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*****Plan International USA, Inc. Mission Statement ***** |
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Plan strives to achieve lasting improvements in the quality of life of vulnerable |
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children in developing countries by: 1. Enabling children, their families and |
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their communities to meet basic needs and to increase their ability to participate |
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in and benefit from their societies; 2. Fostering relationships to increase |
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understanding and unity among people of different cultures and countries; and |
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3. Promoting the rights and interests of the world's children. |
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Plan International USA's financial documents are available publicly |
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on our website at: www.planusa.org and also on other |
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websites, such as GuideStar. In addition, financial |
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information as well as governing documents and our Conflict |
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of Interest policy are available upon request. |
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The Form 990 is provided electronically to each member of the |
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Plan International USA Audit Committee. The Audit Committee |
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then meets with Plan International USA's CEO & CFO to review the |
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990 in detail. Once the 990 has been approved by the Audit |
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Committee, it is sent electronically to the full Board of |
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Directors for comment. Once the comment period is over, |
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either the Board approves or delegates authority to the |
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Executive Committee to approve the Form 990. Once approved, |
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it is filed with the IRS and posted to the Organization's |
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website. |
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PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING FEES MARKETING/MEDIA MISCELLANEOUS |
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PLEDGES RECEIVABLE - NET GRANTS RECEIVABLE - NET PREPAIDS INVESTMENTS |
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ACCOUNTS PAYABLE & ACCRUED EXPENSES |
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On an annual basis, the Board receives a copy of and |
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review's Plan International USA's Conflict of Interest policy. |
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Each Board member signs a questionnaire where they must disclose |
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any potential conflicts of interest. If there are any |
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potential conflicts of interest relating to a particular vote |
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on the board, the member must declare the potential conflict |
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and abstain from voting. This is then recorded in the |
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minutes of the meeting. |
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Every May, the Talent Management Committee (TMC) leads the annual |
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CEO performance review process. The TMC requests and reviews |
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a CEO evaluation feedback form that is received from each |
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Board member as well as from members of the Executive Team. |
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Based on that feedback, the TMC prepares the performance |
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review for Board approval. The discussion with the CEO is |
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conducted by the Board Chair and the Chair of the TMC. Based |
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on both the CEO and organizational performance, an increase, |
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if any, is also recommended by the TMC (and approved by the Board) |
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within the range comparable to other staff increases and |
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in line with external benchmarks. The TMC retains |
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documentation with respect to the deliberations and decisions |
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regarding compensation. The process includes a regular |
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review of benchmarks with periodic consultation with |
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a compensation specialist to ensure that the CEO salary |
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is within market range of comparable positions at |
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similar organizations. |
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For current staff, including officers and key employees, |
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but with the exception of the CEO, annual performance |
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reviews are conducted in the summer/fall. At that time, |
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managers determine compensation increases for staff based |
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upon merit and the availability of funds based on organizational |
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performance. As needed, positions at Plan International USA |
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are market priced with an outside consultant to determine |
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if the pay ranges for each job are in line with those |
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in other like positions in similar geographic locations. |
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When changes to the job descriptions of current employees |
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are made, HR Staff have a process for determining grade |
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level and salary. Documentation is kept regarding each |
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employee's salary. Officers and Key employees are |
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reviewed by the CEO and any salary changes are approved |
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by the CEO. |
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Other Changes in Net Assets (Part XI, Line 9): |
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Change in value of perpetual trusts $19,466 |
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Change in value of split-interest agreements (1,285) |
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Revenue from non-operating lease 521,355 |
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Expense from non-operating lease (465,226) |
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Impairment Loss on Investments ( 67,374) |
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Impact of Fundraising Event 120,865 |
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Other Changes in net assets (non-operating) $127,801 |
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PLAN INTERNATIONAL USA, INC. |
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PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS |
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Plan has been working for, and with, children for more than |
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75 years. Today, we work in 51 low-income and middle-income |
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countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote |
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children's rights and provide better opportunities for |
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millions of children. |
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We focus on ensuring that the children who are most |
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marginalized receive the education and protection they |
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have a right to, and that they are not excluded from services |
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or decision making. We do this by working in partnership |
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with communities, local and national government and civil |
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society organizations. We are independent, with no |
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religious, political or governmental affiliations. |
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A. PROGRAM AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT (FORM 990, PAGE 2, LINE 4a) |
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Field Program Support Funding of $55,785,336 (for the |
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fiscal year ended June 30,2013), represents funds |
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received by Plan International USA from sponsors, donors, |
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and other entities (such as the US Government, corporations, |
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foundations, etc.), $6,958,032 of which was used on |
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programmatic activities conducted directly by Plan |
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International USA., and $48,827,304 of which was |
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transferred to Plan International, Inc ("PII") and other PII |
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member organizations and combined with funding received from |
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the 19 other Plan National Offices around the world. The combined |
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funds are then managed at PII and used to support field |
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programs in over 90,000 communities in 51 developing countries. Plan's |
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field programs are focused on the following eight core |
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areas as shown below: |
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1. EDUCATION |
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Plan's goal: Children and youth will realize their right |
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to quality education. |
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Education is one of the most powerful tools available to |
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break the cycle of poverty. Every child has the right to |
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education, but many are excluded because of poverty, |
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gender, disability, geographical remoteness, or language |
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or cultural barriers. |
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We work to promote free, equal access to quality education |
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for all children, as well as learning and life-skills |
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training that help young people reach their potential. |
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We promote child-friendly learning environments, |
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developing teaching skills and teaching materials, |
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providing life-skills training, and helping communities |
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become more involved in how schools are run. |
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We work with national and local government to help improve |
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the laws and public policy on education, and we take part in |
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local, national and international campaigns to promote |
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quality education for all. |
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In FY13, Plan International USA's expenditures in education |
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totaled approximately $12,560,535, with $11,752,744 |
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being transferred to Plan International Inc. for our |
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overseas programs. Examples of Plan's FY13 projects in |
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this area include: Burkina Response to Improve the |
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Development of Girls' Education (BRIDGE), Girls' |
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Empowerment Through Education (GETE), and Ghana Transition |
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and Persistence Program (TAP). |
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BURKINA RESPONSE TO IMPROVE THE |
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DEVELOPMENT OF GIRLS' EDUCATION (BRIDGE) |
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The BRIDGE project is a four year, $1.3 million project |
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in Burkina Faso supported by the Because I am a Girl |
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campaign, which is funded by individual donors. The |
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goal of the project is to obtain equal access to quality, |
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post-primary education for girls and boys in the project |
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areas. Project activities include: construction of a |
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secondary school complex with latrines and clean water; |
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the provision of scholarships and bicycles for vulnerable |
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girls; the acquisition of canteen supplies for school |
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lunch, and the facilitation of gender training for teachers. |
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GIRLS' EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EDUCATION (GETE) |
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The GETE project in Ethiopia is also funded by the Because I |
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am a Girl campaign, which is funded by individual donors. The $1.2 |
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million dollar project targets girls and boys with the |
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objective of improving access to quality education. |
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Project activities include: construction of girls' and |
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boys' latrines and hand-washing stations; provision of |
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school supplies and sanitary materials for girls; and |
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creation of parents' savings groups to invest in their |
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daughters' education. (Funds donated by individual donors |
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help develop and support this program). |
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GHANA TRANSITION AND PERSISTENCE PROGRAM (TAP) |
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A $9.5 million, USAID-funded project, TAP aims to increase |
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the number of students enrolled in the project schools, |
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increase the number of students completing junior high |
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school, and provide physical improvements to the project |
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schools. Project activities include: construction of |
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seven new junior high school complexes and rehabilitation |
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of 19 others; training for 156 Community Development |
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Committees; funding of professional development of over |
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500 teachers; organization of "vacation camps" for girls |
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to promote girls education, hygiene, skills development |
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and health; implementation of the School-to-School linking |
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program between 10 Ghanaian and 10 U.S. schools to |
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promote cross-cultural learning; and the distribution of |
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944 bikes and 6,240 books. |
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2. HEALTH |
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Plan's goal: Providing the tools, training, and resources |
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for communities to raise healthy children. |
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Plan supports a range of programs that reduce newborn and |
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maternal mortality, increase child survival, and support |
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the healthy development of children into adulthood. |
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These include initiatives to prevent and combat specific |
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avoidable childhood illnesses. |
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We promote good nutrition, early child development and early |
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education, providing support for parents and caregivers. |
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We work with our partners to help mothers, children and |
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young people access quality primary healthcare and social |
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services. In FY13, Plan International USA's expenditures |
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for Health were $19,477,105 of which $17,711,130 was |
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transferred to Plan International, Inc. Examples of Plan's |
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FY13 projects in this area include the Northern Uganda- |
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Health Integration to Enhance Services (NU-HITES) project, |
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the Programme de Renforcement de la Nutrition and |
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Community Action to Improve Maternal and Child Nutrition. |
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NORTHERN UGANDA - HEALTH INTEGRATION TO |
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ENHANCE SERVICES (NU-HITES) PROJECT. |
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The USAID-funded, $50 million Northern Uganda-Health |
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Integration to Enhance Services (NU-HITES) project is being |
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implemented over five years in 15 districts of northern |
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Uganda. The project is implemented by Plan International |
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and a consortium including Intra Health, Tulane University, |
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Uganda Health Marketing Group, Communications for Development |
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Foundation Uganda, and the AIDS Support Organization. The |
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project is investing heavily in community-owned health |
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services and systems, creating sustainable positive |
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momentum that will ultimately result in improved well-being |
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of the populations of northern Uganda for years to come, |
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in some of the most remote and hard-to-reach communities |
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in the region. |
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PROGRAMME DE RENFORCEMENT DE LA NUTRITION |
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This $2.2 million, World Bank-funded project focuses on |
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alleviation of community poverty and malnutrition in three |
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districts in Senegal. Project activities include: |
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monitoring of growth rates in project villages; provision of |
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active screenings; creation of learning groups to provide |
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nutritional education; provision of fortified foods; |
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supplements and deworming medications; promotion of |
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iodized salt and micronutrients; and promotion of iron |
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supplements for pregnant women. |
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COMMUNITY ACTION TO IMPROVE MATERNAL |
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AND CHILD NUTRITION |
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By utilizing funds from individual donors, this Because |
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I am a Girl campaign-funded project in Indonesia is |
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improving infant and young child feeding practices, |
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establishing an enabling environment and support for the |
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practices at the community and health facility levels and |
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strengthening local government commitment to the practices. |
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Project activities include: creation of parenting groups |
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that teach breastfeeding and infant nutrition, training |
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for midwives and health workers, and the provision of |
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reproductive health education for adolescent girls. |
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3. DISASTER RELIEF & RECOVERY |
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Plan's goal: Children and youth will realize all their |
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rights in emergency situations. |
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In times of disaster, children are particularly vulnerable. |
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Separation from families and friends causes uncertainty, |
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anxiety and shock, with a significant impact on children's |
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emotional well-being. Our initial disaster response work |
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focuses on children's urgent needs, such as food and water. |
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We then prioritize child protection and education, to help |
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re-establish a sense of security and normalcy. An |
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important part of this involves developing child-friendly |
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spaces, which help protect children from harm and |
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exploitation, and aid emotional healing. |
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We also use a disaster risk reduction approach, to reduce |
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the risk of harm from disasters. Using an innovative |
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child-centered approach, we help children develop the skills |
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they need to keep themselves safer and to make their communities |
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better prepared and more resilient. |
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Plan International USA's expenditures on disasters in FY13 |
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totaled $3,784,701; $3,598,287 was transferred to Plan |
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International Inc. Examples of Plan's FY13 projects in |
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this area include: Emergency Assistance to Typhoon |
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Bopha-Affected Communities of Davao Oriental and Negros |
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Oriental, Philippines; Water and Sanitation Assistance to |
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Malian Refugees in Burkina Faso; and Building Child-Centered |
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Disaster Resilient Communities in Kontum Province, |
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Central Highlands, Vietnam. |
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EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO TYPHOON BOPHA-AFFECTED |
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COMMUNITIES OF DAVAO ORIENTAL AND |
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NEGROS ORIENTAL, PHILIPPINES |
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This $1.1 million, USAID-funded, emergency assistance |
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project provided relief to approximately 38,000 individuals |
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impacted by Typhoon Bopha in Baganga, Boston, Dumaguete and |
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Cateel in the Philippines. Project activities included: the |
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immediate provision of emergency shelter; key non-food |
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items, and water, sanitation and hygiene services. |
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WATER AND SANITATION ASSISTANCE TO |
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MALIAN REFUGEES IN BURKINA FASO |
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This one-year project was funded by the Department of |
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State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration for |
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$643,263 to address the immediate water supply, sanitation, |
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and hygiene promotion needs among Malian refugees and host |
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communities in Burkina Faso. |
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BUILDING CHILD-CENTERED DISASTER |
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RESILIENT COMMUNITIES IN KONTUM |
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PROVINCE, CENTRAL HIGLANDS, VIETNAM |
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This $750,000 project was funded by USAID to increase the |
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resilience and capacities of vulnerable populations |
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and relevant institutions to better prepare for, mitigate |
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the effects of, and respond to natural disasters and |
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form part of the National Program on community-based |
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disaster risk management. Project activities include |
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the support of improved engagement between citizens |
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and local authorities to drive more effective and |
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improved local governance. |
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4. CHILD PARTICIPATION |
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Plan's goal: Children will take part in decisions that |
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affect their lives. |
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The Convention on the Rights of the Child enshrines |
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children's right to participate as citizens, but in many |
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parts of the world their voices go unheard. Plan helps |
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children and young people become aware of their rights. |
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We strengthen their confidence and leadership skills so |
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they can come together to press for positive change |
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through events, the media, and by planning and designing |
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programs. We also enable children's and youth organizations |
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to advocate for change, monitor children's rights and hold |
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government and service providers accountable. |
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Examples of Plan's FY13 projects in this area include: |
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Safe Future for Girls, Niger Education and Community |
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Strengthening, and Girls Promoting the Reduction of |
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Gender Violence. Including these and other projects, Plan |
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International USA's expenditures on Child Participation in |
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FY13 totaled $4,339,391, $4,118,363 of which was |
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transferred to Plan International Inc. |
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SAFE FUTURE FOR GIRLS |
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By utilizing funds from individual donors, this $500,000 |
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Because I am a Girl-funded project targets girls under |
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18 years old in Egypt with the goals of increasing girls' |
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utilization of their personal assets; creating community |
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actors' support of and commitment to gender equality, and |
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improving girl-friendly learning environments. Project |
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activities include: the creation of savings and loan |
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groups for girls, the facilitation of leadership |
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training for older girls, the establishment of mentoring |
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programs for younger girls, and the inclusion of gender |
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training for men, boys and teachers. |
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NECS-NIGER EDUCATION AND |
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COMMUNITY STRENGTHENING |
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The $7.5 million, USAID-funded project's goal is to improve |
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educational opportunities available to children, while |
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strengthening links of schools with community and state |
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structures. Project activities include: Implementation |
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of activities that raise learning outcomes, engagement of |
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the community and families to keep their children in school |
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with a special emphasis on their daughters, training of |
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teachers, construction of boreholes and hand pumps and the |
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creation of adult literacy, student leadership, and proactive |
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community engagement programs. |
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. |
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GIRLS PROMOTING THE REDUCTION |
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OF GENDER VIOLENCE |
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------------------ |
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. |
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The $910,000, Because I am a Girl-funded project was designed |
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to reduce violence against girls through empowerment in |
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El Salvador. Project activities include: Creation of |
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"co-listener" peer education groups and safe spaces for |
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girls; provision of psychological support; facilitation of |
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leadership training; coordination of art festivals to raise |
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awareness on gender violence; and the inclusion of gender |
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training for men and boys. Funds donated by individual |
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donors helped develop and support this program. |
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. |
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5. PROTECTION |
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. |
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Plan's goal: Providing a safe place for children to live |
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and grow to their full potential. |
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. |
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Plan works to ensure that all children are safe and protected |
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from all forms of abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence. |
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We do this through services designed to prevent abuse, |
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neglect and exploitation of children and to help victims |
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recover. We campaign for and promote adequate legal |
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protection at all levels as well as strong support within |
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families and communities. We also raise public awareness |
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of, and respect for, the right of all children to protection |
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and help young people access the skills and knowledge that will |
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help them to protect themselves. |
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. |
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|
Expenditures from Plan International USA in this area totaled |
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|
approximately $2,678,468 for FY13, $2,181,365 of |
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|
which was transferred to Plan International Inc. Examples |
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|
of Plan's FY13 projects in this area include: Combating |
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FGM/C in Sudan, Fighting Against Child Trafficking (FACT), |
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|
Combating Child Labor in Andhra Pradesh and Addressing |
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|
Children's Basic Rights in Sengal (ABRIS). |
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. |
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. |
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COMBATING FGM/C IN SUDAN |
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------------------------ |
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. |
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The Department of State provided $500,000 for this project |
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|
to address the on-going problem of female genital mutilation |
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and cutting in the White Nile State, Sudan. Project |
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|
activities include: conducting a series of trainings and |
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|
awareness-raising sessions targeting community leaders and |
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|
family members, building greater capacity in advocacy |
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|
among community members, and calling on the government |
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|
to take action on policy. |
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. |
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FIGHT AGAINST CHILD TRAFFICKING (FACT) |
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-------------------------------------- |
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. |
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The $1.1 million FACT project is funded by individual |
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|
donors and the Because I am a Girl campaign to prevent the |
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trafficking of women and children, protect those who are |
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trafficked, and safeguard women and girls from gender- |
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|
based violence. Project activities include: the |
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|
implementation of the Better Life Options and Opportunities |
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|
Model centers for girls and boys; the facilitation of gender |
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|
and trafficking awareness training for community members; the |
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|
sensitization of risk factors of and ways to prevent child |
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|
trafficking; the promotion of government and community |
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|
leadership and accountability in the prevention of child |
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|
trafficking and the creation and enabling of safe |
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|
environments at household and community levels for the |
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|
vulnerable and rescued children. |
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. |
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COMBATING CHILD LABOR IN ANDHRA PRADESH |
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--------------------------------------- |
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. |
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This $748,801 project, funded by individual donors and the |
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|
Because I am a Girl campaign, aims for 80 percent enrollment |
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|
and retention of in-school children, particularly of girls, |
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|
in the Andhra Pradesh region of India. In addition, the |
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|
project will remove six to 14 year-old girls from child |
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|
labor and will assist their families with livelihoods and |
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|
support. Project activities include: the promotion of |
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school enrollment campaigns and vocational training for |
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|
girls; the formation of community child-protection |
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|
committees; the implementation of advocacy initiatives with |
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|
labor unions and local government to enforce laws against |
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|
child labor; and the connection of poor rural families with |
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|
national employment programs. |
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|
. |
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ADDRESSING CHILDREN'S BASIC RIGHTS |
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|
IN SENEGAL (ABRIS) |
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|
------------------ |
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. |
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|
This $750,000, USAID-funded project builds the capacity |
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|
of local communities and government to prevent and respond |
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|
|
to human trafficking. Project activities include: the |
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|
|
capacity building of law enforcement and legal system |
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|
|
personnel to identify and combat trafficking of Talibe |
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|
|
children; strengthening the referral system for trafficking |
|
|
|
victims; a sensitization of the risks and prevalence of |
|
|
|
trafficking among the Talibe; and increasing available |
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|
|
community-based services for Talibe trafficking victims |
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|
and children vulnerable to trafficking. |
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|
. |
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6. ECONOMIC SECURITY |
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. |
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|
Plan's goal: Children and youth will realize their right |
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|
|
to an adequate standard of living. |
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|
. |
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|
Plan advocates for young people to make informed choices |
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|
|
about their work. We help them access the skills, knowledge |
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|
|
and information they need to secure productive, decent work, |
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|
|
and to access financial services - especially for women |
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|
|
and young people. We work to ensure the inclusion of |
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|
|
marginalized populations - especially women - so they can |
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|
|
take action to improve their lives. |
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|
. |
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|
|
Working with national and local governments, we advocate for |
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|
|
state and community support in times of economic difficulty, |
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|
|
to enable children and young people to continue development, |
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|
|
and promote policies that support economic activity. We |
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|
|
also work with the private sector and civil society to ensure |
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|
|
that economic opportunities are available, sustainable, and |
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|
|
have the best possible impact on children's lives. |
|
|
|
. |
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|
|
Examples of Plan's FY13 projects in this area include: Girl |
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|
|
Power and Village Savings and Loans for Women. On these |
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|
|
projects and others, Plan International USA expended |
|
|
|
$3,349,159 in FY13, $2,230,677 of which was transferred |
|
|
|
to Plan International Inc. |
|
|
|
. |
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|
|
GIRL POWER |
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|
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|
. |
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|
|
The five-year, $853,624 project in Sierra Leone is funded |
|
|
|
by individual donors and the Because I am a Girl campaign to |
|
|
|
create an enabling environment where girls participate on |
|
|
|
issues affecting their lives; establish and improve |
|
|
|
mechanisms that protect and prevent children from pregnancy, |
|
|
|
early marriage and gender-based violence; and strengthen |
|
|
|
and support mechanisms that promote the rights of girls. |
|
|
|
Project activities include: creation of savings and loan |
|
|
|
groups, facilitation of leadership and reproductive health |
|
|
|
training for girls; and implementation of community outreach |
|
|
|
campaigns to reduce gender violence. |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
. |
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|
VILLAGE SAVINGS AND LOANS FOR WOMEN |
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|
----------------------------------- |
|
|
|
. |
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|
|
The Village Savings and Loans for Women Project in Vietnam |
|
|
|
is a three-year, $1.1 million project funded by individual |
|
|
|
donors and the Because I am a Girl campaign to increase access |
|
|
|
to savings-based financial services for poor rural households. |
|
|
|
Project activities include: the organization of savings |
|
|
|
groups primarily for women; the training of the Women's |
|
|
|
Union on gender-based violence; sanitation; and how to |
|
|
|
manage the groups independently. |
|
|
|
. |
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|
|
7. SEXUAL HEALTH, INCLUDING HIV |
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|
|
. |
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|
|
Plan's goal: Children and youth will realize their right |
|
|
|
to sexual and reproductive health, including HIV |
|
|
|
prevention, care, and treatment. |
|
|
|
. |
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|
|
We support quality, age-appropriate reproductive and sexual |
|
|
|
health education and services for children and young people. |
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|
|
We challenge the beliefs and attitudes that maintain |
|
|
|
inequality between the sexes. We also advocate for more |
|
|
|
effective policies and actions that respect and protect |
|
|
|
the rights of children living in a world with HIV. These |
|
|
|
include the right to be protected from HIV and, for those |
|
|
|
affected, to receive care and support. This includes |
|
|
|
advocating for children orphaned by AIDS to live with family |
|
|
|
members. In FY13, Plan International USA expended |
|
|
|
$4,777,708 on sexual health (including HIV) programs, |
|
|
|
$3,659,226 of which was transferred to Plan International Inc. |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
An example of Plan's FY13 projects in this area include |
|
|
|
the MacArthur Safe Motherhood - Nigeria Project. |
|
|
|
. |
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|
|
MACARTHUR SAFE MOTHERHOOD - NIGERIA PROJECT. |
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|
|
-------------------------------------------- |
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|
|
. |
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|
|
This MacArthur Foundation-funded project will advance |
|
|
|
reproductive and maternal health in Nigeria, where a woman |
|
|
|
has a one in 18 chance of dying during childbirth. Project |
|
|
|
activities include: the promotion of interventions to reduce |
|
|
|
barriers to safe motherhood, engaging with families and entire |
|
|
|
communities through religious and community leaders, to |
|
|
|
recognize the benefits of family planning and the need to |
|
|
|
meet the reproductive health needs of young people; |
|
|
|
strengthening the ambulance systems; and advocacy through |
|
|
|
the Beyond 2015 International Conference on Population and |
|
|
|
Development Process. |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
8. WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE |
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|
|
. |
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|
|
Plan's goal: Children and youth will realize their right |
|
|
|
to safe, reliable, and affordable drinking water supplies; |
|
|
|
to hygienic sanitation; and to live in a clean environment. |
|
|
|
. |
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|
|
Plan's water, sanitation and hygiene programs are reaching |
|
|
|
a growing number of people, and we are one of the leading |
|
|
|
proponents of community-led total sanitation. This rights- |
|
|
|
based approach involves encouraging communities-often |
|
|
|
children and young people-to take the lead in improving their |
|
|
|
sanitation and champion the benefits of hygiene and sanitation |
|
|
|
to their peers, families and neighbors. We train and support |
|
|
|
the community to maintain water supplies and latrines and |
|
|
|
reinforce behaviors such as hand washing with soap. We |
|
|
|
work alongside government, communities and local groups |
|
|
|
to ensure that our impact is sustainable in the long term. |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
Examples of Plan's FY13 projects in this area include: |
|
|
|
Testing Modified Community-led Total Sanitation (CLTS) for |
|
|
|
Scalability, and Cambodia Rural Sanitation and Hygiene |
|
|
|
Improvement Program (CR-SHIP). Plan International USA |
|
|
|
expended $4,818,269 on water, sanitation and hygiene in FY13, |
|
|
|
$3,575,512 of which was transferred to Plan |
|
|
|
International Inc. |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
TESTING MODIFIED COMMUNITY-LED |
|
|
|
TOTAL SANITATION (CLTS) FOR SCALABILITY |
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|
|
--------------------------------------- |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
This $7 million, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-funded |
|
|
|
project is being implemented in Kenya, Ghana and Ethiopia. |
|
|
|
The project will advance global rural sanitation efforts |
|
|
|
by improving the cost-effectiveness and scalability of |
|
|
|
the CLTS approach through increased engagement of local |
|
|
|
actors. In line with the CLTS approach, the project |
|
|
|
applies community-led solutions to address both demand for |
|
|
|
and supply of sanitation, to help communities eliminate |
|
|
|
open defecation and maintain and improve sanitation status |
|
|
|
over time. Project activities include: collecting, |
|
|
|
critically evaluating, and disseminating practical lessons |
|
|
|
learned about overcoming common challenges to implementing |
|
|
|
CLTS at scale, based on applied research from pilot |
|
|
|
interventions in Kenya, Ghana, and Ethiopia that are |
|
|
|
embedded in broader knowledge generation activities. |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
CAMBODIA RURAL SANITATION AND |
|
|
|
HYGIENE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CR-SHIP) |
|
|
|
------------------------------------- |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
The CR-SHIP program, funded by the Global Sanitation |
|
|
|
Fund (GSF), is a unique financing mechanism for sanitation |
|
|
|
programs which targets rural villages in five provinces: |
|
|
|
Kampong Cham, Kampong Speu, Takeo, Kandal and Svay Rieng. |
|
|
|
The goal of the CR-SHIP program is to increase access to |
|
|
|
improved sanitation and promote proper hygiene practices |
|
|
|
in rural communities of Cambodia and to strengthen the |
|
|
|
capacity of the government, local authorities, and |
|
|
|
local NGO's in promoting improved sanitation and hygiene. |
|
|
|
The program utilizes and delivers its service through |
|
|
|
non-hardware subsidized approaches that have proven |
|
|
|
successful in enhancing sanitation access within the poorest |
|
|
|
groups in society and includes components of capacity |
|
|
|
building, advocacy, knowledge management and monitoring |
|
|
|
and evaluation. |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
CEDPA ACQUISITION AND PROGRAMS |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
On November 16, 2012, Plan International USA acquired the |
|
|
|
Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA) |
|
|
|
in an innovative transaction. CEDPA, an international |
|
|
|
NGO based in Washington, D.C., was one of the first |
|
|
|
organizations to focus specifically on issues relating to |
|
|
|
the development and advancement of women. For more than |
|
|
|
37 years, CEDPA has transformed the lives of millions of |
|
|
|
women and girls, making them successful partners in the |
|
|
|
development of their countries by giving them the tools to |
|
|
|
improve their lives, and the lives of their family and |
|
|
|
community members. The acquisition joined CEDPA's talents |
|
|
|
and projects with Plan to strengthen existing programs and |
|
|
|
more effectively protect and promote the rights of women |
|
|
|
and children around the world. Some sample programs Plan |
|
|
|
acquired with CEDPA (with expenditures of $2,031,344. |
|
|
|
for these programs) are: |
|
|
|
. |
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|
|
CEDPA GLOBAL WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT (GWIM) PROGRAM |
|
|
|
----------------------------------------------- |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
The CEDPA GWIM program, sponsored by the ExxonMobil |
|
|
|
Foundation's Women's Economic Opportunity Initiative since |
|
|
|
2005, brings together women from diverse cultures and |
|
|
|
countries to share, examine and adapt best practices |
|
|
|
worldwide to expand women's economic opportunities and meet |
|
|
|
the needs of their communities and countries. The program |
|
|
|
is designed for mid-career women from non-governmental |
|
|
|
organizations, cooperatives and business women's associations |
|
|
|
that target emerging and existing women entrepreneurs and business |
|
|
|
leaders through skill development, opportunities to start |
|
|
|
or grow businesses, use of tools or technologies that advance |
|
|
|
women economically, and/or access to resources. Investing |
|
|
|
in the leadership and programmatic abilities of these women |
|
|
|
managers strengthens their institutions' capacity to |
|
|
|
implement and expand high quality, replicable programs and |
|
|
|
ultimately equip larger numbers of women to participate in their |
|
|
|
local economies. The program, usually four weeks in length, |
|
|
|
has been offered in multiple languages and countries |
|
|
|
including Brazil, Cameroon, Egypt, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, |
|
|
|
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and the United States. |
|
|
|
. |
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|
|
TARGETED STATES HIGH IMPACT PROGRAM (TSHIP) |
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|
|
------------------------------------------- |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
Plan is working in conjunction with John Snow International |
|
|
|
and a consortium of partners to implement USAID's Targeted |
|
|
|
States High Impact Project (TSHIP), in targeted states in |
|
|
|
Nigeria. TSHIP aims to use a tri-focus approach to improve |
|
|
|
community engagement, quality of health care services and |
|
|
|
health systems effectiveness. Plan will be using their |
|
|
|
extensive expertise in building community coalitions and |
|
|
|
providing public health education to increase the integration |
|
|
|
and sustainability of family planning, reproductive, maternal |
|
|
|
and child health programs implemented by TSHIP. |
|
|
|
. |
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|
|
LEADERSHIP, EMPOWERMENT, ADVOCACY, |
|
|
|
AND DEVELOPMENT (LEAD) |
|
|
|
---------------------- |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
Plan is now a partner on the Leadership, Empowerment, |
|
|
|
Advocacy, and Development (LEAD) project. The goal of LEAD |
|
|
|
is to strengthen local governance, increase the capacity |
|
|
|
of local organizations and improve service delivery. |
|
|
|
Working with RTI International, Plan is supporting the project |
|
|
|
by ensuring the integration of gender considerations |
|
|
|
through all elements of the project. |
|
|
|
. |
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|
|
TEKPONON JIKUAGOU: ADDRESSING UNMET |
|
|
|
NEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING |
|
|
|
THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORKS IN BENIN |
|
|
|
-------------------------------- |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
Tekponon Jikuagou is a five-year USAID-funded project that |
|
|
|
aims to reduce the unmet need for family planning in Benin |
|
|
|
through community social network interventions. The goal |
|
|
|
is to create a social environment that enables married |
|
|
|
couples to achieve their fertility desires by fostering |
|
|
|
reflective dialogues, catalyzing discussions, and diffusing |
|
|
|
key family planning messages through formal and informal |
|
|
|
social groups, influential opinion leaders and well- |
|
|
|
connected individuals. |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
THE HEALTH POLICY PROJECT |
|
|
|
------------------------- |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
The USAID-funded Health Policy Project (HPP) aims to |
|
|
|
strengthen policy, advocacy, governance and financing for |
|
|
|
strategic, equitable, and sustainable health programming |
|
|
|
in developing countries. HPP strengthens the capacity of |
|
|
|
policymakers, planners and advocates to gather, analyze, and |
|
|
|
use data to inform advocacy, decision making, monitoring, |
|
|
|
and accountability. It develops host-country capacity to |
|
|
|
design evidence-driven policies and guidelines, builds the |
|
|
|
capacity of civil society organizations to hold governments |
|
|
|
accountable, and promotes the capacity of health stakeholders |
|
|
|
to forge partnerships, facilitate dialogue, and foster |
|
|
|
cooperation among the public sector, private sector, and |
|
|
|
civil society. Plan will leverage the CEDPA legacy to |
|
|
|
contribute to the project by providing expertise and |
|
|
|
best practices in the areas of women-centered leadership, |
|
|
|
advocacy, capacity building and program management. The |
|
|
|
project is managed by USAID's Bureau for Global Health Office |
|
|
|
of Population and Reproductive Health and is implemented by |
|
|
|
Futures Group, in collaboration with CEDPA (now Plan), Futures |
|
|
|
Institute, Partners in Population and Development Africa |
|
|
|
Regional Office, Population Reference Bureau, Research |
|
|
|
Triangle Institute International, and The White Ribbon |
|
|
|
Alliance for Safe Motherhood. |
|
|
|
. |
|
|
|
B. BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS (FORM 990, PAGE 2, LINE 4b) |
|
|
|
. |
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|
|
As part of our mission, we promote learning and understanding |
|
|
|
among people of different countries and cultures. Through |
|
|
|
our child sponsorship program, where a sponsor in the U.S. |
|
|
|
is linked with a child in need, children and sponsors can exchange |
|
|
|
letters, cards, and photos as a way to better understand |
|
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each others cultures. These cross-cultural exchanges |
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provide the foundation for the sponsor/child relationship. |
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Plan provides various program communications to sponsors |
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throughout the year. Sponsors are introduced to their children |
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through the initial materials in their Sponsorship Guide. |
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The "Sponsored Child Introduction" provides information on the |
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child and family, along with a photo. This information is |
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also accompanied by an "Area Overview" which provides |
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information relevant to activities in the sponsored |
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child's community. |
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Our annual "Programs in Action" report highlights some of |
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our program successes across the world each year, while our |
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"Annual Update" specifically details programs or projects |
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within a child's community or program area. This update |
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is accompanied by new photographs of the sponsored child and |
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his or her family members. Development education |
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communications (posted online) provide information about a |
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particular development issue in a program country and are |
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written from the perspective of children. These are some |
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of the ways that the relationships between sponsors and |
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children are nurtured and promoted throughout the year. |
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Building relationships is a reciprocal process and we |
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encourage two-way communications. We contact all new sponsors |
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to welcome them to Plan and encourage them to write to their |
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sponsored child and we send writing materials to sponsors who |
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have been with us for six months, encouraging them to do |
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the same. We also promote an annual "Plan International |
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USA Writing Day" to remind sponsors of the importance of |
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communications and encourage them to write to their child, |
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and we remind sponsors of their child's upcoming birthday |
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and encourage them to send a birthday card. Through our |
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website, sponsors can easily send email communications or |
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letters to their sponsored children. Finally, we have a |
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"writing series" which reminds our sponsors to write to their child. |
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. |
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The costs of $328,786 associated with these cross-cultural |
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exchanges are known as "Building Relationships." |
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During the year ended June 30, 2013, there were approximately |
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44,000 communications from sponsored children to their |
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sponsors; 34,700 communications from the field offices to |
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sponsor/donors regarding individual sponsored children and |
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families; and approximately 30,200 communications sent from |
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sponsors to children. |
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. |
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In addition to the types of communications noted above |
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(which are processed through a centralized communications |
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or mail area at Plan International USA offices in Warwick, RI), |
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there are also some Plan countries through which sponsored |
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children and their sponsors can send and receive their |
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"Building Relationships" communications via a process we |
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call "direct communications." For these offices, letters |
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and communications are sent and received through the local postal |
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system, bypassing Plan International USA in Warwick, Rhode |
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Island. In some instances, sponsors are encouraged to send |
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email communications to their children. |
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. |
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C. DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY (FORM 990, PAGE 2, LINE 4c) |
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. |
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As part of its mission, Plan International USA conducts |
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educational outreach programs in the U.S. with youth, educators, |
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donors, sponsors, and the public about issues affecting |
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children and families in the developing world. Development |
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education programs enhance the public's understanding of the |
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causes and conditions of poverty in developing countries |
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and the role that Plan can have in the development process. |
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Development Education is one of the key tools Plan uses to |
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strengthen relationships with and between individual |
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children, adults, groups, organizations, and institutions. |
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. |
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Plan International USA brings messages to the public through |
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its "Programs in Action" and "Promising Futures" reports, |
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|
country information booklets, cross-cultural communications, |
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monthly e-newsletter, and specific work with classroom |
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|
learning. Information about issues affecting children is |
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regularly posted on our website and available through our |
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|
video library. Youth group activities and speaking |
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|
engagements by staff also play a key role in the delivery |
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of these messages. |
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. |
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The Youth Engagement and Action (YEA) team at Plan |
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|
International USA works directly with students and teachers |
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|
in an effort to increase awareness of the difficult issues |
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|
that the developing world faces. Specifically, our youth |
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|
network, Youth United for Global Action & Awareness (YUGA) |
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|
gives young people a voice by helping them organize meetings, |
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|
school activities, retreats, and events that bring attention |
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to children affected by poverty, HIV/AIDS, child |
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trafficking, and other issues. |
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. |
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The team also manages School-2-School Linking, a program |
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|
that connects youth in the United States with their peers |
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overseas. School-2-School Linking provides a private, |
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|
secure online platform and monthly, project-based |
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|
curriculum that explores different development topics, and |
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|
also employs creative cross-cultural learning strategies. |
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. |
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|
Additionally, Plan International USA facilitates |
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|
engagement through group meetings, development of school |
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|
curricula, and advocacy that reinforces the communications |
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|
around poverty and community development. Plan International |
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|
USA is an active partner and/or member in groups and |
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|
coalitions that support these issues, such as the Alliance |
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|
of International Youth Development, the Basic Education |
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|
Coalition and InterAction, and is a founding member, chair, |
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|
and coordinator of the Orphans and Vulnerable Children |
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|
Task Force. Regular meetings between CEOs and senior staff |
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|
of organizations with similar missions help to give all of |
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|
us a stronger voice. For the fiscal year ended June 30,2013 |
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|
the total Development Education and Advocacy expenses were |
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|
$1,075,354. During the fiscal year ended June 30,2013, |
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|
Plan International USA initiated over 1.5 million mailed |
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|
or emailed communications, and participated in various |
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|
presentations, activities, and forums. |
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|
. |
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|
Another important element of Plan's educational outreach |
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|
are the initiatives and the partnerships we develop to |
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|
increase awareness about the challenges in the developing |
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|
world. One such partnership is Plan's ongoing relationship |
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|
with 10x10 and the Girl Rising Initiative. The partnership |
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|
between Plan International USA and 10x10, which began |
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|
three years ago, culminated this year with the release |
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|
of the film, Girl Rising. Girl Rising tells the true |
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|
stories of real girls striving beyond circumstance and |
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|
succeeding against impossible odds. It features narration |
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|
by stars such as Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Alicia |
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|
Keys, Kerry Washington, Because I am a Girl global |
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|
ambassador Freida Pinto, and others. Along with a |
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|
handful of other NGO partners, Plan is benefitting from |
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|
money raised from the film and associated campaign, |
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|
which will go towards BIAAG marquee projects. |
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|
. |
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|
A different type of partnership, celebrity engagement, has |
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|
been extremely helpful in leveraging our brand and |
|
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|
raising awareness. In April, Plan and Because I am a Girl |
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|
were represented by Freida Pinto and various International |
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|
Headquarters and Plan International USA staff at the 2013 |
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|
Spring Meeting of the World Bank and the International |
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|
Monetary Fund. The evening's Call to Action featured World |
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|
Bank President Dr. Jim Yong Kim, UN Secretary-General Ban |
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|
Ki-Moon, UK Secretary of State for International Development |
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|
Justine Greening, BIAAG Global Ambassador Freida Pinto, |
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|
SOLA co-founder Shabana Basij-Rasikh, and Girl Rising |
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|
Executive Producer and 10x10 Executive Director Holly |
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|
Gordon. The VIP film screening following the rally was |
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|
attended by 300 high-level dignitaries and journalists. |
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|
. |
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|
Plan International USA's CEO accompanied Ms. Pinto to the |
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|
White House the following morning to meet with Valerie |
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|
Jarrett and Tina Tchen, who head up President Obama's |
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|
Council on Women and Girls Leadership. Plan hosted a dozen |
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|
screenings of the Girl Rising film, two of which were invitation- |
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|
only, hosted by Plan's Philanthropy Team. Plan International USA |
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|
has assisted with organizing Plan screenings globally, most |
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|
recently in Bangkok. The screenings, external events, and |
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|
Freida Pinto's participation in the film have all resulted |
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|
in invaluable earned media around the campaign and Plan's |
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|
work, including two CNN stories and Freida Pinto's open letter |
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|
on CNN.com-"A Message to Girls." |
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. |
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|
Theatrical distribution of the film in the U.S. largely |
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|
took place through Gathr, an online platform that allows |
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|
people to request the film be brought to their local |
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|
cities/theaters. As of June 30, 2013, over 125,000 tickets have been |
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|
reserved at more than 400 screenings nationwide via Gathr. |
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|
Plan is receiving financial support from 10x10's education |
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|
fund which will be directed towards an education BIAAG |
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|
program in Burkina Faso. |
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. |
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|
Through donor communications, sponsor meetings, website |
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|
publications and public gatherings, Plan International USA |
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|
will continue to reach out to the public and invite them |
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|
to engage with us and make a difference for children in |
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|
need. We have found that once people understand these issues, |
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|
they are willing to take action. Our task is to help bring |
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|
these issues to light. |
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. |
| Schedule I |
|
Plan International USA monitors funds transferred to Plan |
| Part I, Line 2 |
|
International, Inc. (PII) regularly throughout each fiscal |
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|
year. Plan International USA staff are involved in the |
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|
|
planning, design, and implementation of programs that |
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|
are currently administered through PII and work directly |
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|
with staff of PII in these matters. Some of the |
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|
specific activities include: |
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|
. |
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|
1. Plan International USA has access to and regularly reviews |
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|
the global organization's intranet site which includes |
|
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|
significant amounts of data on the program activities |
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|
being conducted throughout all of the program locations. |
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|
. |
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|
2. Plan International USA has regular access to financial |
|
|
|
reporting which allows for the monitoring of programs on a |
|
|
|
budget vs. actual basis as well as providing detail on the |
|
|
|
types of spending that are conducted so that the monitoring |
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|
|
of the proper scope of work can be done. |
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|
. |
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|
3. Plan International USA can review the results of the work |
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|
|
conducted by PII's Global Assurance Unit (i.e. internal |
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|
audit) to gain satisfaction over the procedures and controls |
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|
|
that are in place at the program locations. |
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|
. |
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|
4. Plan International USA staff conduct regular field |
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|
|
visits whereby they perform program monitoring and evaluation |
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|
work as well as providing technical program |
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|
backstopping assistance. |
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|
. |
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|
5. Plan International USA has representation on many of |
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|
|
the global management and program consortia that help oversee |
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|
|
and guide the work of PII. |
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|
. |
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|
6. At Plan International USA, the U.S. National Office (USNO) |
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|
|
of Plan International, Inc., two members of the USNO |
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|
|
Board of Directors are elected as delegates to the |
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|
Plan International Member's Assembly which is composed |
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|
|
of delegates from all national office members. The Member's |
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|
|
Assembly serves as the governance and policy setting board |
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|
|
for the worldwide organization. |
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|
. |
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. |
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|
Overall, there is open communication between Plan International |
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|
|
USA and PII which provides for effective and timely |
|
|
|
oversight of the use of funding provided by Plan |
|
|
|
International USA to PII. |
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|
. |
| Schedule G |
|
The information for Public Outreach Fundraising, Grassroots |
| Line 2(b) |
|
Campaigns & Developing Awareness are representative of the |
| Column (v) |
|
results during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013. The |
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|
|
activities are undertaken primarily to generate monthly-giving |
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|
|
donors as opposed to soliciting one-time gifts. Although some |
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|
|
one-time gifts are achieved, the focus is on child and |
|
|
|
project sponsors who enroll into a long-term voluntary |
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|
|
giving program. As a result, it is not unusual to have |
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|
|
small amounts of revenue within the same fiscal year as the |
|
|
|
campaigns are conducted. Instead, the costs are recovered |
|
|
|
over a long-term period through the donors that are retained |
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|
|
and make continuing payments. During the fiscal year |
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|
|
ended June 30, 2013, the campaigns with Public Outreach, |
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|
|
Grassroots Campaigns & Developing Awareness generated approx. |
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|
|
9,000 new donors who signed up for one of Plan International |
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|
|
USA's monthly giving options. |
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|
. |
| Schedule G |
|
Plan International USA did not enter into any agreements with |
| Part IV |
|
fundraisers under which they made payments exclusively for |
|
|
|
such expenses but not for professional services. |
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|
. |
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. |
| Schedule G |
|
Names and Addresses of Firms Listed in Part I |
| Part IV |
|
. |
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|
Public Outreach Fundraising |
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|
1511 3rd Avenue, Suite 788 |
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|
Seattle, WA 98101 |
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. |
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|
Grassroots Campaigns, Inc. |
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|
59 Temple Place, Suite 402 |
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|
Boston, MA 02111 |
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. |
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|
Developing Awareness, Inc. |
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|
89 Yesler Way Mezzanine |
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|
Seattle, WA 98104 |
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. |
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|
Integral-DC, LLC |
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|
1203 19th St. NW, Suite 500 |
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|
Washington, DC 20036 |
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|
|
. |
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|
InfoCision, Inc. |
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|
325 Springside Drive |
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|
Akron, OH 44333 |
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. |