Priority projects 2009–2010
Transform the world for children.
Front cover: Girl collecting water in Bokeo province, Laos. Photo: Alf Berg. This page: Children at a village pre-school in Cambodia. Photo: Alf Berg.
Plan’s visioN IS OF
a world in which ALL children
realise their full potential in societies that respect people’s rights
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ounded more than 70 years ago, Plan is one of the oldest and largest children’s development organisations in the world and has no political or religious agendas. We work at the grassroots in more than 49 developing countries to empower communities to overcome poverty so that children have the opportunity to reach their full potential – and children are encouraged to be actively involved in the process. We unite, empower and inspire people around the globe to champion every child’s right to survival, develop to the fullest, be protected and participate fully in family, cultural and social life. Together with our supporters we can transform the world for children.
Our Priority Projects Priority Projects are designed, developed and monitored by Program Managers in our Australian National Office. Our Priority Projects are established when specific local needs in Africa and Asia match our expertise, experience and funding capacity to develop or improve: • Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) – our projects assist children 0-8 with cognitive, emotional, social and physical development. • Basic Education – our projects are a range of initiatives for children and young people including primary education, skills learning for future employment and higher study. • Rights and Community Resilience – these projects promote and protect the human and legal rights of vulnerable children and their families. Early Childhood Care and Development India / p4 Uganda / p5 Improving Educational Opportunities and Outcomes Bangladesh / p6 Philippines / p7 Protection and Promotion of Rights and Community Resilience Uganda / p8 Cambodia / p9 Kenya / p10 Global Citizenship Global Connections / p11
• Global Citizenship – our projects engage young people in Australia and developing countries, helping them to develop into Global citizens. • Water, Sanitation and Hygiene – these projects are community managed and designed to improve the health and well being of children and their families. • Livelihoods and Food Security – these projects are designed to improve the ability of families and communities to develop secure income and food sources. • Disaster Response – our aim is to minimise the impact of emergencies, build resilience of children, families and communities and work with government, agencies and partners from within the country to ensure responses address all aspects of child protection.
How we work, our approach to development Child Centred Community Development (CCCD) is our approach for delivering projects.
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene East Timor / p12 Laos / p13
CCCD is a ‘rights-based approach’, which means that we work with children and young people at the community level to tackle the root causes of poverty. We do this by raising awareness amongst children, young people, families, communities, the government and others about the rights of every child and working to build the capacity and commitment of those responsible for ensuring these rights.
Livelihoods and Food Security Philippines / p14 Zimbabwe / p15 Indonesia / p16 Zambia / p17 East Timor / p18
The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the key framework that guides our programming. By applying a rights-based approach, it means that rather than focusing on ‘quick fix,’ short-term interventions which only address the immediate needs of a small number of children, we can instead focus on longer term, sustainable, positive changes. Such changes may include strengthening and improving governmental policy and practice which has a far greater impact on today’s children and the children of the future. Plan International Australia Priority Projects 2009–2010 | 3
early childhood care and development
Strengthening early childhood care and development in india Despite the economic growth of urban India, millions of children in isolated rural areas and urban slums still have no access to government early childhood services such as early learning activities and nutrition services. However, Plan’s Early Childhood Care and Development priority project is strengthening and extending these services so that children living in the most difficult circumstances do not miss out. Children enjoy learning through play at a mobile crèche at a Delhi construction site.
Why strengthening early childhood care and development is a priority Research has shown that what happens to a child in the first years of its life, and the opportunities provided, are crucial in determining lifelong outcomes. A child that has benefitted from basic healthcare and enjoyed early learning through play has a better chance of doing well at school, which can then lead to improved job opportunities. However, many marginalised families in India such as those from caste, cultural groups or the urban homeless, are unaware of the importance of early care and learning for their children. In addition, these groups are often excluded from mainstream society which further alienates them from accessing any government childhood services. What is being done Plan’s Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) project is a holistic and integrated approach involving the physical, cognitive, social and emotional development of girls and boys up to the age of eight years. Plan’s eight-year project aims to encourage families aria
Early learning is vital for children’s cognitive development.
in Orissa to access existing government child development services as well as help improve and extend the reach of these services. In Delhi’s urban slums and construction sites, Plan works with local partners to provide early childhood care and devopment for the children of families who have mostly migrated from rural areas to work as labourers. The ultimate aim of the project is for the Indian Government to take over the running of
Since 2002, when Plan first began its ECCD project, access to children’s early development services has improved dramatically with Plan supporting 120 village-based ECCD centres (including 50 government centres). In FY2009, 2600 children in Orissa and Rajasthan attended these centres and today Plan continues to encourage families to access government-funded services and raises awareness about the importance of ECCD for children. In slum areas and on construction sites in Delhi, Plan continues to support its local partner Mobile Crèches to provide ECCD at mobile daycare centres for children under eight years. Without access to these daycare centres, mothers who work as labourers would have no choice but to leave their very young children on the edge of the dangerous construction site either unattended or in the care of older siblings.
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In FY2010, Plan in Australia will continue to support Plan India, local partners and communities in Delhi and Orissa to:
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• Provide more than 300 children with early learning and care at ECCD centres in Delhi’s urban slums and at mobile day care centres at construction sites.
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• Continue to improve government ECCD services and the reach of these services in Orissa.
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• Continue to develop ECCD resources including the use of traditional folklore. BANGLADESH
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• Continue to raise awareness of ECCD through the media including child media and advocate government to strengthen and expand early care and learning services. • Advocate for childcare entitlements for low-paid workers.
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• Support a national level ECCD resource and training centre for teachers and evaluate previous project activities to access how these can be further improved. Funding opportunity In FY2010, Plan in Australia needs to raise $133,692 from the Australian public. This project is also supported by AusAID, the Australian Government Agency for International Development.
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building localised early childhood care and development Capacity in uganda In rural Uganda, while parents use many positive nurturing practices, often their knowledge of early learning and its benefits to their child’s development is limited. However, Plan’s Early Childhood Care and Development priority project aims to build the skills and knowledge of parents, caregivers and communities so that thousands of children will have the chance to reach their potential. Why building localised early childhood care and development capacity is a priority Child survival is low in Uganda, especially in rural areas where 137 children for every 1000 will die before their fifth birthday, mostly from preventable illnesses. If these children had access to early childhood care and development (ECCD) services such as immunisations, basic health care and growth monitoring, many would not die. ECCD is a holistic and integrated approach involving the physical, cognitive, social and emotional development of girls and boys up to the age of eight years. Presently, in rural areas there are no formal early childhood care services and most three to eight year olds also miss out on early learning such as attending pre-school. What is being done This project is the very first stage of introducing and expanding the ECCD model based on traditional child-rearing practices, local needs and local cultural issues. While the Ugandan Government has developed an early childhood care and development framework, it is mostly inaccessible to rural parents because of language barriers. The need now is for this framework to be taken beyond words and into a practical guide for parents and
caregivers that is based on the local culture. This model will enable vulnerable families to increase support for their own children and take collective action to ensure growth, development and protection for every child in the community. The focus during this stage is to build on the skills and knowledge ANGOLA of caregivers, parents, communities, local partners and Plan Uganda staff. What has been achieved so far During 2008, a pilot ECCD project designed by Plan in Australia was introduced into six communities in Uganda’s Lowero West district. A training manual was developed and is now in wide use by early learning teachers, caregivers and parents at the ECCD centres set up by the parents. Plan also conducted a survey in Lowero West to understand community needs, concerns and existing knowledge of ECCD. Through Plan, these communities have also partnered with ‘Mango Tree’ – a local organisation that provides training on how to make educational toys using traditional materials.
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What needs to be done this year Plan Lake in Australia and Plan Finland (who Tanganyika are also funding the project) will support Plan Uganda, its local partners and communities to: • Develop an ECCD manual, and train caregivers from 72 communities in its use. • Develop an ECCD ‘play materials’ manual, a parenting manual, and conduct awareness and parenting sessions including 12 literacy sessions. • Conduct a baseline survey on early care and learning in six districts and a study into traditional child rearing for inclusion into the project. • Further develop networking among local organisations and conduct a six-week intensive school readiness program for children entering primary school. • Conduct ‘transition to primary school’ training workshops so that trainers are available to train others so that more school readiness programs can be provided for children. Funding opportunity In FY2010, Plan in Australia needs to raise $127,769 from the Australian public. This project is also supported by AusAID, the Australian Government Agency for International Development.
Toys and early learning materials are made using locally available resources. .
Children in Lowero West now have the chance to enjoy early learning through play.
Plan aims to develop an ECCD model that can be applied to other Plan-supported communities in Uganda.
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improving educational opportunities and outcomes
Quality education for children from rural areas in bangladesh Children living in Bangladesh, especially those from poor rural communities, often struggle at school where classrooms are severely overcrowded and corporal punishment and bullying are rife. Through Plan’s Community Learning Action priority project, these marginalised children are improving their academic results and are also helping to make their schools safe and inspiring places to learn.
Early learning sessions help prepare children for primary school.
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Why quality education for children in rural areas is a priority In Bangladesh, going to school can be a frightening experience. Teaching is by rote learning and children may suffer a beating for simply asking a question or making a mistake. Children from poor rural communities are often first generation learners and struggle to keep up. Labeled as ‘slow learners’ by their teachers and classmates, they are also repeatedly bullied. Of the 16.5 million children enrolled each year in government primary Us ron schools, around 40 per cent drop Mo out, usually Za
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in grade four or five. Very few children – less than 10 out of every 100 students – complete secondary school, which leaves millions of children without an education and destined to a life of poverty. What is being done Plan’s Community Learning Action priority project supports rural communities to provide early childhood care and learning, and formal Hu ang education opportunities for their children. Yel low Parents and community volunteers link families to early childhood services, set up Yal g early learningonspaces for young children and Yan setZ up out-of-school sessions or ‘Learning gtz e i Camps’ for older children. With the main focus being on primary school students, the Learning Camps are run as before or after school tuition sessions, which are aligned with the national Me curriculum. Sessions are ko ng run by a Plan-trained tutor, usually a high school graduate. Teaching uses child-friendly, problem-solving and interactive learning techniques that have been adopted by some schools following lobbying by parents. The academic results of children who attend ai Nm
A typical teacher’s resource kit used to deliver child-friendly interactive learning.
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Learning Camps have been staggering with many children who previously struggled at school, now getting top marks. As a result, many rural children can graduate to high school and then on to future job opportunities. What has been achieved so far Since 2001, Plan has provided early learning activities for pre-schoolers and basic education support through Learning Camps in three districts (Naushingdi, Satkira and Jessore) with 26,332 children attending Learning Camps in 2008 alone. Communities are now ready for Plan to support them to take over running the project activities themselves. This approach now allows Plan, and its local partners, to begin the process of establishing the project in Sreepur in central Bangladesh, one of the poorest regions. In addition, this achievement will enable a more broader coverage of Community Learning Action and will help strengthen Plan’s push for punishment-free schools and interactive learning for all children in Bangladesh.
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In FY2010, Plan in Australia will support Plan Bangladesh, local partners and communities in Sreepur to: Chin
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• Support parents to set up Learning Camps, parenting groups and early learning spaces in every community in Sreepur benefiting more than 25,500 children.
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• Develop a school improvement program at 50 schools benefiting 10,000 children and train 1663 Learning Camp tutors, volunteers and resource persons.
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• Increase community and policy makers’ understanding of basic education and early childhood development by distributing brochures and holding 1200 community events.
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• Conduct parenting education sessions for 5625 parents. Funding opportunity
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In FY2010, Plan in Australia needs to raise $100,764 from the Australian public. This project is also supported by AusAID, the Australian Government Agency for International Development.
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Ensuring marginalised ethinic children can access education in the philippines CAMBODIA
Children from marginalised ethnic groups such as those from Mangyan communities often miss out on attending school or they drop out after the struggle to learn becomes too much. Plan’s Alternative Education MALAYSIAto priority project will provide Mangyan children with the opportunity learn based on a curriculum aligned with their culture and language. Why ensuring marginalised ethnic children can access an education is a priority Mangyan communities in Occidental Mindoro in the Philippines are subsistence farmers who are proud of their ethnic culture and language. While most adults have never been to school, many parents these days consider that school is good option for their children. As well as offering job opportunities for teachers within their communities, parents also see an education as protecting their children from being cheated when as adults, they trade their goods at lowland markets. However, with primary schools some distance from Mangyan villages and secondary schools even further, children usually begin school when they are much older than their peers from the lowlands. Once at school, they must face an even bigger set back as the school curriculum is in the national language, which is not the first language of Mangyan children. In addition, the curriculum is viewed as not being relevant to their culture. Just because they are Mangyan – a marginalised ethnic group that lives on the fringe of mainstream Filipino society – these children miss out on even a basic education.
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Plan Philippines has been working with the Mangyan communities in Occidental Mindoro since 2004. During this time, it became clear there was a need to provide early learning to help prepare Mangyan children for school and also to provide ethnic-basedINDONESIA educational opportunities so they would be better prepared when they get to school. Through the project, learning through play sessions are set up in communities and education modules are developed. Based on the national curriculum and on the Mangyan culture, these modules enable teaching in the Mangyan language. By offering teacher training to Mangyan adults who have graduated from high school, Plan also aims to place Mangyan teachers in schools attended by Mangyan children.
During FY2010, Plan in Australia will support Plan Philippines and Mangyan communities to:
What has been achieved so far Plan has held an initial consultation workshop with members from the Mangyan communities. The Philippine Government had already translated and developed curriculum modules for use by other indigenous groups, so Plan staff will investigate if these modules can be adapted for use by Mangyan communities with content directly applicable to the Mangyan lifestyle and culture.
• Design a set of learning modules for children and adults in the Mangyan language. Adult modules will include topics such as literacy, including financial literacy; parenting and early childhood development; health; cultural and social heritage; food security; and livelihoods. EAST TIMOR • Consult with Mangyan people who are high school graduates and provide them with the opportunity to be trained as teachers. Once trained and with their qualifications recognised by the Government, these teachers will be able to teach in schools attended by Mangyan children. • Organise a technical working group for planning, reviewing and monitoring of the project. This group includes representatives from Mangyan communities, Department of Education, local government units, teachers and teacher’s assistants, other NGOs and Plan. • Investigate whether or not birth registration is required for children to enrol in primary school and the impact this may have had on attendance for Mangyan children. Funding opportunity In FY2010, Plan in Australia needs to raise $100,128 from the Australian public. This project is also supported by AusAID, the Australian Government Agency for International Development.
Lessons taught in the Mangyan language improve learning.
Many Mangyan families see education as the answer to their children’s future succe ss.
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protection and promotion of rights and community resilience
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Legal rights within communities help address HIV and aids support in uganda Lake Nasser
In Uganda, when children are orphaned or a woman is widowed, the family’s property is often claimed by their in-laws, leaving the immediate family destitute. However, Plan’s Reducing Community Vulnerability to HIV and AIDS priority project is working with communities to increase the respect for and observance of the legal rights of people living with or affected by HIV and AIDS. Why legal rights within communities to help address HIV and AIDS support is a priority
What has been achieved so far
or the rights of others are violated, and the community begins to see legal rights as a serious issue.
In Uganda, lack of knowledge of legal rights means that people often do not realise their rights under the law, especially in cases dealing with inheritance. However, for people living with HIV and AIDS and their carers, the isolating effects of stigma and discrimination often discourage people from seeking help such as legal advice. Increasing knowledge of legal rights amongst all community members ensures those living with HIV and AIDS know how to seek assistance if their rights
What is being done Plan specifically aims to increase the knowledge and protection of the legal rights ERITREA of children, women and men affected by HIV and AIDS in Kamuli district and Kawempe division in Kampala. Training provided to key community and local government leaders equips them with the skills to successfully settle disputes in extended families at the local level and in accordance with the national law.
Through community education, adults and children now have a greater understanding of their legal rights and how to seek assistance if their rights are threatened. As a result of legal rights training and awareness, clan leaders, community volunteers and others such as local district officials are now better able to resolve cases using alternative dispute resolution in line with the law. More people YEMEN are writing wills to safeguard the inheritance rights of women and children, with some people also appointing women and girls as administrators of estates. DIJBOUTI
Community members gain information on their legal rights at a village meeting in Uganda.
Through this project, community members are gaining knowledge and the confidence to seek legal support.
Staff from Plan’s partner, the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA).
What needs to be done this year
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• Support community education on rights through the work of trained community volunteers, local district officials and clan leaders in communities. • Mentor community leaders and volunteers to continue to assist women, men and children to seek redress if their rights have been abused. • Mentor and support previously trained community volunteers, local district officials and SOMALIA clan leaders to further develop their skills and knowledge as mediators to resolve disputes amicably and in line with the national law.
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• Continue to facilitate the development of an ongoing referral system amongst community leaders and volunteers, local district officials and other stakeholders to provide community education and dispute resolution services.
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In FY2010, Plan in Australia needs to raise $190,385 from the Australian public. This project is also supported by AusAID, the Australian Government Agency for International Development.
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Building opportunities for the poorest families in cambodia
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In 2005, Plan Cambodia conducted a study that sought to identify the social characteristics of the poorest families and how this could inform the design of any work in Cambodia in the future. Using this study, a pilot project commenced in 2007 in three villages in Angkor Thom district, Siem Reap. This project aims to provide specific support
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What needs to be done this year In FY2010, Plan in Australia will support Plan Cambodia and local organisation Krousar Yoeung to expand the project to an additional four villages in Siem Reap MALAYSIA province and to:
Why building opportunities for the poorest families is a priority
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Poor self image, untreated trauma and the isolation and stigma that the entrenched issues of extreme poverty in Cambodia brings, all contribute to the very poorest families often missing out on both government and local services and support. The Empowering Families priority project aims to empower these families with the skills and the self confidence to access available services and to develop livelihoods activities using the sustainable resources they have at hand.
Cambodia is one of the poorest nations in Asia with over 95 per cent of the population relying on agriculture as their main source of livelihood. The poorest families are particularly vulnerable as they have limited resources to meet unplanned expenses or loss of income as a result of an illness, a poor harvest or natural disaster. They may also have limited involvement in development activities within their communities due to lack of time, low self confidence and sometimes stigma. In addition, untreated trauma suffered during the atrocities of the Pol Pot regime contribute to the social isolation, poor selfimage and depression of the adults of these families.
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• Extend the reach of the counselling program, which focuses on personal empowerment, self confidence and motivation, to 300 families.
Families attend a parenting and child rights session at a village social centre.
to the poorest families – enabling them to grow in confidence, improve their quality of life, progress economically and participate more fully in their community. The study also highlighted that working with the entire community was central to the complex and inter-related challenges faced by the very poor. In light of this, this project was designed to ensure there was no stigmatisation or isolation of the very poor, which may create jealousy in the community. What has been achieved so far Since the pilot project began in 2007, about 300 families in five villages participated in counselling to address the stresses of poverty and social isolation, and in some cases, untreated trauma. These families were also assisted to develop livelihood projects based on using locally available resources. These projects included making baskets and growing vegetables. Village social centres were set up where community activities such as parenting skills sessions were held, a literacy program has been established and each village now has a pre-school with a local teacher.
• Build a network of volunteer counsellors trained and supported by the project. • Improve community access to health services by linking targeted families to services such as pre and post natal care; growth monitoring and immunisation; and hygiene, health and nutrition education. • Further develop the literacy program and extend it to a total of nine villages. • Provide direct and indirect support to pre-schools in these nine villages. • Support a parenting skills program on child development, health and other issues. • Support up to 300 families to improve their livelihoods and help them access ongoing support from government services and non-government advisers. • Promote child rights by training community members and leaders. Funding opportunity In FY2010, Plan in Australia needs to raise $94,487 from the Australian public. This project is also supported by AusAID, the Australian Government Agency for International Development.
Children take part in community planning activities at a village social centre.
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People living with HIV and AIDS in rural communities in Kenya often have no or very little support due to the lack of health and support services in these areas. SAUDI However, Plan’s Reducing Community Vulnerability to HIV and AIDS priority project ARABIA BAHRAIN is supporting communities to set up their own self-help support groups that provide QATAR home-based care and other services such as referrals for treatment and counselling. including HIV testing and treatment. U.InA. E. addition, the debilitating effects of the disease can also compromise a family’s ability to meet basic food needs and to work.
Why helping a community work together to improve on HIV and AIDS prevention and care is a priority Lake Nasser
When families including children are affected by HIV and AIDS, particularly in rural areas, there is often no one to turn to as support and services are often some distance from their village. The isolating effects of stigma and discrimination may also discourage people living with HIV and AIDS from seeking support from their family and friends and accessing any available healthcare services
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Children learn different ways of raising the awareness of HIV and AIDS.
Plan is working with communities in Homa Bay, one of the poorest districts in Kenya, to help community groups to increase and improve the quality of the services they provide for children and adults affected by HIV and AIDS. As a result, people living with HIV and AIDS have been able to access care, treatment and improve their overall health and wellbeing.
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rights of people living with HIV and AIDS. Community self-help groups including posttest groups and volunteer service groups have also developed horticulture and livelihood activities to meet the needs of their members and assist others in the community.
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• Assist support groups to further develop agricultural-based livelihood projects such as beekeeping and growing peanuts, sunflower seeds and bananas. • Provide further training to community groups and organisations to promote and protect the legal rights of people living with HIV and AIDS.
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In FY2010, Plan in Australia needs to raise $108,308 from the Australian public. This project is also supported by AusAID, the Australian Government Agency for International Development.
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Youth-led global learning In indonesia, bangladesh and australia When young people in both developing countries and developed countries, such as Australia, communicate they can inspire each other to act as global citizens and to reach their own potential. Such opportunities are being provided through Plan’s Global Connections priority project.
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Why youth-led global learning is a priority
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Youth-led learning is when young people can share experiences, stories, ideas and their concerns with each other. In so doing, they may gain an understanding of the issues faced by young people in another country, inspiring them to develop joint solutions to create positive change within their communities.
In FY2010, Plan in Australia will continue to run activities in Australia and Indonesia that include:
What is being done Plan’s Global Connections priority project connects secondary school students in Australia with poor and marginalised young people in Indonesia and eventually in rural Bangladesh. Plan-trained facilitators, who are either university students or youth leaders from local groups, facilitate opportunities for youth to gain leadership, communication and planning skills. Using different communication mediums, young people can increase their understanding of many personal issues such as drug use, young offending, domestic violence and gender inequality and how these personal issues can relate to global issues such as poverty and conflict. These insights have enabled young people to see the ‘personal dimension’ of how others can be ‘like me’. Through Global Connections, Plan actively engages and listens to young people, learning more about their ideas, visions and needs and then integrating these into our Child-Centred Community Development work.
Students in Melbourne create posters to communicate their concerns.
• Training more than 45 volunteer facilitators in working with young people as well as monitoring and evaluation techniques. Letters exchanged between youth in Indonesia and Australia help them understand that others can be ‘like me’.
Groups participating in Global Connections from July to December 2009 Australia – three groups of year nine students from Balwyn High School and student facilitators from RMIT, La Trobe, Swinburne and Melbourne universities. Indonesia – two groups of girls and boys from Lapas Juvenile Detention Centres in Jakarta and a group from the PAMORS youth group in Surabaya. Bangladesh – a pilot of the Global Connections priority project will commence in FY2010.
• Training more than 45 volunteer facilitators and about 250 participants in filming, editing, journalistic writing and other associated media skills. • Coordinating public exhibitions of each group’s work so they can share their successes with their communities. • Purchasing subtitling software so that visual communications such as DVDs can be translated. Funding opportunity In FY2010, Plan in Australia needs to raise $28,205 from the Australian public.
What has been achieved so far Plan in Australia began the Global Connections priority project in 2005. So far it has brought together more than 300 children from six Australian schools and more than 350 children from five groups in Indonesia. The project has also involved about 30 volunteer university students from Australia and about 40 volunteer facilitators from Indonesia. The outcomes for youth have included increased self esteem; vocational and personal skill building; and an increased awareness of global citizenship and avenues for taking action. Young people in Indonesia have used participation certificates awarded through the project to gain employment. Global Connections has received media attention both in Australia and Indonesia and is being celebrated as a unique way for young people to learn from each other, crossing geographical and cultural divides.
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water, sanitation and hygiene
improving hygiene, sanitation and access to water in east timor Many children in rural East Timor get sick because they don’t have safe drinking water and proper sanitation. To protect the health of all community members, Plan’s Water and Environmental Sanitation priority project is empowering communities with the skills to set up water systems, construct their own toilets and raise awareness of good hygiene practices. Why improving hygiene, sanitation and access to water is a priority In East Timor’s rural areas more than 50 per cent of people don’t have access to safe drinking water and around 70 per cent rely on a pig shed or behind a bush for a toilet. Many children living in rural villages suffer regular bouts of diarrhoea due to poor sanitation, drinking dirty water and are unaware of good hygiene such as washing hands. What is being done Plan’s Water and Environmental Sanitation priority project aims to improve the health and wellbeing of children and their families in Aileu and Lautem districts. Working with communities, Plan will help set up sustainable water systems, facilitate public education on good hygiene practices and help communities to end open defecation in their villages. In FY2010, the project will expand into new communities introducing the CommunityLed Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach, which Plan has successfully introduced to other communities in developing countries. This
approach motivates community members to take action once they realise the health consequences of open defecation. Project activities also focus on educating community members on the construction of pit toilets or pour-flush toilets. Properly constructed toilets suitable for their local needs ensure that flies do not spread disease and provide privacy to protect people’s dignity. In addition, in six schools in Aileu district, hygiene education activities will also take place in conjunction with another Plan-supported school sanitation project that works in cooperation with the East Timorese Government.
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Washing hands is encouraged as part of hygiene education activities.
What has been achieved so far Since the project commenced in 2005, a total of 15 villages in Aileu and Lautem district now have water piped from a permanent spring to a holding tank that feeds several tap points in the village. No longer is a trek of several kilometers required to collect water from a spring-fed pond that is often contaminated with animal faeces. Families have also been supported to build their own household toilets.
Water piped from springs to tap points in a village provide close access to clean drinking water.
What needs to be done this year In FY2010, Plan in Australia will support Plan East Timor, its local partners and communities in Aileu and Lautem districts to: • Install or repair water supply systems in nine villages in Aileu district and three villages in Lautem district. Lautem Aileu
• Set up water management committees in the 12 villages. • Support all households in the 12 villages to construct their own pit or pour-flush toilet using locally made products and materials. • Increase community awareness of good hygiene practices including educating children in a fun and participatory way.
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Funding opportunity In FY2010, Plan in Australia needs to raise $115,923 from the Australian public. This project is also supported by AusAID, the Australian Government Agency for International Development.
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In Laos, with no or very few toilets in many rural villages, open defecation is wide spread. While some communities have been assisted to build clean water systems maintenance problems remain a challenge. Through its Sanitation, Hygiene and Water priority project, Plan is working with communities to develop new approaches to address sanitation, hygiene and water issues to improve their health and especially the health of their children.
Many rural communities in Laos have limited access to protected or reliable water supplies. Pha Oudom in the Bokeo province is one of the poorest districts in Laos and has many different ethnic groups with their own unique way of life. Many of the district’s population collect their water from shallow traditional wells or springs that can be muddy and also used by animals. The burden of water collection usually falls to women and girls. In addition open defecation occurs in most villages as there are very few toilets in homes or for public use and people have no choice but to go in the open, usually behind a bush or in the field. Poor sanitation, poor hygiene practices combined with limited access to protected water supplies have the potential to negatively impact the health of children and adults. Each year in Laos nearly three million cases of severe diarrhoea are reported – more than a million are in babies and young children. What is being done This two-year pilot project aims to improve sanitation, hygiene and water in at least 36 villages in the rural districts of Pha Oudom in Bokeo province. Conventional approaches to solving sanitation, hygiene and water problems are proving neither successful nor sustainable. As such the aim is to develop new approaches appropriate for local conditions and sensitive to cultural differences within the
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Children from the Hmong ethnic group attend a community sanitation meeting.
communities. The pilot aims to use innovative methods such as Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) where Plan aims to motivate community members to take action once they realise the health consequences of ‘going in the open’. The project also aims to understand the role of women and girls and to develop strategies for them to have greater power in decisions relatiing to sanitation, hygiene and water in their families and communities. What has been achieved so far Drawing on its knowledge of successfully introducing new approaches to sanitation, hygiene and water for rural communities in other countries in Asia, Plan will commence trialling and learning about approaches suitable to communities in Pha Oudom in FY2010. The first stage of this has commenced with bringing the creator of CLTS, Dr Kamal Kar, to Laos to introduce the approach to development practitioners.
• Promote improved sanitation, hygiene and water practices including CLTS through public education in the Pha Oudom district. M A L AY S I A
• Work with women (in particular) and men in seven communities whose water systems have failed, to repair the systems and develop improved community management for ongoing maintenance. • Conduct a review at the end of year 1 to modify the approach and enable expansion in year 2. • Share lessons learnt widely with government and non government groups throughout Laos to promote improved approaches. • Plan will work with the Laotian Government department responsible for rural water and sanitation which has endorsed CLTS and encourages communities to end open defecation. Funding opportunity In FY2010, Plan in Australia needs to raise $70,231 from the Australian public. This project is also supported by AusAID, the Australian Government Agency for International Development.
Villagers gather to learn about Community-Led Total Sanitation.
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Strengthening economic and food security for children in the philippines In the Philippines, many rural families are trapped in a vicious cycle of poor crop yields and debt from having to buy seeds and fertiliser. As a result, these families experience ongoing food shortages leading to undernutrition in their children. Through the Sustainable Livelihoods priority project, Plan is helping families learn organic farming so they can grow a diversity of nutritious food and improve their incomes. Why strengthening economic and food security for children is a priority Child undernutrition is high in many rural areas of the Philippines where for every 1000 babies born, 79 will die before their fifth birthday. Most families are subsistence farmers who own small plots of land, and are often trapped in poverty by a cycle of ongoing poor rice yields, depleted soils and indebtedness to moneylenders to pay for chemical fertilisers and hybrid rice seeds. This cycle of debt means they can often barely feed themselves and their children, let alone pay school fees, healthcare costs, buy farm tools and pay other expenses in the home. One solution is changing to organic agriculture where families can reduce expenses, increase yields and profits, and produce a diversity of other nutritious foods.
cycle of poverty in this province means that families cannot afford adequate food or basic healthcare. With the aim of reducing child undernutrition, farming families will be supported to learn organic farming methods to grow native ‘brown’ rice and vegetables. As well as more food for families, any excess can be sold for profit. Instead of buying expensive chemical fertilisers, farmers will learn how to make cheap and nutrient-rich compost. Changing to native rice varieties results in higher crop yields over time and also allows farmers to grow several crops a year. Farmers’ associations will help support farmers to share sustainable agricultural skills and seeds, and to market their produce. In addition, farmers will also have access to training in business planning for new ventures like fish farming, pigs and poultry.
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Plan aims to assist families to change to lowcost organic farming methods in Northern Samar province, the poorest province in the Philippines and the one that has the highest infant mortality rate. The ongoing
Plan first began assisting farming families in the Philippines to gain skills in sustainable agriculture in 1998. Then in 2005, Plan in Australia supported Plan Philippines to implement a four-year Sustainable Livelihoods
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project in Isabela province. This project resulted in more than 3700 farming families, each growing rice on just a few hectares, increasing their incomes by 69 per cent. These families now enjoy a diversity of organically grown foods and can afford to send their children to school as well as pay other farm and household expenses. In 2008, Plan introduced its successful sustainable livelihoods model to communities in Northern Samar province.
What needs to be done this year In FY2010, Plan in Australia will support Plan Philippines and local partners to enable farming families in Northern Samar to learn organic agriculture by: • Promoting organic farming in 20 communities with two farmers from farmers’ associations to be trained as technicians and provide ongoing support to other farmers. • Providing training in growing native rice for 425 farmers including growing organic vegetables and producing organic fertiliser.
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Millions of Zimbabweans have been left with little to eat following the collapse of food production in their country. Orphans, the elderly, the disabled, single-parent families and those affected by HIV and AIDS are particularly at risk. Fortunately, during these difficult times, Plan works with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) to provide emergency food and ensure it is distributed to those in need through its Vulnerable Group Feeding priority project.
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Plan and the World Food Program (WFP) are again preparing to provide basic food supplies to vulnerable adults and children, particularly people living with HIV and AIDS, orphans, single parent households and the elderly living in Chiredzi district. The district is drought-prone and many rural families have already sold or bartered their goats and
Plan has been working in partnership with the WFP distributing food to vulnerable communities in Zimbabwe since 2002. Between October 2008 and March 2009, Plan distributed 8865 metric tonnes of food to 209,574 people in Chiredzi (60 per cent were children under 18 years). In June and July 2009, Plan worked with the WFP and communities to collect information that helped determine the people to be assisted and the quantities of food to be distributed. Distribution of food relief is expected to commence in Chiredzi in October 2009.
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Poor rainfall combined with prolonged economic decline has adversely affected agriculture in Zimbabwe, particularly over the past two years. Most people struggle to survive and international aid has been important in providing emergency food relief to the most vulnerable such as orphans, childheaded and single parent households and the elderly. While agricultural production during FY2010 is expected to improve, shortage of seeds, fertiliser and other farm resources means that national food production is predicted to provide only about 60 per cent of grains to meet Zimbabwe’s food needs. Many vulnerable people will still rely on emergency food relief for their day-to-day food needs.
cattle for food. As a result an estimated 34 per cent of the population are expected to Orange be food insecure during most of FY2010. The WFP ships basic foods (mostly maize, beans and vegetable oil) to Africa and trucks it to land-locked Zimbabwe. Then non-government organisations (NGOs) like Plan distribute the food to those in need. Handling and distributing such large quantities of food is costly and labour intensive. People must be employed to deliver the food to distribution points and then monitor that it actually reaches the most food insecure.
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• Identification and registration of the most food-insecure children and adults in Chiredzi district. • Managing storage and distribution of WFP food at a warehouse. • Managing and delivering food to distribution points where it is allocated to community members identified as the most food insecure. • Recruiting, training and supervising short-term project staff to work with community groups and leaders to ensure that food reaches those in need. Funding opportunity In FY2010, Plan in Australia needs to raise $33,000 from the Australian public. This project is also supported by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP).
“The food has come at a time when we really needed it the most”, said a village leader. In FY2008, 15 of the 33 families in his village received food relief.
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Improving childhood nutrition in rural communities in indonesia Lack of food – good wholesome nutritious food – is leaving many children in rural eastern Indonesia severely undernourished. While food such as rice can be in good supply, children may be fed little else. However, Plan through its Community-managed Nutrition priority project, is improving childhood healthcare services and supporting community health workers to take the nutrition message to villages. Why improving childhood nutrition in rural communities is a priority Families living in East Nusa Tenggara province in eastern Indonesia are some of the poorest in the archipelago. Most families are subsistence farmers living in villages where nearly half of all children under five are undernourished. In most cases, children are not undernourished because they are not getting enough to eat. On the contrary, they may get sufficient rice at meal times but have little else to eat. Traditional diets, taboos, cultural or social issues and how food is prepared all contribute to these children missing out on a balanced
What is being done Plan aims to work initially with 20 villages in two districts (Timor Tengah Selatan and Timor Tengah Utara) to raise awareness of the importance of nutrition for children under five. The three-year project also aims to revitalise and improve nutrition and outreach services
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What needs to be done this year In FY2010, Plan in Australia will support Plan Indonesia, local partners and 20 communities in Timor Tengah Selatan and Timor Tengah Utara to:
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provided by 60 local government health clinics by training and mentoring health workers. Training also focuses on nutrition services for pregnant and breast-feeding mothers. Government commitment and funding to these health clinics so that nutrition services will continue long after the project ends, will also be encouraged. Children will also be directly involved in project planning, evaluation and raising awareness of nutrition amongst their peers and within their families.
A nutritional survey by the Indonesian Ministry of Health in the two districts in 2007 found that between 37 and 40 per cent of children under five were underweight and almost 60 per cent were stunted. Information gathered by the study, as well as results from research commissioned by Plan Indonesia enabled Plan to design the Communitymanaged Nutrition priority project. As Plan recognises that additional factors also affect children’s nutrition, the project is aligned with Plan Indonesia’s ongoing food security, water and sanitation, and early childhood development programs.
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• Raise awareness of childhood nutrition including the development of a caregivers’ handbook and set up peer support groups where parents can learn food preparation. About 3000 children, their parents and caregivers will benefit from the project. • Improve 20 community health clinics through nutrition education training for 300 clinic staff and 50 health workers, and improve outreach services such as home visits.
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• Improve nutrition services for pregnant and breast-feeding mothers by training health workers. • Encourage commitment and investment from local government so that the three-year project will be fully supported by the Indonesian Government by 2012. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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Plan Zambia’s experience in Chadiza district in Eastern province confirms that many rural households continue to experience food shortage. The ‘lean’ or ‘hungry season’ NAMIBIA to as it’s called lasts from November to February and often forces affected households eat less food and less variety. In extreme cases, food insecure households sometimes have to beg, sell or exchange assets to access food. Why improving food production for the poorest households is a priority
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Irrigated gardens such as this one have the potential to increase household food supplies between major growing seasons.
in October 2008 found that although improvements had occurred in 2 wards there was still need for further work. The survey identified that 53% of households overall, and 56% of ‘vulnerable’ households (those with chronically ill, elderly, disabled and/or orphans), had not experienced an increase in the variety and quantity of food produced in the last 3 years. This project will help to further refine which families Plan in Zambia needs to specifically work with to address food insecurity.
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• Promote off-season vegetable gardening, improved farming methods, cereal crop production, increased crop diversification, poultry and small livestock rearing. • Work with local government and community groups to provide tailored community-based trainings, inputs (including seed) and ongoing mentoring to help sustain adequate household food supplies throughout the year. • Work with community service groups trained through a previous Australian-assisted program to raise awareness of women’s and children’s rights, promote the importance of women’s involvement in household decision-making processes as well as men’s increased involvement in shared labour. • Document project activities and household outcomes in order to inform other food security interventions.
Women in Chilenga community thresh maize after the harvest. Maize remains a staple food in Chadiza District where some communities report significantly decreased yields in recent years.
Funding opportunity In FY2010, Plan in Australia needs to raise $82,500 from the Australian public. Crop diversification can help increase a household’s ability to meet food and livelihood needs.
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developing work and life skills for youth in East timor For most young people in East Timor there are very few employment, training and recreational opportunities. Yet it is these very opportunities that help build their future and that of their communities. Through Plan’s Youth Participation and Youth Livelihoods priority projects, young people are gaining work and life skills.
A Plan cash-for-work program gives young people the opportunity to gain new skills, help develop their community and earn an income.
Why developing work and life skills for youth is a priority In East Timor, young people and children make up most of the population of just over one million. A staggering 75 per cent are under 30. The potential for the young to assist in the development of East Timor is huge. Yet, faced with the challenges of limited access to education, skills training and employment, risks such as becoming involved in violent factional groups are also great. What is being done Plan aims to help develop opportunities for youth through two practical interlinked projects – Youth Participation and Youth Livelihoods – which operate in the rural districts of Lautem and Aileu. Sport, a youth radio show and the recording of traditional Timorese music are some of the participation activities that aim to build life and leadership skills, and the self confidence of young people. Plan and its local partners will also help young people and local youth organisations to run these recreational activities themselves. To help youth gain practical work skills, Plan has partnered with local training providers so that young people can gain skills in areas such as agriculture
Pristi records songs with her group, Mayluan, which was formed as a result of a traditional music initiative.
and carpentry as well as basic business management. To ensure gender equity, Plan will seek the equal active participation of both girls and boys in both projects. What has been achieved so far Plan first began youth-focused initiatives in East Timor in 2006 when two groups of young people from Lautem and Aileu took part in debates, sports, community work, music and drama. In 2007, 800 young people from villages in Lautem were offered short-term community-based cash-for-work employment. From this group 300 youth
Sport activities provide opportunities for young people from the two districts to communicate with each other and to build their sense of community.
then enrolled in vocational training and small business planning and development. Graduates had the opportunity to work as apprentices for local businesses or form a youth cooperative to start a new business venture. Plan initially provided materials and tools up to the value of $500 for each of the 20 youth cooperatives and also provided ongoing mentoring support. Raising chickens, planting new varieties of crops, carpentry, a mini-restaurant and a small workshop to fix agricultural machinery were some of the business ventures set up by the youth cooperatives.
What needs to be done this year In FY2010, Plan in Australia will continue to support Plan East Timor and local partners to: Lautem Aileu
• Support youth in 34 villages to run their own sporting leagues in partnership with the Los Palos district basketball and volleyball federations. • Set up a youth radio show in partnership with the Los Palos community radio station that will train 10 young people as radio hosts and reporters, and provide basic equipment. • Production of CDs of traditional Timorese music and songs performed by youth. They will write, record and produce their own songs for broadcast on local radio.
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• Provide 450 young people with business planning, mentoring, training and technical advice so they can continue developing 40 cooperative-run small businesses. Funding opportunity In FY2010, Plan in Australia needs to raise $157,833 from the Australian public. This project is also supported by AusAID, the Australian Government Agency for International Development.
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