The history of Plan

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The history of Plan
1937 Plan founded as Foster Parents Plan for
Spanish Children
1950s Plan began working in developing countries
Today Plan is working in 49 developing countries
Known as Foster Parents Plan for War Children
(1938), it helped children affected by the
Spanish Civil War
Change in focus to making lasting improvements in
the lives of children
Children, their families and communities are the
centre of our approach to development in Plan
Plan is accredited by UNICEF and the UNs
Economic Social Council
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Who is Plan?
International child centred development
organisation

• Children at the heart of everything we do
• No religious affiliations
• No political affiliations

Belgium Denmark Finland France GermanyIreland Net
herlands Norway SwedenSwitzerland United
Kingdom Spain Albania
Presence in 68 countries
Dominican Republic El Salvador Guatemala Haiti
Honduras Nicaragua
China IndonesiaLaos Philippines Thailand Vietnam
East Timor Cambodia
Canada United States
South Korea
Japan
Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bi
ssauLiberia Mali Niger Sierra
Leone Senegal Togo
Bangladesh India Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
Brazil Bolivia Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru
Egypt Ethiopia Kenya MalawiMozambiqueRwanda Suda
n Tanzania, Uganda Zambia, Zimbabwe
Australia
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Who is Plan?
Plans VisionPlans vision is of a world in
which all children realize their potential in
societies which respect peoples rights and
dignity.Plans Mission Plan strives to
achieve lasting improvements in the quality of
life of deprived children in developing countries
through a process that unites people across
cultures and adds meaning and value to their
lives byenabling deprived children, their
families and their communities to meet their
basic needs and to increase their ability to
participate in and benefit from their
societies building relationships to increase
understanding and unity among people of different
cultures and countries.  promoting the rights
and interests of the worlds children.
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Plan India

• Working since 1979
• Working in 12 states in 3786 communities
• We worked with children in 2,482 schools to
  improve on school infrastructure (school water
  and sanitation facilities)
• Last year 21,135 community members including
  children were trained in disaster preparedness in
  4 states (Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttaranchal
  and Jharkhand)
• Plan works with 1417 childrens groups
• Last year, birth registration of over 350,000
  children was enabled through direct intervention.
  Awareness programs are estimated to have created
  a larger impact

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Plans Approach Child-Centered Community
Development

• Conduct activities centering on children's
  opinions and viewpoints
• Residents in the community, especially children,
  are proactively engaged in all Development
  processes of projects.
• Plan increases residents independence by
  raising their awareness, providing advice, and
  acting as a bridge to their local municipality.

Children participate in community development
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Plan India Goals
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Plans Values

• 6 value statements guide our work and
  relationships
• We are ethical, honest, transparent, and place a
  high value on integrity
• We are accountable to all of our stakeholders in
  our communication, finances, performance
  measures, and results and strive for
  effectiveness, sustainability, and efficiency in
  everything we do. We adhere to recognised
  international standards
• We create the conditions in our work, in our
  activities and in our organisation for personal
  empowerment, especially of children and the most
  marginalised
• We respect child rights and human rights and we
  believe in everyones innate and inalienable
  dignity as human beings regardless of age,
  gender, race, ethnicity, religion, class, or
  disability.
• We acknowledge that we cannot solve problems of
  poverty alone but only through teamwork and
  mutual partnerships.
• We strive for continuous learning and
  improvement. We listen to new ideas and encourage
  entrepreneurial activities, innovation,
  creativity, and change