Plan International USA Inc.

“******plan international usa,inc. Mission statement******”

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“Plan strives to achieve lasting improvements in the quality of life of vulnerable children in developing countries by (1) Enabling children, their families and their communities to meet basic needs and to increase their ability to participate in and benefit from their societies; (2) Fostering relationships to increase understanding and unity among people of different cultures and countries; and (3) Promoting the rights and interests of the world's children.”

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“The Form 990 is provided electronically to each member of the”

“Plan International USA Audit Committee. The Audit Committee”

“then meets with Plan International USA's CEO and CFO to review the”

“Form 990 in detail. Once the 990 has been approved by the Audit”

“Committee, it is sent electronically to the full Board of”

“Directors for review and comment. Once the comment period is over,”

“either the Board approves or delegates the authority to the”

“Executive Committee of the Board to approve the Form 990.”

“Once approved, it is filed with the IRS and posted to the”

“Organization's website for public disclosure.”

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“On an annual basis, the officers, directors and all employees”

“receive a copy of and review Plan International USA's Conflict”

“of Interest disclosure questionnaire. Each of them signs that”

“questionnaire where they must disclose any actual or”

“potential conflicts of interest. All questionnaires with any”

“actual or potential conflicts are then reviewed by either the”

“Chair of the Audit Committee, Board Chair, V.P. of Human Resources”

“or the Ethics & Compliance Officer depending on the position”

“of the person whose questionnaire has a disclosure.”

“Appropriate action is taken as needed. During the year, if”

“potential conflicts arise, they must be disclosed promptly and”

“in writing to the appropriate person (as noted above).”

“If there are any potential conflicts of interest relating”

“to a particular vote that the Board is taking, the”

“Board member(s) must declare the potential conflict and”

“abstain from voting. This is then recorded in the minutes”

“of the Board meeting.”

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“Every year (typically in late summer), the Talent Management”

“Committee of the Board ("TMC") leads the annual CEO performance”

“review process. The TMC requests and reviews a CEO evaluation”

“feedback form that is received from each Board member and”

“can also include feedback from members of the Executive Team.”

“Based on that feedback, the TMC prepares the performance”

“review for Board approval. The discussion with the CEO is”

“conducted by the Board Chair and the Chair of the TMC. Based”

“on the CEO's performance against objectives and a comparison”

“to external market factors for CEO's in similar locations”

“and of similar sized organizations, an increase (if applicable”

“based on the aforementioned factors) is recommended by the TMC”

“and brought to the Board for approval typically around the time”

“of the September Board meeting. The TMC retains documentation”

“with respect to the process, deliberations, external data and”

“the decisions made regarding CEO compensation. The process”

“includes a regular review of benchmarks with periodic consultation”

“with a compensation specialist to ensure the CEO salary and”

“those of other positions in the organization are within the”

“market range of comparable positions at similar organizations”

“in similar markets.”

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“For current staff, including officers and key employees,”

“but with the exception of the CEO (as described in reference”

“above to Pt VI, Line 15a), the annual performance reviews”

“are conducted in the summer/fall following each fiscal year-end.”

“At that time, managers determine compensation increases for”

“staff based on merit and the availability of funds based on”

“the budget and corresponding organizational performance.”

“As needed, positions at Plan International USA are market”

“priced with an outside consultant to determine if the pay ranges”

“for each job are in line with those in other like positions”

“in similar geographic locations. When changes to the job”

“descriptions are made, Human Resources staff have a process”

“for determining the grade level and salary. For instances where”

“the compensation for a position is in question, HR has an”

“external compensation specialist to consult. Documentation”

“is kept regarding each employee's salary. Officers and key”

“employees are reviewed by the CEO and any salary changes for”

“officers and key employees are approved by the CEO.”

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“Plan International USA's audited financial statements are made”

“available publicly on our website at: www.planusa.org and”

“also on other websites such as Guidestar. In addition, financial”

“information as well as governing documents and our Conflict”

“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 $(33,837)”

“Change in value of split-interest agreements (52,121)”

“Net loss from non-operating lease (19,333)”

“Net impairment loss on Investments (198,700)”

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“Other Changes in Net Assets(non-operating) $(303,991)”

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“Plan international usa, inc.”

“Program service accomplishments”

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“Plan International USA, Inc. is the United States member”

“organization of Plan International Inc. (PII), along with 21 other member organizations around the world. Plan International”

“USA implements the vast majority of its international activities”

“through PII, which is also a non-profit organization registered”

“in the United States. Plan has been working for nearly 80”

“years to break the cycle of poverty. Today, we support children,”

“youth, families, and communities in 52 program countries”

“across Africa, Asia, and the Americas to strengthen the health,”

“knowledge, and resilience of millions of children, which”

“results in lasting change for families, communities, and”

“ultimately, nations.”

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“We focus on ensuring that the children who are most marginalized”

“receive the education and protection to which they have a”

“right, and that they are not excluded from services or decision”

“-making. We carry out our work by partnering with communities,”

“local and national governments, and civil-society organizations.”

“We are independent, with 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 $42,470,556 (for”

“the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016) represents funds received”

“by Plan International USA from sponsors, donors, and other entities”

“(such as the U.S. government, corporations, foundations, etc.),”

“$7,405,205 of which was used on programmatic activities conducted”

“directly by Plan International USA, and $35,065,351 of which”

“more than 97% was transferred to Plan International Inc. ("PII")”

“and combined with the funding received from the other 21 donor”

“countries around the world. The combined funds are then used”

“to support field programs in more than 51,000 communities in”

“52 developing countries.”

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“Plan's field programs are focused on the following six core”

“areas described below:”

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“1. EDUCATION”

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“Plan's goal: Children and youth will realize their right”

“to quality education.”

“Education is one of the most powerful tools available to”

“ensure children are able to fulfill their potential. Every”

“child has the right to education, but many are excluded”

“because of poverty, gender, disability, geographical remoteness,”

“or language or cultural barriers.”

“We work to promote free, equal access to quality education”

“for all children. We promote child-friendly learning environments;”

“develop teaching skills and teaching materials; provide training to”

“government staff; and help communities become more involved”

“in how schools are run.”

“.”

“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 support”

“quality education for all.”

“In fiscal year 2016, Plan International USA's expenditures”

“in education totaled approximately $6,032,521, with $4,486,914”

“transferred to PII for our overseas programs. Examples of”

“Plan's FY16 projects in this area include: Community-Led”

“Action For Children; Nepal Early Grade Reading Program; Niger”

“Education and Community Strengthening(NECS); Tusome Pamoja;”

“Zambia Read To Succeed; and Room to Learn South Sudan.”

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“Community-led action for children”

“This $2.3 million project, funded by the Conrad N. Hilton”

“Foundation, is the second phase of the Community-Led Action”

“for Children project that is reaching children in communities”

“affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Kenya and Mozambique.”

“This three-year effort aims to provide pre-school-aged children”

“with a healthy and strong start in life through an array”

“of interventions. These encompass parenting education, including”

“a focus on male caregiver engagement; establishment of early”

“learning centers; transitioning to primary school; strengthening”

“community referral systems; and policy advocacy and partnerships”

“to put in place strengthened national and sub-national Early”

“Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) policies, using a strong”

“evidence base.”

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“Nepal early grade reading program”

“This $2.8 million, USAID-funded Early Grade Reading Program (EGRP)”

“is implemented by a consortium led by Research Triangle International”

“(RTI). It aims to provide reading instruction in grades”

“1-3 and to enhance community engagement in education and”

“school planning. Plan leads the third component of the project.”

“This component focuses on providing guidance and support to parents,”

“community organizations, and Nepali non-governmental organizations”

“(NGOs) to promote reading practice at home and in the community.”

“Plan has worked at the national level on drafting a Social”

“and Community Mobilization Strategy in partnership with the”

“Ministry of Education (MOE) in collaboration with other”

“organizations working in the EGR sector. Plan is also developing”

“tools for community mobilization and overseeing small grants”

“to NGOs and community-based organizations (CBOs) working with”

“Parent Teacher Associations and School Management Committees.”

“Niger education and community strengthening (necs)”

“NECS is a $7.6 million, USAID-funded project focused on improving”

“educational opportunities for children while strengthening”

“links between schools and community and state structures. NECS”

“uses a comprehensive approach to improve educational opportunities”

“available to children, while strengthening links between local”

“communities and state structures. On June 30, 2016, a two-year”

“extension for an additional $3,982,451 was finalized with USAID.”

“The extension will focus on the early grade [grades 1 (CI)”

“and 2 (CP)] reading work as well as strengthen progress made”

“in the area of social mobilization. NECS is implemented by”

“Plan International Niger (prime) and Aide et Action International.”

“NECS facilitates students' access and retention in the learning”

“environment through mentorship programs and social community”

“mobilization support. The project also focuses on improving”

“the quality of education through improved reading instruction”

“in four local languages. The NECS project covers 150 villages/”

“schools in seven regions of Niger.”

“TUSOME PAMOJA”

“The Tusome Pamoja project in Tanzania is a five year education”

“initiative implemented by Research Triangle International”

“(RTI) as the prime contractor, working in collaboration with”

“Plan International (sub-contract based on expenditures not”

“to exceed $6,579,949). Tusome Pamoja is focused on supporting”

“improvements to reading, writing, and arithmetic learning”

“(3Rs) on a national scale, working with the Ministry of Education”

“and Vocational Training in the Tanzanian Mainland and the”

“Zanzibar Ministry of Education and Vocational Training in”

“coordination with the Prime Minister's Office- Regional”

“Administration and Local Government. Tusome Pamoja will contribute”

“to national efforts to improve learning outcomes by focusing”

“investments in five regions, consisting of 34 districts; and”

“reaching 1.4 million Tanzanian children. Working in over 3,000”

“schools, Tusome Pamoja will operate at the national, district,”

“and ward levels to build the capacity of government officials”

“by providing training, coaching, and mentoring support. Plan”

“supports the implementation of community based programs focused”

“on increasing the effective engagement of parents and community”

“in education. To achieve the project goals, Tusome Pamoja will”

“focus on supporting parents and community members to increase”

“their engagement in the 3Rs and further community and civil”

“society oversight of instruction. Tusome Pamoja will engage”

“parents and the community in early grade learning efforts in”

“a strategic manner through training, mobilization activities,”

“advocacy, and specifically designed social and behavioral change”

“communication (SBCC) interventions.”

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“ZAMBIA READ TO SUCCEED”

“The Read to Succeed project is funded by USAID to increase”

“learning in reading, math, and English in 1,300 government”

“basic schools in six provinces in Zambia. Plan International”

“is an implementing partner of the project under Creative”

“Associates. Read to Succeed (RTS) is carried out in partnership”

“with the Zambian Ministry of Education, Science, Vocational”

“Training, and Early Education, and the project aims to improve”

“the effectiveness of schools so that students can acquire”

“essential academic and life skills. Taking a "whole school,”

“whole teacher, whole child" approach, the project views schools”

“as centers of learning, care, and support. Read to Succeed”

“addresses five key elements that influence school effectiveness:”

“learning, teaching, management, parental/community participation,”

“and responsiveness to children's needs. Plan supports the”

“RTS work focused on strengthening School Community Partnerships”

“(SCP). These partnerships support school effectiveness and”

“student performance using a participatory approach to involve”

“the school and community in order to improve the performance”

“and retention of learners in schools, especially girls and”

“orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs). They help to strengthen”

“alliances between the school and community to effectively”

“support teaching and learning, both in and out of school.”

“The SCP model thrives on a genuinely reciprocal relationship”

“between schools and communities that integrates activities”

“including Education Leadership Management (ELM), Learner”

“Performance Improvement Plans, and HIV prevention.”

“Room to learn south sudan”

“Room To Learn South Sudan (RtL) is a $780,000 program funded”

“by USAID that aims to expand education opportunities that”

“are inclusive and promote social cohesion. Plan International”

“is an implementing partner of the project under Winrock International.”

“Originally a five year project, USAID announced that the project”

“would close due to shifts in priority at the mission in 2016;”

“two years earlier than scheduled. Room to Learn aims to implement”

“activities that offer safe access to quality education for”

“1 million children and youth, with special focus on increasing”

“access to the most disadvantaged groups such as out-of-school”

“children, girls, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in host”

“communities, pastoralists, returnees, people with special needs,”

“and other marginalized groups that suffer from lack of education”

“or poor quality, disrupted, unsafe access to education. The”

“program components include:”

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“1. Improvement and expansion of safer education services”

“for children and youth;”

“2. Enhancement of relevancy of education and promotion”

“of learner well-being; and”

“3. Improvement of the quality of education system management”

“through local education authorities.”

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“Plan International has been leading the work related to school”

“community-led emergency preparedness in the Room to Learn”

“Project to ensure that all children receive a quality education”

“within a safe learning environment, even in times of emergency”

“and post-crisis recovery. This includes setting up community”

“crisis response mechanisms in schools and initiating and expanding”

“school-based psychosocial support services for the learners”

“and teachers. Additionally, as an example of partnership and”

“leveraging of funds from multiple donors, RtL collaborated”

“with the United Kingdom's Department for International Development”

“(DFID)-funded Girls' Education South Sudan (GESS) project to”

“develop a School Governance Handbook. The Handbook was compiled”

“with both projects' training materials to create one unified”

“document as the standard tool on school governance in South”

“Sudan. The School Governance Handbook has been approved by”

“the Ministry of General Education and Instruction (MoGEI) and”

“is available for all schools, County and Payam Education Offices,”

“NGOs, and other education partners, demonstrating an unprecedented”

“resource guide in the Global South.”

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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. Children and”

“youth will realize their right to sexual and reproductive”

“health, including HIV prevention, care, and treatment.”

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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.”

“.”

“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. We also 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 FY16, Plan International USA's expenditures”

“for health totaled approximately $12,841,971, $10,889,625”

“of which was transferred to PII. Examples of Plan's FY16”

“projects in this area include Nilinde: Support for Orphans”

“and Vulnerable Girls and Boys in Nairobi and Coast Counties”

“of Kenya; One Community; USAID Development Innovation Ventures”

“(DIV)-supported "Pregnant Women's Groups: An Integrated Approach”

“to Reduce Maternal and Neonatal Deaths in Nepal"X; Safe Motherhood”

“Nigeria: Ambulances and Accountability for Maternal Health”

“Project; and Tekponon Jikuagou: Addressing Unmet Need for”

“Family Planning Through Social Networks.”

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“Nilinde: support for orphans and vulnerable girls and boys in nairobi and coast counties of kenya”

“On this $41,005,731 project, Plan leads a consortium that”

“also includes Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT)”

“Childline Kenya and mothers2mothers (m2m). The project, known”

“locally as "Nilinde," meaning "Protect Me" in Swahili, works”

“to support at-risk children in Kenya by focusing on improving”

“the welfare and protection of the most vulnerable households”

“affected by HIV in Nairobi and Coast Counties. Nilinde works”

“with local partner organizations to increase household resiliency”

“and empower parents and caregivers to make investments that”

“will improve the health and well-being of orphans and vulnerable”

“children (OVC). Working at both local and national levels,”

“Nilinde aims to increase access to health and social services”

“and support government efforts at strengthening child welfare”

“and protection systems. Nilinde's holistic case management”

“approach connects health, nutrition, HIV services, psychosocial”

“support, and education to economic strengthening services”

“designed to graduate families out of program support by developing”

“their ability to grow and sustain their assets, income, and”

“skills. In Nairobi County, the project focuses on informal”

“settlements where the majority of the OVC reside. In Coast”

“Counties, the project works in both informal settlements”

“in urban areas and in rural areas where larger OVC populations”

“live. Nilinde also works with Kenyan government agencies to”

“strengthen national monitoring and management information systems (MIS)”

“for OVC and integrates information and communications technology”

“(ICT) and social and behavior change communications (SBCC)”

“across project interventions. At the same time, Nilinde works”

“with governmental and non-governmental partners to use data for”

“decision making and to improve quality services to OVC.”

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“ONE COMMUNITY”

“Led by the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs”

“(CCP), partnering with Project HOPE and Plan International,”

“the USAID-funded One Community Project (OC) focuses on building”

“strong HIV competent communities, families, and individuals.”

“Plan's portion of the grant as a subcontractor is $4,528,075.”

“The project works in eight districts including Balaka, Machinga,”

“Phalombe, Mulanje, Chikwawa, Blantyre, Zomba, and Mangochi,”

“and is based on a socio-ecological model that links the actions”

“of individual children, adolescents, and adults to the actions”

“of families and communities, the services available to them,”

“and the social structures that govern them. OC seeks to enable”

“community resource persons to deliver core packages of evidence”

“-based interventions tailored to vulnerable groups such as OVCs”

“and their families, adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV), adult”

“people living with HIV (PLHIV), fisher folk, and mobile workers.”

“The OC team will work closely with MOH and Ministry of Social”

“Welfare, PEPFAR, and other stakeholders to define priority”

“vulnerable populations and standard minimum packages of services.”

“Working in the catchment areas of the PEPFAR priority sites”

“to complement facility interventions, activities will specifically”

“focus on community mobilization and engagement of local partners”

“to reduce incidence of new infections and improve clinical,”

“social, and economic outcomes among vulnerable groups. Plan's”

“focus areas are OVCs, Early Childhood Development, and Provision”

“of services for adolescents living with HIV/AIDS to include”

“youth economic empowerment. Plan has also been tasked with”

“DREAMS, PEPFAR's new initiative to reduce new HIV infections”

“among vulnerable Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in”

“ten priority African countries, including Malawi. DREAMS addresses”

“positive sexual health behaviors, increases access to sexual”

“and reproductive health services, and creates an enabling environment”

“for AGYW by supporting caregivers, addressing harmful community”

“norms and practices, and creating safe spaces for AGYW in schools”

“and in communities.”

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“Usaid development innovation ventures (div) supported "pregnant”

“Women's groups: an integrated approach to reduce maternal and”

“Neonatal deaths in nepal"”

“The USAID Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) supported”

“"Pregnant Women's Groups: An Integrated Approach to Reduce”

“Maternal and Neonatal Deaths in Nepal" project is scaling”

“up Plan's Pregnant Women's Group (PWG) approach to 15 districts”

“of Nepal from 2014 to 2017. This $1.5 million project builds”

“upon Plan's previous work under the USAID-supported Local”

“Innovation for Better Outcomes for Neonates (LIBON) project.”

“The PWG project, implemented in 12 Terai (plains) and three”

“hill districts, has a quasi-experimental component and involves”

“rigorous monitoring and evaluation. The PWG approach brings”

“together a group of 8-15 pregnant women and their relatives,”

“who live in the same ward, to give them access to health”

“information, improve their awareness and utilization of health”

“services, and empower them and their family members to advocate”

“with service providers - with the overall goal of contributing”

“to the reduction in maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality”

“in Nepal. The PWGs meet monthly and the meetings are facilitated”

“by trained female community health volunteers (FCHV), who are”

“part of the Nepal health system. The FCHV educate the pregnant”

“women on various health and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)”

“topics such as danger signs during pregnancy, delivery, and”

“after delivery; birth preparedness; awareness about nutritional”

“supplements, immunization, and hygiene; and utilization of”

“health services (antenatal care, institutional delivery, post”

“natal care, etc.). The positive peer pressure within the group”

“serves as a driving force for behavior change for healthy practices.”

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“Safe motherhood nigeria: ambulances and accountability for maternal health project”

“The $260,000 ambulance project, funded by the MacArthur Foundation”

“(MAF), has sought to contribute to reducing maternal mortality”

“in Nigeria-specifically in Alimosho LGA in Lagos State-through”

“various community-level activities related to strengthening”

“ambulance systems, improving basic emergency obstetric care”

“during transport, and fostering community advocacy for maternal”

“health accountability. Some of the achievements of the project”

“include consensus building among different stakeholders (state”

“and local officials, service providers, ward health committees,”

“community members) that led to the development of a paramedic”

“training curriculum and a service delivery guideline document.”

“Plan also built the capacity of ward health committees and”

“community members to enable them to advocate for services”

“and resource allocation as well as to hold their officials”

“and service providers accountable. This grant was a continuation”

“of the MAF IV project, and aims to sustain community advocacy”

“and accountability for ambulances and maternal health in”

“Lagos State.”

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“Tekponon jikuagou (meaning "doing everything possible to”

“Prevent maternal mortality"): addressing unmet need for family”

“Planning through social networks”

“This USAID-funded $1.2 million project aims to develop and”

“test a scalable package of social network activities to engage”

“men and women in discussion and reflection about unmet need”

“for family planning. Under the project, Georgetown University's”

“Institute for Reproductive Health is the primary implementing”

“organization, while Plan and CARE provide technical resources”

“for testing and implementing network-based interventions”

“that address unmet need for family planning. The package”

“of activities works with and through influential and connected”

“network actors who may be more effective in diffusing new ideas”

“and mobilizing public dialogue than formal leaders or health”

“workers alone. The intervention aims to increase acceptability”

“of discussions concerning family size and family planning”

“use. It also aims to create an enabling environment for family”

“planning use by increasing the perception that social network”

“members approve of family planning use. There were two phases”

“to the project which included a pilot and scale up phase.”

“The pilot phase was carried out in a total of 90 villages”

“(45 with Plan, 45 with CARE) for the development and testing”

“of the intervention package. The second phase focused on”

“scaling up the intervention package in Couffo. Plan managed”

“this process via two local NGOs in 44 villages: CRAIB and”

“DBDIBA. The project's goal is to expand successful social”

“network interventions to additional communities throughout”

“Benin, and if possible, West Africa.”

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“3. DISASTER & CONFLICT”

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“Plan's goal: Children and youth grow up in resilient communities”

“and realize their rights in safety and with dignity, before,”

“during, and after disasters and conflicts.”

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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 shelter, 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”

“that help protect children from harm and exploitation, and”

“aid emotional healing.”

“.”

“Our goal is to support children and youth, their communities,”

“and their societies to develop resilience enabling them to”

“better absorb external shocks and continue forward with their”

“personal and community development. Toward that end, we”

“also seek to address the social inequities and governance”

“challenges that marginalize segments of the population and”

“prevent them from developing resilience.”

“.”

“Plan International USA's expenditures on disasters and conflicts in FY16”

“totaled approximately $4,575,353; $4,087,266 was transferred”

“to PII. Examples of Plan's FY16 projects in this area include:”

“Assistance to Self-Help Shelter and Sanitation Solutions”

“in Dolakha, Nepal; Provision of Integrated Protection and”

“Education Services to South Sudanese Refugee Girls, Boys,”

“and Women and Host Communities in Ethiopia; Supporting the”

“Tracing and Reunification of Unaccompanied and Separated”

“Children, including Children Formerly Associated with Armed”

“Forces and Armed Groups in CAR.”

“.”

“Assistance to self-help shelter and sanitation solutions”

“IN DOLAKHA, NEPAL”

“This six-month, $1 million, USAID-funded emergency response”

“project helped meet the shelter and sanitation needs among”

“residents of 21 heavily-impacted Village Development Committees”

“(VDCs) of Dolakha district in the Central Development Region”

“of Nepal. Focusing on the provision of emergency assistance”

“to households attempting self-help Shelter solutions and”

“community and household level sanitation support, the project”

“provided technical and material support, as well as hygiene”

“promotion activities, to approximately 20,000 individuals”

“impacted by the devastating April 25, 2015 and May 12, 2015”

“earthquakes.”

“.”

“Provision of integrated protection and education services”

“To south sudanese refugee girls, boys, and women and host”

“COMMUNITIES IN ETHIOPIA”

“This 12-month, $800,000, State Department-funded award seeks”

“to improve access of the Gambella area refugee population”

“and host communities to quality and essential education as”

“well as child protection services. The program responds to”

“enormous needs, ranging from basic requirements of education”

“to the more all-encompassing issue of child protection, among”

“children and youths in the South Sudanese refugee population”

“and the Ethiopian host community populations in Gambella.”

“In Child Protection, Plan is targeting 17,500 children and”

“adults, including Unaccompanied and Separated Children, through”

“case management (referral, tracing, family reunification,”

“and long-term alternative care arrangement), psychosocial”

“support, child friendly activities, and Non-Food Item distribution.”

“Adults are directly benefiting from the project and are actively”

“involved in project implementation acting as: social workers,”

“foster parents, community based child protection committee”

“members, and through trainings and community awareness and”

“learning sessions. In Education, the project is providing”

“access, improved teaching and the necessary educational materials”

“to ECCD centers and primary schools. Those activities target”

“children from 0 to 14 as well as adults (ECCD facilitators,”

“teachers, parents association, school mothers, and beneficiaries”

“of awareness raising sessions). 10,500 students from Grade”

“1-4 and 5,000 pre-school children are targeted and the project”

“is indirectly addressing 4,270 household heads (reaching”

“35% of total households) in back to school campaign, girls'”

“education community sensitization events, and through house-to”

“-house community mobilization sessions. In total, the project”

“will reach a total of 33,000 direct beneficiaries, as well”

“as almost 39,000 indirect beneficiaries.”

“Supporting the tracing and reunification of unaccompanied”

“And separated children, including children formerly associated”

“With armed forces and armed groups, in central african republic (car)”

“This 18-month $1.19 million, USAID-funded project (including”

“a 6 month, $342,555 extension) supports the identification,”

“documentation, interim care, tracing, reunification, and”

“reintegration of unaccompanied and separated children (UASC),”

“including Children Formerly Associated with Armed Forces”

“and Armed Groups (former CAAFAG), in the Prefectures of Lobaye”

“and Ouham. 250 UASC and former CAAFAG (128 girls) are benefiting”

“from support toward reunification and reintegration with”

“their families in the target prefectures. These same children”

“are also benefiting from gaining birth registration, which”

“is key to ensuring that children's basic rights are not violated”

“and to mitigate the risk of abuse, exploitation, or recruitment”

“into armed forces. Through this process, the project is providing”

“life-saving assistance to these victimized young people,”

“helping break the cycle of violence in CAR. In its extension”

“phase, the project will support the youth being reunited under”

“the current project with vocational training, life skills,”

“and literacy classes in order to reintegrate them in a sustainable”

“way and help avoid recruitment into armed groups or early marriage.”

“100 UASC (35 girls), including former CAAFAG, will benefit from”

“support toward reunification and reintegration with their host”

“families in the target prefecture Lobaye. Through this process,”

“the project will provide life-saving assistance to these victimized”

“young people, helping break the cycle of violence in CAR by”

“giving them a clear vision and realistic opportunity for productive”

“economic futures. Further, the 100 host families caring for”

“target UASC and former CAAFAG will receive training and support.”

“In order to make sure that youth caring for younger children”

“can take part in these activities, an Early Childhood Care”

“and Development (ECCD) room will be established in the venue”

“of the vocational training and life skills and literacy.”

“4. 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.”

“In addition, we raise public awareness of, and respect for,”

“the right of all children to protection, and we help young”

“people access the skills and knowledge that will enable them”

“to protect themselves.”

“.”

“Expenditures from Plan International USA in this area totaled”

“approximately $6,908,808 for FY16, $6,258,026 of which was”

“transferred to PII. Examples of Plan's FY16 projects in this”

“area include: Addressing Basic Human Rights in Senegal; Protecting”

“Human Rights; and Improved Services for Vulnerable Populations.”

“.”

“Addressing basic human rights in senegal (abris)”

“This $750,000 project funded by the U.S. Department of State”

“Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, ABRIS”

“addresses trafficking and exploitation of children of Senegal,”

“particularly those attending private religious schools. While”

“many schools offer genuine religious instruction, some are”

“physically and sexually abusive and highly exploitative, forcing”

“young children to beg for food and money. Plan and its partners”

“conducted a comprehensive study of the underlying factors and”

“the various types of trafficked children and built the capacity”

“of law enforcement, legal, and health system personnel to identify”

“trafficked children. In addition, a referral system was developed”

“to provide the services needed.”

“.”

“In September 2016 the ABRIS project received a six-month no-cost”

“extension from the U.S. Department of State to continue programming”

“through March 2017 in order to continue the training of national”

“police forces, and legal personnel, instituting community awareness”

“campaigns via radio broadcasting, and implementing community-led”

“action plans to combat forced begging.”

“.”

“PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS”

“PHR is a $12.7 million USAID-funded project that uses a comprehensive”

“set of interventions to combat domestic violence, child marriage,”

“and other human rights abuses. This is highly prevalent in”

“many parts of Bangladesh. Plan's response comprises five interconnected”

“components: advocating for stronger legislation and enforcement”

“of laws to reduce domestic violence; building the capacity”

“of duty-bearers-including law enforcement, the judicial system,”

“civil society organizations, and the media-to better understand”

“the laws, support survivors, and share their stories; increasing”

“access to justice and helping survivors make informed choices”

“by providing pro-bono legal support and information, including”

“through "doorstep" legal counseling; strengthening direct services”

“to survivors, including medical, shelter, and livelihood support;”

“and public awareness campaigns to inform people of domestic”

“violence laws and shift attitudes towards harmful practices.”

“Working closely with the Bangladesh National Woman Lawyers'”

“Association (BNWLA), and 11 local NGOs, PHR has seen major”

“success. During the life of the project, the government signed”

“into law the Rules of Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection”

“Act). A trained cadre of social workers together with community-based”

“Social Protection Groups have resulted in community ownership”

“as they look to both decrease incidences of domestic violence”

“as well as help survivors. Through the training of teachers”

“and students as well as working in partnership with a range”

“of stakeholders, PHR has supported local government to create”

“child marriage free zones. In the three years of the project,”

“it has resulted in a decrease in child marriage in a number”

“of the project areas.”

“.”

“Improved services for vulnerable populations”

“Plan is a member of a consortium led by Global Communities”

“to implement the Improved Services for Vulnerable Populations”

“(ISVP) program, a USAID-funded project that aims to assist the”

“members of 50,000 vulnerable households in 12 districts of”

“Rwanda to build their self-reliance in ways that promote mutual”

“support. The program capitalizes upon USAID support to the”

“Government of Rwanda and civil society partners to facilitate”

“these vulnerable populations' access to health and social services”

“that enable them to live productive lives.”

“.”

“Program objectives include reducing the risk and impact of”

“HIV/AIDS and other health threats facing the most vulnerable”

“populations in Rwanda by increasing the capacity of families”

“and communities to provide better care for vulnerable individuals.”

“This includes ISVP support for vulnerable people to access”

“education as a core element for improving protection against”

“adverse circumstances over the long term. ISVP also involves”

“boys and men as well as girls and women in accessing sexual”

“reproductive health information and services. Plan supports”

“the facilitation of a process in which boys think through the”

“advantages - and disadvantages - of living with core elements”

“that characterize the prevailing male masculinity. Plan also”

“provides technical leadership in early childhood development”

“activities that support positive parenting skills and community”

“Early Childhood Development centers. Across the work of ISVP”

“Plan provides technical leadership to ensure that gender is mainstreamed.”

“.”

“5. Water, sanitation and 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(WASH) 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.”

“.”

“Plan International USA expended approximately $5,094,382 on”

“water, sanitation, and hygiene in FY16, $4,118,209 of which”

“was transferred to PII. Examples of Plan's FY16 projects in”

“this area include: Afya Pwani - Kenya; Testing Modified Community”

“-Led Total Sanitation for Scalability; Cambodia Rural Sanitation”

“and Hygiene Program; and Promoting Agriculture, Health, and”

“Alternative Livelihoods (PAHAL) - Nepal.”

“.”

“AFYA PWANI - KENYA”

“Under the leadership of Pathfinder International for this three”

“year, $48 million program, Plan, the Cooperative League of”

“the USA (CLUSA), International Centre for Reproductive Health,”

“Futures Group International and O'Hanlon Health Consulting”

“work in five counties - Kilifi, Kwale, Lamu, Mombasa, and Taita”

“Taveta to improve access to and utilization of quality health”

“services including HIV; Maternal, Neonatal, Child Health (MNCH);”

“family planning; WASH; and nutrition. In the consortium, Plan”

“International is responsible for the WASH and Nutrition component”

“that aims at increasing access to and utilization of WASH and”

“nutrition services by the communities in Kilifi County. The”

“project's investment in WASH and nutrition focuses at the system”

“level to: build the County health service management capacity;”

“integrate WASH and nutrition into school and health institutions'”

“regular portfolio; and at the community level to support the”

“community's involvement in WASH-related decision making. Lastly,”

“Plan's work supports community-based WASH and nutrition activities”

“including handwashing, household water treatment, safe sanitation,”

“community support groups to implement nutrition trainings,”

“kitchen gardening, and planning for diversified diets.”

“.”

“Testing modified community-led total sanitation for scalability”

“This five-year $7.3 million project funded by the Bill & Melinda”

“Gates Foundation aims to advance rural sanitation programs”

“in Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana, and worldwide by analyzing and improving”

“the cost-effectiveness and scalability of the Community-Led”

“Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach. Successfully mobilizing communities”

“to reach Open Defecation Free (ODF) status depends on several”

“preconditions - not least the capacity of local actors. Through”

“this work, in partnership with the Water Institute at the University”

“of North Carolina (UNC), Plan tested, implemented, and evaluated”

“a first-of-its kind operational research study on community-wide”

“sanitation behavior change. The project measured the relative”

“effect of different local actors on CLTS (i.e., natural leaders,”

“teachers and government staff), as compared to conventional”

“(NGO-facilitated) implementation.”

“.”

“Cambodia rural sanitation and hygiene program”

“The $12 million CR-SHIP program is funded by the Global Sanitation”

“Fund (GSF), a unique financing mechanism for sanitation programs,”

“and targets rural villages in 10 provinces: Kampong Cham,”

“Kampong Speu, Takeo, Kandal, Svay Rieng, Kampong Chhang, Kampong”

“Thom, Kratie, Kampot, and Prey Veng. CR-SHIP aims to increase”

“access to improved sanitation, to promote proper hygiene practices”

“in rural communities of Cambodia, and to strengthen the capacity”

“of the government, local authorities, and local NGOs 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: Community-Led Total Sanitation”

“(CLTS); School and Community Water, Sanitation and Hygiene”

“(SC WASH); Sanitation Marketing; Information, Education and”

“Communication (IEC); Behavior Change Campaigns (BCC). The project”

“utilizes regular monitoring and evaluation to track progress”

“and identify challenges. Recent estimates of impact show that”

“sub-grantees have: conducted CLTS triggering activities in”

“2,027 communities; 603,716 people are now living in open-defecation”

“free environments; 471,058 people have gained access to improved”

“toilets; and 1.1 million people have been reached by messages”

“on hand-washing with soap.”

“.”

“Promoting agriculture, health, and alternative livelihoods”

“(PAHAL)- NEPAL”

“Under the leadership of Mercy Corps for this $37 million, USAID/Food”

“for Peace-funded comprehensive program, Plan International,”

“Development Enterprises (DE), Tufts University's Feinstein”

“International Center (FIC), and Nepalese partners NTAG, Rupantaran,”

“RIMSNepal, and SAPPROS work at a systemic level to address”

“both the symptoms and root causes of food insecurity, targeting”

“individuals, households, communities, and systems to build”

“resilience. As the technical lead for the sanitation component”

“of the program, Plan is implementing community-led total sanitation”

“and promotion of a Total Sanitation strategy that focuses on”

“promoting latrine use, personal hygiene, hand washing with”

“water and soap, and household's drinking water safety activities.”

“The project is operational in 167 Village Development Committees”

“(VDCs) in 14 target districts of the Far West and Mid-West Regions.”

“.”

“6. Youth and economic empowerment”

“.”

“Plan's goal: Young adolescents and youth will live in communities”

“that value their participation and provide opportunities for”

“their leadership and economic empowerment.”

“.”

“Plan currently works with youth in 72 countries around the world.”

“Through Plan's community-based, gender-sensitive approach,”

“our programs engage marginalized youth to build their productive”

“assets and prepare them with appropriate skills to manage their”

“transition to work and adulthood. Our holistic programming”

“targets very young adolescents (10-14), adolescents (15-19),”

“and youth (20-29).”

“.”

“Plan International USA expended approximately $7,017,521 on”

“youth and economic empowerment in FY16, $4,495,741 of which”

“was transferred to PII. Examples of Plan's FY16 projects in”

“this area include: USAID Bridges to Employment in El Salvador;”

“Women And Youth Saving For Empowerment; Lifelong Learning,”

“Guatemala; and Philippines: Improving the Financial Capability”

“of Poor Households Affected by Typhoon Haiyan.”

“.”

“Usaid bridges to employment in el salvador”

“The USAID Bridges to Employment project, led by DAI and in”

“partnership with Plan International and JBS International,”

“aims to link over 20,000 at-risk youth-especially young women”

“and vulnerable populations-to basic social resources of work,”

“knowledge, security, and social capital to foster social inclusion”

“through employment opportunities. The $3 million subcontract”

“will advance three objectives: 1) Improved enabling environment”

“promoting workforce development of at-risk youth in targeted”

“high-growth sectors; 2) Improved quality of workforce development”

“services to effectively insert at-risk youth into targeted”

“high-growth sectors; and 3) Improved workforce readiness demonstrated”

“by targeted at-risk youth. The project will work with youth,”

“employers, training institutions, and other stakeholders in”

“15 of El Salvador's high-crime municipalities.”

“.”

“Plan International is a key partner and leads Objective 3,”

“working directly with youth to increase their employment and”

“self-employment opportunities. This project will allow Plan”

“to continue to promote and validate our global Pathways Approach”

“to Youth Economic Empowerment by scaling up Plan's previous”

“youth employment programming in El Salvador 10 times (from”

“reaching 2,000 to 20,000 vulnerable youth). Plan will lead”

“major activities including the implementation of a comprehensive”

“Participatory Youth Assessment and the development and implementation”

“of soft skills and life skills through training curriculum.”

“Moreover, Plan will facilitate alliances with service providers”

“to improve access to workforce development training and basic”

“education opportunities for at-risk youth. Through business”

“incubation, Plan will support the development of youth entrepreneur”

“initiatives, driven by identified market demands. Plan will”

“also facilitate access to career counseling and mentoring services”

“for at-risk youth and material support as youth transition”

“to jobs.”

“.”

“Women and youth saving for empowerment”

“The WYSE $1 million project, which will run until July 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 Development 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, leadership, enterprise development,”

“and entrepreneurship, members strengthen their financial management”

“and maximize investment of savings and dividends.”

“.”

“Lifelong learning, guatemala”

“This project is funded by USAID and led by Juarez and Associates,”

“in partnership with Plan and ChildFund, to improve education”

“quality and access for underserved populations in Guatemala”

“through two main components: Component A) Learning to Read;”

“and Component B) Education for Employment and Lifelong Learning.”

“.”

“Plan is partnering with school communities to increase parents'”

“and communities' awareness of education, especially for girls.”

“To begin, Plan led several assessments in the Western Highlands”

“to better understand educational challenges facing their communities”

“and to develop viable solutions to address issues of quality”

“education, literacy, and intercultural bilingual education.”

“.”

“Plan also led a participatory youth assessment to better understand”

“the constraints of youth access to formal and alternative education,”

“vocational training, and civic engagement. The methodology”

“integrated qualitative and quantitative data collection that”

“will continue to inform the project's strategies to increase”

“opportunities for out-of-school youth to attend school programs”

“and develop marketable skills for employment. The results produced”

“a database of approximately 1,300 variables, indicating a high”

“level of apathy among youth, high levels of unemployment, and”

“reports of extensive gender discrimination. As a result Plan”

“developed an action plan for increased involvement of parents”

“and community members in education, including activities to”

“build their capacity through an awareness campaign on quality”

“education. Additionally, through Aulas para Padres, or Classrooms”

“for Parents, Plan is engaging parents and community members”

“more in their children's education and issues that impact them.”

“Through this work, Plan and the Aulas para Padres have identified”

“hundreds of young people who have not continued their studies,”

“and who are now being supported to reintegrate into the education”

“system.”

“.”

“Plan also works to create alliances in each of the 12 target”

“communities among key youth service providers, thereby maximizing”

“resources for more effective and complementary service provision”

“to local youth. Partners include training providers, employers,”

“community-based organizations, parent and youth associations,”

“and local and national government officials. Plan supports”

“these networks to generate and coordinate projects for out-of”

“-school youth, improving their capacities and their conditions”

“for a better quality of life.”

“Philippines: improving the financial capability of poor households”

“Affected by typhoon haiyan”

“JP Morgan Chase Foundation was funding community savings groups (CSGs)”

“for families that were affected by Typhoon Haiyan. The project”

“aimed to strengthen the livelihoods and improve the economic”

“security of poor communities by helping poor households' smooth”

“consumption (particularly in the event of financial shocks), increase”

“their ability to accumulate cash and physical assets, and promote”

“commercial income generation. These activities bolstered Plan's”

“already robust recovery and rehabilitation approach in typhoon”

“-affected areas. The project has three primary objectives:”

“to increase household security through savings; to strengthen”

“households' financial capacities to utilize loans and savings”

“for productive investments and developmental needs through”

“economic and life skills training modules; and to improve access”

“of CSG members to basic social services through community networks”

“and referrals.”

“.”

“B. Building relationships”

“.”

“As part of our mission, we promote learning and understanding”

“among people of different countries and cultures. Our child”

“sponsorship program-through which 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. 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 his or her family, along with two photographs. This”

“background information is accompanied by an "Area Overview"”

“that provides information relevant to activities, programs,”

“and projects in the sponsored child's program area and country.”

“Our annual "Sponsored Child Update" also details activities,”

“programs and projects within a child's program area and country.”

“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 frequently”

“encourage two-way communications. We contact all new sponsors”

“to welcome them to Plan and encourage them to write to their”

“sponsored child. To support sponsors in writing to their sponsored”

“children consistently, we provide turn-around stationery several”

“times throughout the year. In addition, we remind sponsors”

“of their children's upcoming birthdays and encourage them to”

“send birthday greetings.”

“.”

“The cost of $1,065,570 associated with these cross-cultural exchanges”

“is known as "Building Relationships." During the year ending”

“June 30, 2016, there were more than 112,000 instances of communications”

“between sponsors, sponsored children and families, and the”

“child's local Plan office. These communications are processed”

“through a centralized communications and mail area at the Plan”

“International USA office 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 country information briefs, cross-cultural”

“communications, website updates, monthly e-newsletter, and”

“education toolkits.”

“.”

“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 Youth Advisory Board (YAB) is another body of young people”

“from around the U.S. striving to vocalize the needs of youth”

“by serving as ambassadors to Plan International USA. The YAB”

“creates and nurtures a network between Plan's international”

“youth and organizational decision-makers in order to reinforce”

“Plan's mission of empowering children across the world. Its”

“role ranges from participating in discussions with the Board”

“of Directors to collaborating with other Plan Federation members'”

“youth advisory groups, and growing a network of youth across”

“the U.S. dedicated to supporting the work of Plan.”

“.”

“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 of groups and coalitions that support”

“these issues, such as the Sanitation and Water for All Partnership”

“(SWA), Alliance for International Youth Development, and InterAction.”

“Plan International USA is also a founding member, chair, and”

“coordinator of the Orphans and Vulnerable Children Task Force.”

“.”

“Other important elements of Plan's outreach are the initiatives”

“and partnerships we develop to increase awareness about challenges”

“in the developing world. Plan and Nickelodeon International's”

“"Together For Good" is a global initiative to empower kids to make”

“positive changes in the world around them. Together For Good serves as”

“Nickelodeon's international platform to inspire its audiences to”

“get involved in their communities, provide the resources and education”

“to get the job done, and celebrate the impact they're making every”

“day. Plan is Nickelodeon's inaugural partner for this initiative.”

“The international-only campaign launched July 21st outside of”

“the US across Nickelodeon platforms in 150 countries and”

“territories. Nickelodeon and Plan International invited children”

“aged 6 to 17 years to log on to good.nickelodeon.tv to read”

“inspirational stories about other children and upload photos”

“and videos of themselves making a difference in their community.”

“A panel of Nickelodeon International and Plan International”

“team members then chose the finalists in each participating”

“region who were then recognized for their achievements on Nickelodeon's”

“websites and social media channels. Nickelodeon viewers then”

“had the opportunity to vote online for the regional finalists”

“and the winner, celebrating these special change-makers who”

“are creatively making a stand-out impact in their community.”

“Nearly 78,000 kids voted for their favorite finalist.”

“The campaign culminated with a celebration honoring change-makers”

“from around the world and the announcement of one lucky finalist.”

“The winner was a young boy from Guatemala who helped translate”

“medical needs for local clients and visiting doctors in his community.”

“The campaign was a huge success and leveraged over $13m of media”

“outreach across multiple Nickelodeon platforms.”

“.”

“Plan also has an ongoing partnership with Glamour magazine,”

“which announced its newest charitable initiative in 2014: the”

“Girl Project. The Girl Project was conceptualized and started”

“in part because of recent world events highlighting the dangers”

“girls face going to and staying in school. Along with three”

“other non-profit partners, Plan is benefiting from money raised”

“from the print campaign and broader outreach, including advocacy”

“and awareness-raising events featuring First Lady Michelle”

“Obama and other notable changemakers. Plan youth ambassadors”

“from Vietnam, the Philippines, and El Salvador have spoken”

“at high-level events promoting international support of making”

“sure girls can safely go to school.”

“.”

“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 to amplify our messages to various audiences,”

“particularly through 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 lasting difference for children around the world.”

“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.”

“.”

“Regular meetings between CEOs and senior staff of organizations”

“with similar missions help to give all of us a stronger voice.”

“For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, the total Development”

“Education and Advocacy expenses were $1,088,373. During the”

“fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, Plan International USA initiated”

“over 1,100,000 mailed or emailed communications, to help educate”

“our donors and partners and also participated in various”

“presentations, activities, and forums.”

“Professional Consulting Fees”

“Marketing/Media”

“Miscellaneous”

“Pledges Receivable - Net”

“Grants Receivable - Net”

“Prepaids”

“Investments”

“Accounts Payable & Accrued Expenses”