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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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On an annual basis, the officers, directors and key employees |
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receive a copy of and review Plan International USA's Conflict of |
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Interest disclosure questionnaire. Each of them signs that |
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questionnaire where they must disclose any potential conflicts |
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of interest. If there are any potential conflicts of interest |
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relating to a particular vote on the board the member |
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must declare the potential conflict and abstain from |
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voting. This is then recorded in the minutes of the |
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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 |
| Pt VI, Line 15a |
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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PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING FEES MARKETING/MEDIA MISCELLANEOUS |
| Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24 |
PLEDGES RECEIVABLE - NET GRANTS RECEIVABLE - NET PREPAIDS INVESTMENTS |
| Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26 |
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE & ACCRUED EXPENSES |
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review for Board approval. The discussion with the CEO is |
| Pt VI, Line 15a |
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, |
| Pt VI, Line 15a |
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 |
| Pt VI, Line 15a |
regarding compensation. The process includes a regular |
| Pt VI, Line 15a |
review of benchmarks with periodic consultation with |
| Pt VI, Line 15a |
a compensation specialist to ensure that the CEO salary |
| Pt VI, Line 15a |
is within market range of comparable positions at |
| Pt VI, Line 15a |
similar organizations. |
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. |
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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 |
| Pt VI, Line 15b |
upon merit and the availability of funds based on organizational |
| Pt VI, Line 15b |
performance. As needed, positions at Plan International USA |
| Pt VI, Line 15b |
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 |
| Pt VI, Line 15b |
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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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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Other Changes in Net Assets (Part XI, Line 9): |
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Change in value of perpetual trusts $38,878 |
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Change in value of split-interest agreements (18,575) |
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Net income from non-operating lease 19,772 |
| Pt XI |
Impairment Loss on Investments (13,315) |
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Impact of Fundraising Event 220,589 |
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Other Changes in net assets (non-operating) $247,349 |
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| Form |
*****PLAN INTERNATIONAL USA, INC. MISSION STATEMENT***** |
| Form 990, Page 1 |
Plan strives to achieve lasting improvements in the quality |
| Part I |
of life of vulnerable children in developing countries |
| Summary |
by: 1. Enabling children, their families and their |
| Form |
communities to meet basic needs and to increase their ability |
| 990 |
to participate in and benefit from their societies; 2. |
| Page 1 |
Fostering relationships to increase understanding and |
| Part I |
unity among people of different cultures and countries; |
| Summary |
and 3. Promoting the rights and interests of the world's children. |
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. |
| Form 990, pg 2 |
PLAN INTERNATIONAL USA, INC. |
| Part III |
PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS |
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Plan International USA, Inc. is the United States member |
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organization of Plan International, Inc.(PII) along with 20 |
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other member organizations around the world. Plan International |
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USA implements the vast majority of its international activities |
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through PII which is also a non-profit organization registered |
| . |
in the United States. Plan has been working for and with |
| . |
children for more than 75 years. Today we work through |
| . |
field offices in over 50 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 millions. |
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We focus on ensuring that the children who are most |
| . |
marginalized receive the education and protection to which |
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they have a right, and that they are not excluded from |
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services or decision-making. We carry out our work by |
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partnering with communities, local and national governments, |
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and civil society organizations. We are independent, with |
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no religious, political, or governmental affiliations. |
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A. PROGRAM AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT |
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Program and Technical Support Funding of $67,590,671 (for the |
| . |
fiscal year ended June 30, 2014), represents funds received |
| . |
by Plan International USA from sponsors, donors, and other |
| . |
entities (such as the U.S. Government, corporations, |
| . |
foundations, etc.), $8,053,816 of which was used on |
| . |
programmatic activities conducted directly by Plan International |
| . |
USA, and $59,536,855 of which over 99% was transferred to |
| . |
Plan International, Inc. and combined with funding received |
| . |
from the 20 other donor countries around the world. The |
| . |
combined funds are then managed at PII and used to support |
| . |
field programs in over 86,000 communities in 51 developing |
| . |
countries. Plan's field programs are focused on the following |
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eight core 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 |
| . |
education, but many are excluded because of poverty, gender, |
| . |
geographical remoteness, or language or cultural barriers. |
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We work to promote free, equal access to quality education |
| . |
for all children, as well as learning and life-skills |
| . |
training that help young people reach their potential. We |
| . |
promote child-friendly learning environments, developing |
| . |
teaching skills and teaching materials, providing life-skills |
| . |
training, and helping communities become more involved in |
| . |
how schools are run. |
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. |
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We work with national and local governments to help improve |
| . |
the laws and public policy on education, and we take part |
| . |
in local, national, and international campaigns to promote |
| . |
quality education for all. |
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. |
| . |
In FY14, Plan International USA's expenditures in education |
| . |
totaled approximately $6,100,186 with $5,448,158 transferred |
| . |
to PII for our overseas programs. Examples of Plan's FY14 |
| . |
projects in this area include: Burkina Response to Improve |
| . |
the Development of Girls' Education (BRIDGE), Girls |
| . |
Empowerment Through Education (GETE), and Niger Education |
| . |
and Community Strengthening (NECS). |
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BURKINA RESPONSE TO IMPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF GIRLS' |
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EDUCATION (BRIDGE) |
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The BRIDGE project is a four-year, $1.3 million project |
| . |
in Burkina Faso supported by the Because I am a Girl |
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campaign, which is funded by individual donors. The goal |
| . |
of the project is to obtain equal access to quality, post- |
| . |
primary education for girls and boys in project areas. Project |
| . |
activities include: construction of a secondary school |
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complex with latrines and clean water; provision of |
| . |
scholarships and bicycles for vulnerable girls; acquisition |
| . |
of canteen supplies for school lunch, and gender training |
| . |
for teachers. |
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GIRLS' EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EDUCATION (GETE) |
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The GETE program in Ethiopia is also funded by the Because |
| . |
I am a Girl campaign through individual donors. The $1.2 |
| . |
million dollar project targets girls and boys with the |
| . |
objective of improving access to quality education. Project |
| . |
activities include: construction of girls' and boys' latrines |
| . |
and hand-washing stations; provision of school supplies |
| . |
and sanitary materials for girls; and creation of parents' |
| . |
savings groups to invest in their daughters' education. |
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. |
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NIGER EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY STRENGTHENING (NECS) |
| . |
. |
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This $7.6 million, USAID-funded project's goal is to improve |
| . |
educational opportunities available to children, while |
| . |
strengthening links between schools and community and state |
| . |
structures. In particular, the project aims to increase |
| . |
access to quality education and improve student reading |
| . |
achievement. Project activities include: promoting girls' |
| . |
schooling and a gender-sensitive environment in classrooms |
| . |
through teacher training and community engagement; improving |
| . |
school governance through community-based structures and |
| . |
student leadership; providing new or repaired clean water |
| . |
points in schools; rolling out a mentoring program for |
| . |
students in difficult situations; developing Early |
| . |
Grade Reading curriculum in four Nigerien languages and |
| . |
training teachers in the methodology; and establishing |
| . |
adult literacy centers. |
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. |
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2. HEALTH |
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Plan's goal: Providing the tools, training, and resources |
| . |
for communities to raise healthy children. |
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. |
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Plan supports a range of programs that reduce newborn and |
| . |
maternal mortality, increase child survival, and support |
| . |
the healthy development of children into adulthood. These |
| . |
interventions include initiatives to prevent and combat |
| . |
specific avoidable childhood illnesses. |
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. |
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We promote good nutrition, early child development, and |
| . |
early education, providing support for parents and |
| . |
caregivers. We work with our partners to help mothers, |
| . |
children, and young people access quality primary health |
| . |
care and social services. In FY14, Plan International USA's |
| . |
expenditures for Health totaled approx. $30,383,292, $28,698,579 of |
| . |
which was transferred to PII. Examples of Plan's FY14 |
| . |
projects in this area include Combating Female Genital |
| . |
Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in Sudan; Health Policy Project |
| . |
(HPP); and Targeted States High Impact Program (TSHIP). |
| . |
. |
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COMBATING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION/CUTTING (FGM/C) |
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. |
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The overall goal of the U.S Department of State-funded |
| . |
Combating FGM/C is to strengthen the capacity of community |
| . |
leaders, local organizations, and communities to effectively |
| . |
and sustainably address FGM/C in 35 communities in Ed Dueim |
| . |
locality in the White Nile State of Sudan. The project |
| . |
relies on trainings of key stakeholders/decision-makers |
| . |
in the community such as religious leaders, midwives, |
| . |
and grandmothers; dissemination of mass media messages through |
| . |
radio and television; and the formation of community |
| . |
action groups to raise awareness and reduce cases of FGM/C. |
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THE HEALTH POLICY PROJECT (HPP) |
| . |
. |
| . |
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 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, |
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in collaboration with Plan, Futures Institute, Partners |
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in Population and Development Africa Regional Office, |
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Population Reference Bureau, Research Triangle Institute |
| . |
International, and the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood. |
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TARGETED STATES HIGH IMPACT PROGRAM (TSHIP) |
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Plan is a consortium partner on the USAID-funded Targeted |
| . |
States High Impact Project (TSHIP) led by John Snow |
| . |
International (JSI). Implemented in Sokoto and Bauchi states |
| . |
in northern Nigeria, the scope of the project is to increase |
| . |
the use of high-impact interventions in maternal, newborn, |
| . |
and child health (MNCH) and family planning/reproductive |
| . |
health (FP/RH). TSHIP focuses on technical areas on |
| . |
MNCH/FP/RH, health systems strengthening, and policy |
| . |
advocacy. Plan leads the community engagement component, |
| . |
including strengthening household education, awareness, |
| . |
and grassroots advocacy to increase demand for and use |
| . |
of MNCH/FP/RH services. Plan has provided leadership in |
| . |
development of a community mobilization strategy designed |
| . |
to effectively engage and empower communities, enable |
| . |
collective problem-solving and action, promote dialogue |
| . |
and partnerships among multiple stakeholders, and sustain |
| . |
positive behavior change at the family and individual level. |
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. |
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3. DISASTER RELIEF & RECOVERY |
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Plan's goal: Children and youth will realize all their |
| . |
rights in emergency situations. |
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. |
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In times of disaster, children are particularly |
| . |
vulnerable. Separation from families and friends causes |
| . |
uncertainty, anxiety, and shock, with a significant impact |
| . |
on children's emotional well-being. Our initial disaster |
| . |
response work focuses on children's urgent needs, such as |
| . |
food and water. We then prioritize child protection and |
| . |
education, to help re-establish a sense of security and |
| . |
normalcy. An important part of our response involves |
| . |
developing child-friendly spaces, which help protect children |
| . |
from harm and exploitation, and aid emotional healing. |
| . |
. |
| . |
We also use a disaster risk reduction approach, to reduce |
| . |
the risk of harm from disasters. Using an innovative |
| . |
child-centered approach, we help children develop the |
| . |
skills they need to keep themselves safer and to make |
| . |
their communities better prepared and more resilient. |
| . |
. |
| . |
Plan International USA's expenditures on disasters in FY14 |
| . |
totaled approx. $5,774,639; $5,484,848 of which was transferred |
| . |
to PII. Examples of Plan's FY14 projects in this area include: |
| . |
Emergency Assistance to Typhoon Bopha-Affected Communities |
| . |
of Davao Oriental and Negros Oriental, Philippines; Water |
| . |
and Sanitation Assistance to Malian Refugees in Burkina |
| . |
Faso; and Building Child-Centered Disaster Resilient |
| . |
Communities in Kontum Province, Central Highlands, Vietnam. |
| . |
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| . |
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO TYPHOON BOPHA-AFFECTED |
| . |
COMMUNITIES OF DAVAO ORIENTAL AND NEGROS ORIENTAL, |
| . |
PHILIPPINES |
| . |
. |
| . |
This $1.1 million, USAID-funded emergency assistance project |
| . |
provided relief to approximately 38,000 individuals |
| . |
impacted by Typhoon Bopha in Baganga, Boston, Dumaguete, |
| . |
and Cateel in the Philippines. Project activities |
| . |
included: immediate provision of emergency shelter; |
| . |
distribution of key non-food items; and water, sanitation, |
| . |
and hygiene services. |
| . |
. |
| . |
WATER AND SANITATION ASSISTANCE TO MALIAN REFUGEES IN |
| . |
BURKINA FASO |
| . |
. |
| . |
This one-year project was funded by the Department of |
| . |
State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration for |
| . |
$643,263 to address the immediate water supply, sanitation, |
| . |
and hygiene promotion needs among Malian refugees and |
| . |
host communities in Burkina Faso. |
| . |
. |
| . |
BUILDING CHILD-CENTERED DISASTER RESILIENT COMMUNITIES |
| . |
IN KONTUM PROVINCE, CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, VIETNAM |
| . |
. |
| . |
This $750,000 project was funded by USAID to increase the |
| . |
resilience and capacities of vulnerable populations and |
| . |
relevant institutions to better prepare for, mitigate the |
| . |
effects of, and respond to natural disasters. The project |
| . |
also forms part of the National Program on community-based |
| . |
disaster risk management. Project activities include the |
| . |
support of improved engagement between citizens and local |
| . |
authorities to drive more effective and improved local |
| . |
governance. |
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. |
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4. CHILD PARTICIPATION |
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Plan's goal: Children will take part in decisions that |
| . |
affect their lives. |
| . |
. |
| . |
The Convention on the Rights of the Child enshrines children's |
| . |
right to participate as citizens, but in many parts of the |
| . |
world their voices go unheard. Plan helps children and |
| . |
young people become aware of their rights. We strengthen |
| . |
their confidence and leadership skills so they can come |
| . |
together and press for positive change through events and |
| . |
the media, as well as by planning and designing programs. |
| . |
We also enable children's and youth organizations to |
| . |
advocate for change, monitor children's rights, and hold |
| . |
government and service providers accountable. |
| . |
. |
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Examples of Plan's FY14 projects in this area include: |
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Safer Cities for Girls and Girls Promoting the Reduction |
| . |
of Gender Violence. Including these and other projects, |
| . |
Plan International USA's expenditures on Child Participation |
| . |
in FY14 totaled approx. $4,127,422, $3,803,386 of which |
| . |
was transferred to PII. |
| . |
. |
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SAFER CITIES FOR GIRLS |
| . |
. |
| . |
The Safer Cities for Girls project in Cairo is part of the |
| . |
global Because I am a Girl Urban Program, which seeks to |
| . |
build safe, accountable, and inclusive cities for girls in |
| . |
five countries around the world. This $700,000 project |
| . |
will engage adolescent girls under age 18 in the informal |
| . |
settlement of Ezbet Khairallah in Cairo, in order to |
| . |
promote girls' access to safe public spaces, their |
| . |
meaningful participation in urban development and |
| . |
governance, and their autonomous mobility throughout the |
| . |
city. In addition to activities for adolescent girls |
| . |
to build their life skills and participation, this project |
| . |
works with families and communities, institutions, local |
| . |
government, and transport authorities to build a safe |
| . |
environment for girls to thrive. |
| . |
. |
| . |
GIRLS PROMOTING THE REDUCTION OF GENDER VIOLENCE |
| . |
. |
| . |
This $910,000, Because I am a Girl-funded project was |
| . |
designed to reduce violence against girls through |
| . |
empowerment in El Salvador. Project activities include: |
| . |
creation of "co-listener" peer education groups and safe |
| . |
spaces for girls; provision of psychological support; |
| . |
facilitation of leadership training; coordination of art |
| . |
festivals to raise awareness on gender violence; and the |
| . |
inclusion of gender training for men and boys. |
| . |
. |
| . |
5. PROTECTION |
| . |
. |
| . |
Plan's goal: Providing a safe place for children to live |
| . |
and grow to their full potential. |
| . |
. |
| . |
Plan works to ensure that all children are safe and |
| . |
protected from abuse, neglect, exploitation, and violence. |
| . |
We provide services designed to prevent abuse, neglect, |
| . |
and exploitation of children and to help victims recover. |
| . |
We campaign for and promote adequate legal protection at |
| . |
all levels, as well as advocate for strong support within |
| . |
families and communities. We also raise public awareness |
| . |
of, and respect for, the right of all children to protection |
| . |
and help young people access the skills and knowledge |
| . |
that will enable them to protect themselves. |
| . |
Expenditures from Plan International USA in this area |
| . |
totaled approx. $2,930,892 for FY14, $2,351,311 of which was |
| . |
transferred to PII. Examples of Plan's FY14 projects in |
| . |
this area include: Protecting Human Rights in Bangladesh |
| . |
(PHR); Fighting Against Child Trafficking (FACT); Combating |
| . |
Child Labor in Andhra Pradesh; and Addressing Children's |
| . |
Basic Rights in Senegal (ABRIS). |
| . |
. |
| . |
PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS (PHR) |
| . |
. |
| . |
The PHR project is a five-year domestic violence |
| . |
prevention and protection program in Bangladesh being |
| . |
implemented by Plan International across the county, with |
| . |
funding support from USAID. Implementation activities |
| . |
focus on 102 unions and eight upazilas of six districts: |
| . |
Barguna, Borga, Chittagong, Dinajpur, Jessore, and Sylhet. |
| . |
The aim of the program is to reduce domestic violence and |
| . |
related human rights abuses in Bangladesh. To implement |
| . |
the program, PHR works in partnership with the Bangladesh |
| . |
National Woman Lawyers' Association (BNWLA), the |
| . |
International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), and |
| . |
11 local partners. |
| . |
. |
| . |
The PHR program stresses the importance of forming |
| . |
partnerships, alliances, and collaborative efforts that |
| . |
foster preventive, protective, and legal human rights |
| . |
measures, as well as developing linkages between and among |
| . |
local and national government representatives, non- |
| . |
governmental organizations, civil society, and community |
| . |
leaders. The coalition, working together as agents of |
| . |
change with local communities, spearheads efforts to: |
| . |
eradicate domestic violence and related human rights |
| . |
abuses such as dowry, child marriage, sexual harassment, |
| . |
trafficking-in-persons, stalking, rape, and child |
| . |
abduction; protect and support survivors; enforce policies |
| . |
and build public awareness. |
| . |
. |
| . |
FIGHT AGAINST CHILD TRAFFICKING (FACT) |
| . |
. |
| . |
The $1.1 million FACT project is funded by individual |
| . |
donors and the Because I am a Girl campaign to prevent the |
| . |
trafficking of women and children, protect those who are |
| . |
trafficked, and safeguard women and girls from gender-based |
| . |
violence. Project activities include: implementation of |
| . |
the Better Life Options and Opportunities Model (BLOOM) |
| . |
centers for girls and boys; facilitation of gender and |
| . |
trafficking awareness training for community members; |
| . |
sensitization of risk factors of and ways to prevent |
| . |
child trafficking; promotion of government and community |
| . |
leadership and accountability in the prevention of child |
| . |
trafficking; and creation and enabling of safe environments |
| . |
at household and community levels for vulnerable and |
| . |
rescued children. |
| . |
. |
| . |
COMBATING CHILD LABOR IN ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA |
| . |
. |
| . |
This $748,801 project, funded by individual donors and |
| . |
the Because I am a Girl campaign, aims to prevent child |
| . |
labor in the region of Andhra Pradesh, where girls are |
| . |
disproportionately affected. The project promotes |
| . |
enrollment of at-risk children in school and safe |
| . |
vocational training, as well as assists their families |
| . |
with livelihoods and economic support. Project activities |
| . |
include: promotion of school enrollment campaigns and |
| . |
vocational training for girls; formation of community |
| . |
child-protection committees; implementation of advocacy |
| . |
initiatives with labor unions and local government to |
| . |
enforce laws against child labor; and connection of poor |
| . |
rural families with national employment programs. |
| . |
. |
| . |
ADDRESSING CHILDREN'S BASIC RIGHTS IN SENEGAL (ABRIS) |
| . |
. |
| . |
This $750,000 project - funded by the U.S. Department of |
| . |
State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in |
| . |
Persons - builds the capacity of local communities and |
| . |
the Senegalese Government to prevent and respond to |
| . |
trafficking of children, particularly those exploited as |
| . |
street beggars (known as talibes). The ABRIS project is |
| . |
working to strengthen the capacity of law enforcement and |
| . |
legal system personnel to identify and combat trafficking |
| . |
of talibe children; strengthen the referral system for |
| . |
trafficking victims; raise awareness about the risks and |
| . |
prevalence of trafficking among children and communities; |
| . |
and increase the available community-based services for |
| . |
talibe trafficking victims and children vulnerable to trafficking. |
| . |
. |
| . |
6. ECONOMIC SECURITY |
| . |
. |
| . |
Plan's goal: All children and young people realize their |
| . |
economic right to engage in safe and decent work of their |
| . |
choosing and make a positive contribution to civil society. |
| . |
. |
| . |
Plan advocates for young people to make informed choices |
| . |
about their work. We help them access the skills, |
| . |
knowledge, and information they need to secure productive, |
| . |
decent work and access to financial services - especially |
| . |
for women and young people. We work to ensure the inclusion |
| . |
of marginalized populations - especially women and youth - so |
| . |
they can take action to improve their lives. |
| . |
. |
| . |
Working with national and local governments, we advocate |
| . |
for state and community support in times of economic |
| . |
difficulty, to enable children and young people to |
| . |
continue development, and promote policies that support |
| . |
economic activity. We also work with the private sector |
| . |
and civil society to ensure that economic opportunities |
| . |
are available, sustainable, and have the best possible |
| . |
impact on children's lives. |
| . |
. |
| . |
Examples of Plan's FY14 projects in this area include: |
| . |
Women and Youth Saving for Empowerment (WYSE); Girl |
| . |
Power; and Village Savings and Loans for Women. On these |
| . |
projects and others, Plan International USA expended |
| . |
approx. $5,055,024 in FY14, $3,026,490 of which was |
| . |
transferred to PII. |
| . |
. |
| . |
WOMEN AND YOUTH SAVING FOR EMPOWERMENT (WYSE) |
| . |
. |
| . |
The WYSE project, which will run until 2017, funds the |
| . |
expansion of savings groups (SGs) in three West African |
| . |
countries - Benin, Burkina Faso, and Togo - and uses them |
| . |
as drivers for social and economic development. WYSE aims |
| . |
to engage over 39,000 women and youth members in more |
| . |
than 1,700 savings groups. The project reflects Plan's |
| . |
Child-Centered Community Development (CCCD) approach, |
| . |
through which marginalized groups of women and youth |
| . |
generate increased assets (personal, social, financial, |
| . |
and physical) and access to quality services for |
| . |
themselves and their children. Expanding beyond the |
| . |
typical savings group model, WYSE uses savings groups as |
| . |
platforms for learning and skills building. By participating |
| . |
in enhancement activities to develop skill sets such as |
| . |
literacy or leadership skills, enterprise development, |
| . |
and entrepreneurship, members strengthen their financial |
| . |
management and maximize investment of savings and dividends. |
| . |
With increased savings and improved income from micro |
| . |
businesses, women provide their families with greater |
| . |
access to health care services and educational |
| . |
opportunities. Youth members gain exposure to this simple |
| . |
and low-risk financial system, inculcate a savings habit, |
| . |
develop their money management skills, and have the |
| . |
opportunity to invest in small economic activities. |
| . |
. |
| . |
GIRL POWER |
| . |
. |
| . |
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. |
| . |
. |
| . |
VILLAGE SAVINGS AND LOANS FOR WOMEN |
| . |
. |
| . |
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. |
| . |
. |
| . |
7. SEXUAL HEALTH, INCLUDING HIV |
| . |
. |
| . |
Plan's goal: Children and youth will realize their right |
| . |
to sexual and reproductive health, including HIV |
| . |
prevention, care, and treatment. |
| . |
. |
| . |
We support quality, age-appropriate reproductive and |
| . |
sexual health education and services for children and |
| . |
young people. 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 work |
| . |
includes advocating for children orphaned by AIDS to live |
| . |
with family members. In FY14, Plan International USA |
| . |
expended approx. $7,867,778 on sexual health (including HIV) |
| . |
programs, $6,708,615 of which was transferred to PII. |
| . |
. |
| . |
Examples of Plan's FY14 projects in this area include |
| . |
Tekponon Jikuagou; and Acceleration of Access to Services |
| . |
for Prevention of HIV, Treatment, and Community Support. |
| . |
. |
| . |
TEKPONON JIKUAGOU: ADDRESSING UNMET NEED FOR FAMILY |
| . |
PLANNING THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORKS |
| . |
. |
| . |
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. |
| . |
Tekponon Jikuagou, which loosely translates as "using all |
| . |
means to reduce maternal mortality," responds to persistent |
| . |
low rates of family planning uptake in Benin. By applying |
| . |
social network theory and analysis, Tekponon Jikuagou |
| . |
moves the focus from targeting individuals with behavior |
| . |
change activities to thinking of individuals as members |
| . |
of formal and informal networks that influence ideas and |
| . |
behaviors. 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. |
| . |
. |
| . |
ACCELERATION OF ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR PREVENTION OF HIV, |
| . |
TREATMENT, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| . |
. |
| . |
This four-year project in Benin is funded by the Global Fund |
| . |
to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (Global Fund). Plan |
| . |
was appointed as one of the Principal Recipients (PR's) |
| . |
for the following service areas: prevention (contraceptive |
| . |
availability and community outreach) and care and support |
| . |
for the chronically ill (support for orphans and vulnerable |
| . |
children, reduction in stigmatization in all areas, and |
| . |
care and support for chronic diseases). The project aims |
| . |
to reduce new infections, as well as to treat and ensure |
| . |
the care of key populations with a high risk of HIV |
| . |
infection and of vulnerable populations through |
| . |
interventions adapted to their contexts. |
| . |
. |
| . |
8. WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE |
| . |
. |
| . |
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. |
| . |
. |
| . |
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 to 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 FY14 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 approx. $5,351,438 on water, sanitation and hygiene in |
| . |
FY14, $4,015,468 of which was transferred to PII. |
| . |
. |
| . |
TESTING MODIFIED COMMUNITY-LED TOTAL SANITATION (CLTS) |
| . |
FOR SCALABILITY |
| . |
. |
| . |
This $7 million, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-funded |
| . |
project aims to advance rural sanitation efforts in Kenya, |
| . |
Ethiopia, Ghana, and worldwide by improving the cost- |
| . |
effectiveness and scalability of the CLTS approach through |
| . |
increased engagement of local actors. This goal will be |
| . |
achieved by 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. 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. |
| . |
. |
| . |
CAMBODIA RURAL SANITATION AND HYGIENE IMPROVEMENT |
| . |
PROGRAM (CR-SHIP) |
| . |
. |
| . |
The Cambodia Rural Sanitation and Hygiene Improvement |
| . |
Program (CR-SHIP) has expanded from a five-year to an |
| . |
eight-year program, funded by the Global Sanitation Fund |
| . |
(GSF) of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative |
| . |
Council (WSSCC). Plan International serves as the |
| . |
Executing Agency for the program and is responsible for |
| . |
the overall management of the program and overseeing |
| . |
program implementation. The original program aims to |
| . |
increase sustained access to improved sanitation and promote |
| . |
proper hygiene practices, and directly benefits more than |
| . |
400,000 households in rural Cambodia, indirectly reaching |
| . |
more than 1 million households. Specifically, CR-SHIP will |
| . |
target 5,600 villages in five provinces (Kampong Cham, |
| . |
Kampong Speu, Kandal, Takeo, and Svay Rieng), where the |
| . |
current sanitation coverage is below 50 percent. The |
| . |
expanded project will cover five new provinces (Kampot, |
| . |
Kampong Thom, Kampong Chhnang, Kratie, and Prey Veng) and |
| . |
will benefit an estimated 261,423 households in 1,494 |
| . |
villages. CH-SHIP's interventions and activities focus |
| . |
on creating access to basic and improved sanitation |
| . |
facilities at rural household and community levels and |
| . |
inducing hygiene behavioral change among rural households |
| . |
and communities, key duty-bearers in government, and |
| . |
within the private sector. |
| . |
. |
| . |
B. BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS |
| . |
. |
| . |
As part of our mission, we promote learning and understanding |
| . |
among people of different countries and cultures. Our |
| . |
child sponsorship program - where a sponsor in the U.S. is |
| . |
linked with a child in need - encourages children and |
| . |
sponsors to exchange letters, cards, and photos as a way |
| . |
to better understand each other's cultures. Through our |
| . |
website and sponsor communications, we frequently urge |
| . |
sponsors to send email communications or letters to their |
| . |
sponsored children. To support sponsors in writing to |
| . |
their sponsored children consistently, we provide turn- |
| . |
around stationery several times throughout the year. These |
| . |
cross-cultural exchanges provide the foundation for the |
| . |
sponsor/child relationship. |
| . |
. |
| . |
Plan also provides various program communications to |
| . |
sponsors throughout the year. Sponsors are introduced to |
| . |
their children through the initial materials in their |
| . |
Sponsorship Guide. The "Sponsored Child Introduction" |
| . |
provides information on the child and family, along with |
| . |
a photo. The background information is also accompanied by |
| . |
an "Area Overview" that provides information relevant to |
| . |
activities in the sponsored child's community. Our annual |
| . |
"Programs in Action" report highlights some of our |
| . |
program successes across the world each year, while our |
| . |
"Annual Update" specifically details programs or projects |
| . |
within a child's community or program area. This update is |
| . |
accompanied by new photographs of the sponsored child and |
| . |
his or her family members. |
| . |
. |
| . |
Building relationships is a reciprocal process, and we |
| . |
constantly encourage two-way communications. We contact |
| . |
all new sponsors to welcome them to Plan and encourage |
| . |
them to write to their sponsored child, and we send writing |
| . |
materials to sponsors who have been with us for six months, |
| . |
encouraging them to do the same. We also promote an annual |
| . |
"Plan International USA Writing Day" to emphasize the |
| . |
importance of communications. In addition, we remind |
| . |
sponsors of their children's upcoming birthdays and |
| . |
encourage them to send birthday cards. Finally, we have a |
| . |
"writing series" that prompts our sponsors to write |
| . |
to their children. |
| . |
. |
| . |
The costs of $551,283 associated with these cross-cultural |
| . |
exchanges are known as "Building Relationships." During |
| . |
the year ended June 30, 2014, there were more than |
| . |
100,000 instances of communications between sponsors and |
| . |
their sponsored children and families. These communications |
| . |
are processed through a centralized communications and |
| . |
mail area at Plan International USA offices in Warwick, RI. |
| . |
. |
| . |
C. DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY |
| . |
As part of its mission, Plan International USA conducts |
| . |
educational outreach programs in the U.S. with youth, |
| . |
educators, donors, sponsors, and the public about issues |
| . |
affecting children and families in the developing world. |
| . |
Development education programs enhance the public's |
| . |
understanding of the causes and conditions of poverty in |
| . |
developing countries and the role that Plan has in the |
| . |
development process. Development Education is one of the |
| . |
key tools Plan uses to strengthen relationships with and |
| . |
between individual children, adults, groups, organizations, |
| . |
and institutions. |
| . |
. |
| . |
Plan International USA brings messages to the public |
| . |
through its "Programs in Action" and "Promising Futures" |
| . |
reports, country information booklets, cross-cultural |
| . |
communications, website updates, monthly e-newsletter, and |
| . |
specific work with classroom learning. Information about |
| . |
issues affecting children is regularly posted on our |
| . |
website, and through social media channels. Youth group |
| . |
activities and speaking engagements by staff also play a |
| . |
key role in the delivery of these messages. |
| . |
. |
| . |
The Youth Engagement and Action (YEA) team at Plan |
| . |
International USA works directly with students and teachers |
| . |
in an effort to increase awareness of the challenges and |
| . |
barriers that children and youth in the developing world |
| . |
face. Specifically, our youth network, Youth United for |
| . |
Global Action & Awareness (YUGA), gives young people a |
| . |
voice by helping them organize meetings, school activities, |
| . |
retreats, and events that bring attention to children |
| . |
affected by poverty, HIV/AIDS, child trafficking, and |
| . |
other issues. The team also manages School-2-School |
| . |
Linking, a program that connects youth in the United States |
| . |
with their peers overseas. School-2-School Linking |
| . |
provides a private, secure online platform and a monthly, |
| . |
project-based curriculum that explores different development |
| . |
topics, while employing creative cross-cultural learning |
| . |
strategies. |
| . |
. |
| . |
Additionally, Plan International USA facilitates engagement |
| . |
through group meetings, development of school curricula, |
| . |
and advocacy that reinforces our communications around |
| . |
poverty and community development. Plan International USA |
| . |
is an active partner and/or member in groups and coalitions |
| . |
that support these issues, such as the Sanitation and |
| . |
Water for All Partnership (SWA), Alliance for International |
| . |
Youth Development, Basic Education Coalition, and |
| . |
InterAction. Plan International USA is also a founding |
| . |
member, chair, and coordinator of the Orphans and Vulnerable |
| . |
Children Task Force. Regular meetings between CEO's and |
| . |
senior staff of organizations with similar missions help |
| . |
to give all of us a stronger voice. For the fiscal year |
| . |
ended June 30, 2014 the total Development Education and |
| . |
Advocacy expenses were $979,277. During the fiscal year |
| . |
ended June 30, 2014, Plan International USA initiated |
| . |
nearly half a million mailed or emailed communications, |
| . |
and participated in various presentations, activities |
| . |
and forums. |
| . |
. |
| . |
Another important element of Plan's outreach are the |
| . |
initiatives and partnerships we develop to increase |
| . |
awareness about challenges in the developing world. One |
| . |
such partnership is Plan's ongoing relationship with |
| . |
10x10 and the Girl Rising film/movement. The partnership |
| . |
between Plan International USA and 10x10, which began four |
| . |
years ago, culminated in 2013 with the release of the film, |
| . |
Girl Rising. Girl Rising tells the true stories of real |
| . |
girls striving beyond circumstance and succeeding against |
| . |
impossible odds. It features narrations by stars such |
| . |
as Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Alicia Keys, Kerry |
| . |
Washington, Because I am a Girl global ambassador Freida Pinto, |
| . |
and others. Along with a handful of other NGO partners, |
| . |
Plan is benefitting from money raised from the film |
| . |
and associated campaign, which will go towards BIAAG |
| . |
marquee projects. Joint initiatives between Plan |
| . |
International USA and 10x10 are ongoing, particularly |
| . |
around youth-focused curricula and advocacy. |
| . |
. |
| . |
A different type of partnership, celebrity engagement, |
| . |
has been extremely helpful in leveraging our brand and |
| . |
raising awareness. Celebrities are able to lend their |
| . |
voices to Plan International USA's causes and amplify our |
| . |
messages to various audiences, particularly through various |
| . |
print, on-air, and social media channels. |
| . |
. |
| . |
Through donor communications, sponsor meetings, website |
| . |
publications, and public gatherings, Plan International |
| . |
USA will continue to reach out to the public and invite |
| . |
them to engage with us and make a difference for children |
| . |
in need. We have found that once people understand these |
| . |
issues, they are willing to take action. Our task is to |
| . |
help bring these issues to light. |
| . |
. |
| Schedule I |
Plan International USA monitors funds transferred to Plan |
| Part I, Line 2 |
International, Inc. (PII) regularly throughout each fiscal |
| . |
year. Plan International USA staff are involved in the |
| . |
planning, design, and implementation of programs that |
| . |
are currently administered through PII and work directly |
| . |
with staff of PII in these matters. Some of the |
| . |
specific activities include: |
| . |
. |
| . |
1. Plan International USA has access to and regularly reviews |
| . |
the global organization's intranet site which includes |
| . |
significant amounts of data on the program activities |
| . |
being conducted throughout all of the program locations. |
| . |
. |
| . |
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 |
| . |
of the proper scope of work can be done. |
| . |
. |
| . |
3. Plan International USA can review the results of the work |
| . |
conducted by PII's Global Assurance Unit (i.e. internal |
| . |
audit) to gain satisfaction over the procedures and controls |
| . |
that are in place at the program locations. |
| . |
. |
| . |
4. Plan International USA staff conduct regular field |
| . |
visits whereby they perform program monitoring and evaluation |
| . |
work as well as providing technical program |
| . |
backstopping assistance. |
| . |
. |
| . |
5. Plan International USA has representation on many of |
| . |
the global management and program consortia that help oversee |
| . |
and guide the work of PII. |
| . |
. |
| . |
6. At Plan International USA, the U.S. National Office (USNO) |
| . |
of Plan International, Inc., two members of the USNO |
| . |
Board of Directors are elected as delegates to the |
| . |
Plan International Member's Assembly which is composed |
| . |
of delegates from all national office members. The Member's |
| . |
Assembly serves as the governance and policy setting board |
| . |
for the worldwide organization. |
| . |
. |
| . |
Overall, there is open communication between Plan International |
| . |
USA and PII which provides for effective and timely |
| . |
oversight of the use of funding provided by Plan |
| . |
International USA to PII. |
| . |
. |
| Schedule G |
The information for Public Outreach Fundraising and |
| Line 2(b) |
Grassroots Campaigns are representative of the |
| Column (v) |
results during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. The |
| . |
activities are undertaken primarily to generate monthly-giving |
| . |
donors as opposed to soliciting one-time gifts. Although some |
| . |
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 |
| . |
and make continuing payments. During the fiscal year |
| . |
ended June 30, 2014, the campaigns with Public Outreach |
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Fundraising and Grassroots Campaigns generated approx. |
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10,000 new donors who signed up for one of Plan International |
| . |
USA's monthly giving options. |
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. |
| Schedule G |
Plan International USA entered into agreements with |
| Part IV |
fundraisers under which they made payments exclusively for |
| . |
professional services and not for reimbursement of expenses. |
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. |
| Schedule G, Part IV |
Names and Addresses of Firms Listed in Part I |
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. |
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Public Outreach Fundraising |
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#134P-509 Olive Way |
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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 |