Meet Mia, a Youth Leadership Academy alumna turning lived experience into impact.
She founded Project Unlaced to help young women build confidence and challenge harmful body myths.
At Plan, young people lead. And change follows.
YLA applications are open:
https://bit.ly/4pc2Vp5
Valeria turned curiosity into a career in science.
With a scholarship, she became the first college graduate in her family. Today, she’s a microbiologist in #Ecuador.
When girls stay in school, futures open.
Read her story: https://bit.ly/4qSzub6
#WomenInSTEM
18 years. Same girls. 9 countries.
More are finishing school than their moms.
91% experienced violence by age 11.
5+ hours a day spent cooking, cleaning and caring for siblings.
Progress is possible, but not guaranteed.
📖 planusa.org/report/long-term-study-on-girls-18-years-findings
#GirlsRights
18 years. One generation.
What changed for girls?
More are finishing school.
91% experienced violence by age 11.
Girls spend 5+ hours a day on unpaid care.
Progress is possible. But it’s fragile.
Full report:
planusa.org/report/long-term-study-on-girls-18-years-findings
#InvestInGirls
18 years. Same girls. 9 countries.
More are finishing school than their moms.
91% experienced violence by age 11.
5+ hours a day spent cooking, cleaning and caring for siblings.
Progress is possible, but not guaranteed.
📖 planusa.org/report/long-term-study-on-girls-18-years-findings
#GirlsRights
The world cannot look away from #Sudan.
🚨 14M children are out of school.
🚨 35M people lack food and water.
Behind every number is a child with dreams.
Sudanese children have not given up. Neither should we.
Suhad, 14, remembers a normal childhood.
Now she lives in a school used as a shelter.
“We are children and our rights are being denied.”
Children’s rights do not disappear during conflict.
#Gaza #ChildRights
Four years into the war in Ukraine, 4.6 million children are experiencing disrupted education.
This is no longer a short-term emergency. It’s a long-term crisis.
What do children need now?
Read more:
https://bit.ly/4aAvB66
#Ukraine #EducationInEmergencies #ChildProtection
Four years into the war in Ukraine, 4.6 million children are experiencing disrupted education.
This is no longer a short-term emergency. It’s a long-term crisis.
What do children need now?
Read more:
https://bit.ly/4aAvB66
#Ukraine #EducationInEmergencies #ChildProtection
A person is sitting in a colorful ball pit, wearing a dark outfit and an orange glove. The text reads, "#Ukraine. Four years of war. Children are still healing."
Four years of war. Childhood doesn’t pause.
For many children in #Ukraine: air-raid sirens, underground classrooms, night terrors.
Recovery now requires safe schools and long-term support.
Read more:
planusa.org/blog/four-years-into-the-war-in-ukraine-what-do-children-need-now/
#EducationMatters
An educator assisting young students with their studies in a classroom, under the banner 'Gifts of Hope Holiday Catalog 2025' promoting teacher training.
Think about the teacher who believed in you.
Training for teachers builds hopeful classrooms. Shop Gifts of Hope today.
🔗 https://www.planusa.org/what-you-can-do/gifts-of-hope/
Person smiling and holding a brochure titled 'Gifts of Hope Holiday Catalog 2025' and a document, standing on a dirt path with trees in the background.
Less clutter, more impact. Support a girl’s education.
Your impact doubles with a $100K match.
🔗 https://www.planusa.org/what-you-can-do/gifts-of-hope/
Two smiling children with backpacks looking at each other on a sunny street, with the text 'Because of you' overhead.
12 photos. One year of impact.
Because of you, girls learned, led and stayed safe in 2025.
See the year through their stories:
https://www.planusa.org/blog/2025-your-impact-in-photos/
Cutting foreign aid might look efficient. In reality, it pulls girls out of school and families into crisis.
@nytimes.com shows how DOGE’s budget cuts disrupted education programs, including some of ours.
🔗https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/us/politics/doge-federal-spending-cuts.html
We’d like to say a big thank you to the communities and partners we work with, and to everyone who supports us.
Together, we will break down the barriers and discrimination faced by girls. Together, we won’t stop #UntilWeAreAllEqual
Person sitting and laughing with two goats in front of a yellow wall, under the text 'Gifts of Hope Holiday Catalog 2025' with a subtitle 'A pair of goats.'
In your “fresh start” era? Help a family start theirs too. Livelihood gifts help women grow income and stability.
Your impact doubles with a $100K match.
🔗 https://www.planusa.org/what-you-can-do/gifts-of-hope/
In 2025, children around the world reshaped their futures with courage and creativity. 💙✨
2026, we are ready.
#UntilWeAreAllEqual
Shopping for someone impossible to buy for?
Hygiene essentials help girls stay confident. Your impact doubles with a $100K match.
🔗 https://www.planusa.org/what-you-can-do/gifts-of-hope/
Happy Holidays greeting from Plan International featuring three smiling individuals in colorful outfits, standing in front of lush greenery.
Happy Holidays!
This time of year reminds us of the power of community — and the hope created when children everywhere have the chance to learn, lead, decide and thrive.
Thank you for standing with us, today and every day.
Here’s to a brighter, more equal year ahead.
Person in a school uniform smiling beside shelves stocked with hygiene products, under the banner 'Gifts of Hope - Holiday Catalog 2025' with a label reading 'Hygiene Essentials for a Girl.'
Give with intention. Hygiene essentials help girls stay confident and comfortable. Your impact doubles with a $100K match.
🔗 https://www.planusa.org/what-you-can-do/gifts-of-hope/
Inspirational quote on a blue background featuring Jineth, 17, from Colombia, smiling in a grey blazer. The quote reads: "What we do has a purpose, and that little by little, we are building a world where all of us can decide about our bodies, our goals, and our dreams."
Girls’ rights are human rights.
Every girl deserves the freedom to make decisions about her own life, her goals and her dreams.
When girls have the support they need to learn, grow and speak for themselves, they help shape a better future for everyone.
#GirlsRights #HumanRights
At 15, Mitzy is helping create space for girls in her community to learn, speak up and support one another. Through peer education and youth leadership, she is showing what’s possible when girls are trusted to lead change in their own lives and communities.
#YouthLeadership #GirlsRights #GirlsLead
Crisis steals childhood. Safe spaces give it back.
Across Gaza, Indonesia, Sudan, Haiti, Myanmar and Rwanda, child-friendly spaces provide protection, learning and hope when children need it most.
#UntilWeAreAllEqual #educationinemergencies
A person in a purple hijab smiles beside a sign labeled "Build a Girls' Bathroom" from the "Gifts of Hope Holiday Catalog 2025," standing near a restroom sign with a figure in a dress.
Privacy matters. A girls’ bathroom means dignity, safety and fewer missed classes. When you give a Gift of Hope today, your impact doubles with a $100K match.
🔗 https://www.planusa.org/what-you-can-do/gifts-of-hope/
A dowry man comes.
A girl’s dreams disappear.
But her voice — and her community — bring the change.
Child marriage steals futures.
Girls’ voices restore them.
#16DaysofActivism #EndChildMarriage #GirlsRights #UntilWeAreAllEqual
Cover of 'Gifts of Hope' holiday catalog 2025, featuring a smiling child with a backpack in a rural setting, holding a tag labeled 'School Fees for a Girl'.
Give a gift that opens doors.
School fees help girls stay in school and build their futures. Double your impact with a $100K match.
🔗 https://www.planusa.org/what-you-can-do/gifts-of-hope/
Every child deserves safety, opportunity, and the power to shape their future.
This #WorldChildrensDay, we’re standing with young people everywhere: It’s their day. Their voices. Their rights. 💙
#MyDayMyRights #ChildRights
Children with disabilities are often the first overlooked when a crisis strikes. In Sudan and beyond, we're working to make education, protection and emergency services accessible for every child.
Read how inclusion is being built in from day one. 🔗 https://bit.ly/48jyYwS
Amina, a 16-year-old cyclist in Rwanda, raises her arms in celebration at the finish line, smiling in her blue and yellow racing jersey.
Amina, 16, grew up believing cycling was “too difficult for a girl.”
Now she’s the under-17 champion in Rwanda — and training for the 2025 Road World Cycling Championship.
Support gave her strength. Her talent did the rest.
#GirlsInSport #UntilWeAreAllEqual
Kindness can change a life.
In Guinea, when 15-year-old Fanta was bullied because of her albinism, a teacher stepped in.
He listened. He spoke up. The teasing stopped.
Now she walks with her head high, dreaming of becoming a doctor. 💙
#WorldKindnessDay
