Frequently asked questions
1.What is Plan?
Plan is an international, humanitarian, child-focussed development organisation with no religious, political or governmental affiliations. We work with children, their families and local communities to implement vital projects to improve the quality of life for children and their families across the developing countries.
Our aim is to achieve lasting improvements in the quality of life of deprived children in developing countries, through a process that unites people across cultures and add value to their lives. Our vision is to live in a world in which all children have the opportunity to realise their potential in societies, which respect people's rights and dignities.
2.Who benefits from Plan's work?
Plan is a global community focussed around the needs of children. Children are at the heart of all our work. Our projects support children, benefiting an estimated nine million children and their families through community projects.
3.How does Plan's work make a difference?
When we work with a community we focus on the benefits to the children of that community. We look at what makes their lives healthy and fulfilling: health, education, an adequate standard of living and the right to survive and develop.
Our work makes tangible differences because we understand the communities we work with, and, in partnership with local organisations, we collaborate with them to identify their needs. Our active support for child development over a long period of time ensures the healthy development of children within a community from pre-natal health assistance, safe delivery, through pre-school care, primary and secondary education, to and adulthood in which they can realise their full potential.
4.How does Plan choose the communities in which it works?
We choose the countries we work in by looking at international criteria like infant and maternal mortality rates, the country's wealth, government stability and their willingness to work in collaboration with us to improve children's lives. Within the chosen countries, we then look at communities where the need is the greatest and where our impact could achieve the most. The local communities themselves then choose to collaborate with us and commit to participating actively in bringing about lasting changes to their children's life.
5.How does Plan show where the money goes?
Plan is an accountable and transparent humanitarian organisation. We publish consolidated financial statements covering our operations. These statements, which are prepared according to International Accounting Standards (IAS), cover the fundraising side of the organisation and the use of funds in programme countries. The statements are audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers and clearly show how Plan spends the funds raised.
A copy of our latest annual report can be downloaded from: http://www.plan.ie/pdfs/financialreport05.pdf
6.Email us your question
If you have a question about Plan, our projects or how we work, not covered in this or other sections of the site, email us at info@plan.ie and let us answer it for you or feel free to contact us by telephone on 01 659 9601 - our supporter relations officer would be happy to assist you.
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