Plan International Romania

Julia, 5, from Ukraine shortly after arriving in Romania

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 Romania to deliver immediate humanitarian aid to children and their families affected by the conflict in Ukraine.

As of December 2024, more than 177,716 refugees from Ukraine are living in Romania, 28% of which are children. In the 3 years of escalated conflict, over 7.8 million refugees have crossed the Romanian border from Ukraine and Moldova.

Since the beginning of the response, we have reached more than 96,000 participants in Romania, including 28,000 girls and 18,000 boys. In total, we have reached 45,000 refugees from Ukraine in Romania.

We collaborate with 12 Romanian civil society organisations and local/national NGOs to provide support to refugees from Ukraine, including schooling for children from Ukraine, and youth centres for Romanian and Ukrainian young people. Our projects with our partners cover the length and breadth of Romania, delivering services to those in need of support.

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 Romania.

Our current priorities include:

Research and awareness-raising on sexual and reproductive health and rights in Romania.
Establishing child-friendly centres to keep refugee children safe and provide emotional support for those that have experienced distress.
Build capacity and inform support workers and women on gender-based violence.
Vocational training and language courses for families planning to remain in Romania.
Ensuring children have uninterrupted access to safe, inclusive, quality education through temporary learning spaces and enrolling children into local schools.

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