Plan (aid organisation)
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Plan, also known as Foster Parents Plan in some countries, is one of the world's largest child-oriented charities, and works in 46 countries to provide programs to 1.3 million children and their families. The organization has no political or religious affiliations. It is active primarily in developing countries in Central and South America, Africa, and South and Southeast Asia, with a staff of over 6000 worldwide, and a further volunteer force in excess of 50,000. Plan operates long-term to address health, education, shelter, and livelihood issues in the communities in which it operates.
Plan operates on the basis of sponsorship of individual children. Benefactors can correspond with the child they 'adopted' by mail thus creating a personal bond between donor and child. This is meant to get people more involved in the aid they give and show them direct results of their helping actions.
Plan requires a minimum annual commitment of €264 per year from sponsors.
According to its 2004 financial statement, Plan spends 82% of its budget on programs which benefit children, their families and communities, with 8% going to fundraising and a further 10% to administration and operation. [link]
In 2006, Plan International Australia was appointed the Goodwill Partner of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games
Hear My Voice is a Plan sponsored television show broadcast on Aurora Community Television. It is a series of short films produced, directed and filmed by Plan-assisted youth media clubs in the developing world.
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