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Five things that happen when girls play sport

Girls everywhere must feel empowered to take part in sports. Because the benefits can be life-changing.

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Six issues girls in the UK feel hold them back

Girls and young women in the UK feel they are not experiencing the progress on gender equality they’ve been...

18/07/24

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Why is gender equality important?

The world faces big challenges. But promoting gender equality is not a diversion. It’s essential.

22/05/24

Move Your Way this Mental Health Awareness Week

Mental Health Awareness Week is a chance to check in on oneself. It can become far too easy to ignore your...

13/05/24

Forced to flee: the lives of girls in crisis

Many children’s lives are being turned upside down every day from rising conflict, the climate crisis and...

03/01/24

Blessing, 17, sitting in a chair wearing a Plan Internation t-shirt in Sierra Leone.

The young activists fighting for gender equality and climate action

Discover the stories of five youth activists around the world who've tackled everything from harmful...

19/12/23

Melissa, 18, Liverpool. Melissa is interested in using the law for gender equality, particularly in our Crime Not Compliment campaign

Why you should join the Youth Advisory Panel

We are recruiting for a new Youth Advisory Panel! Also known as YAP, the Youth Advisory Panel is a group of...

20/03/23

Penelope joined Rose Caldwell as CEO of Plan International UK for one day

Seeing is believing: becoming CEO for the day helped me see my power

Young women like Penelope took up leadership positions as part of the girls’ takeover through plan...

07/03/23

Angel plans to expand her pig-raring business with support from the Futuremakers project.

“I was kept to work as the servant”

Domestic slavery robs girls of their freedom and potential. Angel was only five years old when she was...

23/02/23

From left to right: Friends Zenhya, 17, Amina, 14, and Nastya, 15, return to a safe and refurbished school

Ukraine one year on: a helping hand in times of uncertainty

See your support in action helping children affected by the conflict in Ukraine.

22/02/23

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