Plan International USA

Jessica’s journey: From sponsored child to community leader | Plan International USA

Finding my voice: A Youth Leadership Academy story

Ukraine's lost children find a loving home | Plan International USA

STATEMENT: Escalating military conflict in Iran and the Middle East | Plan International USA

Long-Term Study on Girls: 18 Years of Findings | Plan International

From curiosity to career: Valeria’s journey in science | Plan International USA

Youth voices: What women taught me about power, education and leadership | Plan International USA

Gaza-Israel: Protect girls now | Plan International

Choices that create change: Saying no to FGM

Youth Leadership Academy | Plan International USA

School Matters, part 2: When getting to school is not safe or simple

School Matters, part 1: What children risk just to learn

Your Impact in Photos: See How You Changed Lives in 2025

Byronie’s Youth Advisory Board story

Former sponsored child pays it forward for next generation

5 ways online gender-based violence is hurting girls

Meaningful holiday gifts that transform children's lives

EMERGENCY: Bring life-saving aid to children in Gaza

[Video] From sponsored child to teacher: See Nancy’s story | Plan International USA

Charity Gifts Catalog: Gifts of Hope that Give Back | Plan USA

America’s Favorite Charities Are Shifting Their Fundraising Strategies

CNN Exclusive: Report reveals hidden reality of child marriage.

3X Giving Tuesday MATCH

Best Charitable Baby Gifts That Give Back (9 Meaningful Options)

Plan International, Kimberly-Clark Partner to Support Menstrual Health

Soha speaks at the high-level meeting to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the world programme of action for youth - General Assembly, 80th session | UN Web TV

State of the World's Girls Report 2025 | Plan International

How Plan Built a Truly Youth-Led Leadership Program

5 Ways Girls' Education Transforms Girls' Lives

2025 Youth Leadership Academy Elevates Youth Voices in D.C.

5 heartbreaking ways conflict and crisis destroy children’s futures

Faces of Gaza: Stories of survival, strength and hope

Hope under siege: Delivering aid to children in Gaza

Why girls’ safety is the missing link in economic empowerment

Download fundraising toolkit PDF

Disasters don’t wait – and neither should education

Can Philanthropy Make Up for Trump’s Foreign Aid Pullback?

STATEMENT: Mass starvation is sweeping Gaza. Aid agencies demand urgent action.

Real Choices, Real Lives: Research Series - Plan International

Inclusive education and disability: Rachidatou’s story

USAID cuts could lead to millions of deaths, researchers warn

Aid organizations left in dark months after USAID cuts begin - UPI.com

I found my voice through the Youth Leadership Academy

Case study: Across generations – periods through the ages

Apply to Plan's Youth Leadership Academy! 📣

Earth Day: Planting seeds for a brighter future

Why the Take It Down Act matters | Plan USA's Youth Advisory Board

Myanmar: When disaster strikes, girls pay the highest price

A Defining Moment: Will Philanthropy Stand Strong for Girls Around the World?

Rush support to children and familiies in Myanmar

Why communications and media strategy should be baked into program design from day one

Inspiring Intergenerational Dialogue: Regional Convening in Istanbul Ignites New Momentum for Women’s Leadership

Girls to the Front: Punk Pioneers Are Coming to Lincoln Center

Women's sports are rethinking childcare for their mom-athletes

World Water Day: How access to clean water changes girls' education

The future of private fundraising in foreign aid: Adapting to a shifting global landscape

3 ways girls in Guatemala are breaking barriers and leading change

Meet our Youth Advisory Board

Devex: US Congress passes budget bill, but questions remain on foreign aid

Providence Journal: "From its Providence HQ, Plan International aids the globe. Then USAID cuts came."

Supreme Court says judge can force current administration to pay foreign aid

Apply to join Plan's Board of Directors!

Youth Empowerment: Fueling the Next Generation in Partnership with KFC

5 Ways Girls' Education Transforms Lives

Menstrual Health and Leadership: A Surprising Connection

Sponsored Child Turned Sponsor

UN committee denounces violations of child rights in DRC

2025 must be a year where children’s rights are upheld even in armed conflict situations: Let us prove it matters. – Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict

Why children need to be included in discussions about AI

Ukraine War: Play Therapy for Children's Mental Health

Trump USAID cuts create vacuums of food, medical care for vulnerable populations - UPI.com

Foreign aid programs in limbo after USAID was cut

These RI organizations are in limbo with foreign aid spending freeze

USAID Shutdown Impact on Humanitarian Aid | Boston Globe Reports

Sierra Leone’s President Leads Bold Reforms in Women’s Rights and Healthcare Transformation

For ALL Women and Girls: Sandra Patricia Aguilar Carabalí believes that women’s leadership is key to protecting Colombia’s environment and peace

You are curating a priceless PEACE of art for girls in Colombia

Spot a Trafficker on Social Media | Stay Safe Online

The King Philosophy - Nonviolence365®

What’s inside USAID’s latest localization report?

A Fire Relief Effort by and for Teenage Girls

In Kenya, community radio station helps indigenous women stay informed

Bridging the gap for out-of-school children in Nigeria

The Mental Load For Women During The Holidays Is Out Of Control

Holiday gift guide: 8 books for every gender equality activist

Charity Gifts Catalog: Gifts of Hope that Give Back

When women in power used fashion to shape change

Syrian government services come to a 'complete halt' as state workers stay home after rebel takeover

Iran: New compulsory veiling law intensifies oppression of women and girls

Plan International USA welcomes new members to board of directors

Girls Take Over Highly Influential Roles in Malawi

Giving Tuesday Matching Gift for Girls 🎁

One in three women experiences gender-based violence

Climate Change in Azerbaijan is Putting Women at Increased Risk of Gender-Based Violence

In the words of Monika Kocaqi: “From Despair to Strength: A Lifelong Battle Against Gender-Based Violence”

Meet The Youth Advisory Board 📢

Charity Gifts Catalog: Gifts of Hope that Give Back 🎁

1 toilet for 100 people: Hear from the girls

Your Good Giving Guide

Gender Is A Persistent Force In Presidential Elections

Gender is playing a crucial role in this US election - and it’s not just about Kamala Harris

Why Gender May Be the Defining Issue of the Election

Give to Plan International 📢

Global Girls Initiative T-shirts

Teen Raises Funds for Gender Equality Through Solo Recital

What You Should Know About the 2023 Gender Wage Gap

Teenage girls who think they can get "dream job" drops

As the WNBA's historic season comes to an end, players say it's time for higher pay

Donate to Plan International 🍃

📢 Donate to the Crisis in Lebanon

When girls have access to a quality education, they can change our world!

First Lady Jill Biden Announces 2024 “Girls Leading Change” Honorees | The White House

Guatemala's leaders of the future

Breaking the Cycle of Period Stigma: Why Menstrual Health Starts and Ends with Education

Girls Leading the Future: Empowering Girls Through Education and Leadership

Let's hear it from the girls - take our International Day of the Girl quiz

Breaking Free from Exploitation: How Education Protects Girls’ Futures

Donate to the Crisis in Lebanon 🇱🇧

Meet our Board 📣

The Girls’ Pact for the Future

Back-to-School Education Programs: Helping Children Succeed

‘We will never stop fighting’: why Afghan women have risked their lives to attend a summit in Tirana

How Curling Canada is championing gender equity on and off the ice - SportsPro

The gender pay gap just widened for the first time in 20 years

Register now: Protecting girls and women online: Are we doing enough?

Breaking the Cycle: Ending Period Poverty Around the World

Learn more about CREED

YAB Summer Newsletter ☀️📰🗞️

Join The Youth Advisory Board 📢📢📢

Corporate and foundation partnerships - Learn more!

International Youth Day: Inspiring Young Leaders Tackling Period Poverty and Empowering Girls in STEM

Her dream job was a “man’s job.” That didn’t stop her 🏔️⛰️

What to Know About the Kids Online Safety Act

The IOC says the Olympic Games has reached gender parity, but historic gender inequality still lingers | CNN

The Gambia’s decision to uphold ban on FGM critical win for girls’ and women’s rights

The not-so-silent impact of the humanitarian crisis in northern Mozambique 👧🏿

Join our team - open roles at Plan International USA 📢📢📢

Introducing Always You, the Period Tracker and Wellness App That Helps #EndPeriodPoverty - Thrive Global

What Do Tradwives Have to Do With Democracy?

Opinion: How feminist tech can stop online gender-based violence

Register for our webinar: It’s Bloody Normal: Periods in humanitarian crises 🩸🩸🩸

Meet the 52 women breaking down coaching barriers at Paris Olympics

A personal journey: Striving for trans pride and indigenous women’s rights in Peru

Sierra Leone Acts to Ban Child Marriage

Give a Gift of Hope like Jessica 🐔🥚

8 of the best beach reads for every gender equality activist

How has the medical gender gap been affecting women’s health?

Oscars considering replacing best actor, actress with gender-neutral award

Improving gender equality will help end violence against women, but it’s only part of the puzzle

Donate to Plan USA’s Humanitarian Response Fund

Ariana Grande Breaks Silence on Nickelodeon Allegations, Says 'Environment Needs to Be Made Safer' for Industry Kids

New alliance promotes gender-responsive recovery efforts in Ukraine | UN Women – Headquarters

‘We’re writing history’: Spanish women tackle Wikipedia’s gender gap

Father's Day Gifts - celebrate dad with Gifts of Hope

Ambassadors – The Climate Initiative

Summer Academy | The School of The New York Times

2024 ACLU National Advocacy Institute

6 Key Barriers to Children’s Rights and Wellbeing

SOGIESC Policy Position - Plan International

Teenagers, their mums and grandmothers around the world talk about periods

Readout of Convening to Mark One-Year Anniversary of National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence | The White House

Girls are getting their first periods earlier. Here's what parents should know

It's Bloody Normal: Breaking the generational cycle of period stigma

GAZA-ISRAEL EMERGENCY: Protect girls now

Your Gift Your Way With Plan International USA

Black Tea for Dinner: World Hunger Day ☕

Periods through the ages: A photo story on ending the stigma of menstruation

Analysis | Youth activists call on world leaders to set AI safeguards by 2030

Nigerian activists condemn mass ‘forced marriages’ of 100 girls and young women

There Is No Democracy Without Gender Justice - Ms. Magazine

Kristen Stewart says Hollywood’s self-congratulation over gender equality ‘feels phony’

Why Women Need Protection Online Now More than Ever: Recognizing World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Isabella Tello '26 joins Youth Task Force for the Future

Celebrate Mother’s Day with Gifts of Hope 🎁🎁🎁

Check out our open positions 📢

On the blog: A mother's promise to fight against child marriage 👰🏽

Teen Vogue: Retracing the Steps of My Abortion

Report: Black girls suffer most from policing in Florida school district

Too many women are working through their high menstrual pain instead of taking the time off they need

Join Plan USA's board! 🙌🏻🙌🏾🙌🏽

Pay it forward with a Gift of Hope ➡️➡️➡️

Join Plan in the campaign to ban deepfakes online ✍🏾✍🏿✍🏻

Plan's safeguarding policy 🤚🏾🚫🛑

The Sudanese mother leading by example, against all odds 🧕🏾

Meet Plan USA's Youth Advisory Board 👋🏽👋🏾👋

Conflict and hunger in Sudan: an NGO call to action - Plan International

Board openings - learn more! 📢

Women’s Sports’ TV Rights Boom May Have Finally Arrived

Opinion | Beyoncé Asks, and Answers, a Crucial Question in Her Latest Album

Geaux Girls STEM is 'healing' this founder, who is inspiring young girls through science

School gardens on our blog 🌱🌿

Open roles with Plan USA 📢📢📢

Meet the Youth Advisory Board 👋🏽👋🏾👋

Read the Alabama Supreme Court’s Ruling on IVF 🗞️📰

Leave a review for Plan on greatnonprofits.org 💗👍🏽

Gaza: Security Council passes resolution demanding ‘an immediate ceasefire’ during Ramadan

The misinformation machine is hurting girls, and there are no signs of it stopping💻📱📢

World Water Day - Give Gifts of Hope 💦💧🌊🚿

Protect children in crises - Haiti and Gaza 📢

Plan is 87! Learn more about our history... 📚

Boy George Is Loving Harry Styles' Gender-Bending Fashion: ‘I Think It's Great'

How To Raise Boys Who Aren't Afraid To Be Vulnerable

Online misogyny: Does Andrew Tate’s arrest spell the end of the 'manosphere'?

Why the House voted to ban TikTok and what could come next - NPR📱📲

Plan USA's Domestic Youth Engagement Wrapped 2023 🎉🎉🎉

INDIA New England News Announces 10 Outstanding Women of 2024 📢📢

Opinion: A how-to guide for meaningful youth engagement

5 times that investing in girls paid off 🔬💻🧕🏾👧🏽

Girl Scout Troop Resolved to Support Migrants Despite Backlash

France becomes first country to explicitly enshrine abortion rights in constitution

How countries can save millions by prioritising young people's sexual and reproductive health

2023 Annual Review

Olivia Rodrigo Kicks Off Her Fund 4 Good to Benefit Reproductive Rights on Guts World Tour

UN experts warn of Israeli violations against Palestinian women, girls

A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and Stalked by Men

Ukraine two year anniversary 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Bridging Gender Gaps in Mental Health through Art 🧠🎨

Gender bias in science ‘deprives our world of great talent’: Guterres

As British Parliament Inquiries Into Gender Apartheid, Afghan Women Know All Too Well That It’s Already Here - Ms. Magazine

Senate poised to pass biggest piece of tech regulation in decades

Geaux Girls STEM 🧪🔬🔭

Meet our Youth Advisory Board 📢📢

Black Podcasts for World Radio Day 📻

Careers with Plan USA 🌎✊🏾📈

Breaking the silence: How elite athletes are fighting period stigma 🩸🎾🏈🏐

International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 🚫

Protecting Children and Youth from Digital Harm Symposium 2024

A Growing Number of Women Activists Confront Technology and Gender-Based Violence | TechPolicy.Press

Pinterest CEO: Big Tech must reject Big Tobacco’s model and address social media harms

Deepfakes exploiting Taylor Swift images exemplify a scourge with little oversight

Your Impact Winter Spring 👧🏾🌏🙌🏾

Why keeping young people safe online is more important than ever — and what you can do about it 💻

Applications Open for Snap’s First Council for Digital Well-Being!

Learn Activism | Youthactivismproject

All Positions | Ancestral Lands

Not One Woman on the List - Ms. Magazine

In Chinese homes, gains in equality

UN urges access to education for all Afghan girls and women

The Astellas Global Health Foundation Provides $2.6 Million in New Funding to Address Urgent Health Needs in Africa, South America, and the Middle East 🌎

Donate in response to the Gaza-Israel emergency 🚩🚩

Martha's Story: Fleeing Sudan 🌎

Become a We Are the Girls Activist today! ✊🏾🌎

Indigenous men advocate gender equality to benefit women – and men too

Plan Statement on aid into Gaza

50 Years of Women in Hip Hop for 2024 🎶

‘This is a real look into our lives’: the Maasai women photographing their people

Periods don't stop in emergencies 🩸🩸🩸

Purchase Ruth Stout's book and support Plan USA 👩🏼‍🌾

Support Plan USA just like Ruth Stout 🍅

Read our latest blog: Your Impact in 13 Photos! 📷

Gifts of Hope 🎁🎁🎁

How Gifts of Hope are planting the seeds of change 🌱

Plan in Times Square 🏦🚕

COP28: Greater ambition needed to secure climate and gender justice - Plan International

Stop Stereotyping Black Girls: Offer Inclusive Sex Education in Schools - Ms. Magazine

US women’s soccer team received most online abuse at Women’s World Cup | CNN

Ban Ki-moon Centre launches “Your Future in Green Jobs” Online Course at the RewirEd Summit during COP28

What is El Niño, and why are we worried about it? 💧🌞

The Secret Weapon to Fighting Climate Change? Girls 🌎

Youth Innovation Challenge 2023 Winners | Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP) 🌊💧

Periods don't stop in emergencies 🩸🩸🩸

Latest Blog: 1 toilet for 100 people: Hear from the girls 🚽

The heavy burdens of war for Gaza’s women and girls

Teen nonprofit CEO more than doubles reach of hygiene kit program for NorCal homeless students

Mean Girls was a reaction to the casual misogyny of the 00s. What will the reboot have to say? | Zing Tsjeng

We Are the Girls! ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

On tides of climate change, adaptability buoys hope

Who Pays the Price for Men’s Wars? - Ms. Magazine

How Talent Company Toast Eliminates Gender Bias In Tech Hiring

We're hiring! 📢

Meet our new board members 👋🏽

In her own words: Hope restored in Zimbabwe 🏫

Climate change is driving a global youth revolution

Child marriage is still legal in most of the U.S. Here’s why.

In Focus: 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence in Asia and the Pacific

Plan USA: Where we work 🌍

STATEMENT: Death toll for children rises over 2,000 in Gaza-Israel conflict

meet the activists fighting for equality around the world ✊🏾

Jill Biden Recognizes 15 Girls Leading Change - Ms. Magazine

Violence Against Women And Girls Is One Of The Most Widespread, Persistent And Devastating Human Rights Violations

Legislative efforts to address period poverty grow

We Are the Girls campaign ✊🏾🌎✊🏾

STATEMENT: Children in Gaza and Israel must be protected from humanitarian catastrophe

Turning the World Around: Girl and young women activists leading the fight for equality🌍🌎

International Day of the Girl quiz: Who’s your girls’ rights alter ego?

Blog: Your ultimate guide to International Day of the Girl 👩🏾

STATEMENT: Escalation of violence in Israel & Gaza

Afghanistan: children need urgent aid after devastating earthquakes ⚠

Register Now: International Day of the Girl Policy Event 2023 🌍

Why keeping young people safe online is more important than ever — and what you can do about it 💭

Register Now: Invest in Girls’ Rights: Our Leadership, Our Well-being 💻

Champions of Change ✊🏾

The world's most gender-equal countries

Covid-induced intimate partner violence: scoping review from Africa between 2020 and 2022 - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

The world's most gender-equal countries

We Are the Girls: Join the fight for gender equality! 🙌🏾🙌🙌🏽

What happened during Plan’s 2023 Youth Leadership Academy? 📢

The 17 UN Sustainable Development goals ✊🏾

Career Opportunities 🌎

International Day of Peace 🕊

13 podcast episodes about gender equality you should be listening to in 2023 🎧

Did you know? Fashion designers in Africa are changing more than styles👚 dress

Vulnerable children in earthquake-ravaged Morocco urgently need food, water and emotional care - Plan International

From the Field: Literacy classes for Afghan girls and women

Women and girls being failed by ‘lacklustre commitment’ to gender equality, says UN

Girls design award-winning app to help out-of-state abortion patients | Federal Way Mirror

Give to Plan USA and support girls' education 📚

Leave Plan USA a review on greatnonprofits.org 👍🏽

When it comes to gender equality, what about the boys? 👦🏾👦🏻👦🏽

Explore our impact areas: education 🏫

Roberta's story: Make A Will Month 📃

Are We Silencing Youth Voices?

How the Afghan Girls' Soccer Team Started Life Anew

Scores of women and girls were sexually assaulted after peace deal in Ethiopia, study shows

Where does my dollar go? Direct cash assistance is one way you make an impact with Plan 💵

Why youth involvement is key to tackling online gender-based violence

41 Facts about Freida Pinto - Facts.net

‘Oppenheimer’ — was the sex and nudity necessary?

In her own words: Fleeing Venezuela and finding hope in Ecuador 🎒

Join our team: open roles 🚨

Judge Rules in Favor of Montana Youths in a Landmark Climate Case

Does genderwashing taint the struggle for gender equality? | Brookings

A mom is teaching her son life lessons — from skincare to journaling — so whoever he ends up dating doesn't deal with his red flags

Texas repeals tax on diapers, period products: See what other states have done the same

Her dream job was a “man’s job.” That didn’t stop her ⛰

Your Impact: Summer | Fall 2023 🌞🍂

Welcome our new board member, Lori Maddams 👋🏽

SYRIA AND TÜRKIYE EARTHQUAKES: Protect girls now ‼

Plan International USA appoints Frank Manfredi as VP for humanitarian programs 🌍

‘Act on your promises’: Young climate activist confronts Biden administration over oil and gas pledges

New Leadership Program From Lean In Aims To Help Girls See Themselves As Leaders

Climate Change and Gender in Morocco and Jordan

8 of the best beach reads for every gender equality activist 🏖 📚

Your humanitarian impact: Responding to girls in crisis 2022-2023 🚨🚨🚨

Trafficking prevention - read the latest blog 🧸

5 surprising roadblocks for girls and women 👭

Make a gift and support critical work for gender equality 🚨

Modern Gender Equality Must Include Men

UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on Afghan women and girls

They marched for desegregation — then they disappeared for 45 days

Meet Matica: A sponsored child from Indonesia 👩🏾

Time to say goodbye 👋🏾👋🏾

Learn more about Women Deliver 🌍

Four trailblazers proving there’s no such thing as “man’s work” 👷🏾‍♀️

UN calls for gender equality push, central to SDGs

Photos don’t always tell the whole truth. Is that a bad thing?

Science’s gender gap: the shocking data that reveal its true extent

Our strategy: All Girls Standing Strong - Plan International 🌏

Meet the taxi driver putting girls’ safety before money 🏍

🧵 Find us on threads

Our impact areas: skills and work 💪🏾

Four trailblazers proving there’s no such thing as “man’s work” 👷🏾‍♀️

WTA reveals ‘pathway to equal prize money’ with ATP for top-tier events

Nike's approach to solving the biggest problem for girls in sports

Opinion | The Legal Foundation of Women’s Sports Is Under Fire

North Carolina legislature passes ban on transgender athletes from girls' sports teams | CNN Politics

Plan's Online Safety Guide 💻

Everyone Says Social Media Is Bad for Teens. Proving It Is Another Thing.

D.C. kids will get new menstrual health education next year, a first in the country

NWC calls for more supports from mental health services for girls who have ADHD or autism

What do birth certificates have to do with refugee girls? 📃

World Refugee Day 🌏

Nine out of 10 people are biased against women, UN report finds | CNN

A third of young men in Germany think violence against women is ‘acceptable,’ study finds

Father's Day Gifts of Hope 🎁

Meet 5 “girl dads” advocating for gender equality 👨‍👧

Brutal killings of two young girls show one of India's biggest problems is getting worse, advocates say | CNN

Hunger’s rising but so is a key solution: Gender equality

Sudan: Women are not mere ‘victims’ of conflict | ORF

Ama Ata Aidoo: Ghana's famous author and feminist dies

Gifts of Hope 🎁

How educating women can create a ripple effect of greater good 📚

2022 Kimberly Clark Sustainability Report 🍃

8 Movies & TV Shows That Champion Periods and Menstruation

How to be a gender equality and LGBTQIA+ ally 🏳‍🌈

Meet Lidia: A sponsored child from Bolivia

U.S. surgeon general: I am concerned about social media and youth mental health

“Alexa, what is a period?”

The Pacific Climate Warriors Are Fighting, Not Drowning

World Hunger Day: Crisis after crisis for girls in Haiti ⚠

Why we say “menstrual health” instead of “menstrual hygiene” 📢