection, cash and voucher assistance, assessing sexual and reproductive health and mental health and psychosocial support services.

Beyond the direct life-saving humanitarian support we provide, we are partnering with local organisations to support children’s rights and equality for girls in Poland. 

More recently, we also carried out a need assessment to deliver the humanitarian aid to the flood affected individuals due to the Storm Boris.     

Our work in Poland is part of a regional response to the Ukraine crisis which also includes programmes in Ukraine, Moldova and Romania.