Our impact · Global Girls Foundation

The numbers

Plan International’s results across its programmes.

Plan International’s 2025 results, quoted as published. These are Plan’s results worldwide, not the Foundation’s.

320,000+

children and young people in Plan International’s flexible and alternative education programmes, run so that learning continues, including through crisis: the promise Education Uninterrupted makes.
Source: Plan International, Inclusive Quality Education: A snapshot of our evidence from 2025, p3: “flexible and alternative education programmes for over 320,000 children and young people, to maintain learning continuity including in crisis”.

87%

of families receiving support from Plan International’s humanitarian work in Niger reported not marrying their daughters during the programme: the change Ending Child, Early, and Forced Marriage works towards.
Source: Plan International, Humanitarian Programming: A snapshot of our evidence from 2025, p4: “in Niger, 87 per cent of families receiving support reported not marrying their daughters during the programme”.

13,600+

out-of-school children brought back into formal school by Plan International’s humanitarian programmes: the wider work Humanitarian Integrated Life-Saving is part of.
Source: Plan International, Humanitarian Programming: A snapshot of our evidence from 2025, p3: “A key success was bringing over 13,600 out-of-school children back into formal school.”

94%

of young people surveyed in Plan International’s youth employment programmes had pursued waged employment six months after their training, including 95% of young women.
Source: Plan International, Skills and Opportunities for Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship: A snapshot of our evidence from 2025, p3: “94 per cent had pursued waged employment six months after the training or activity they participated in, including 95 per cent of young women.”

One story

Mitais’s story.

A young woman in a denim waistcoat, a yellow tape measure around her neck, smiles at the camera.

“The education I have acquired has changed my life.”

Mitais, 22 · Zimbabwe

Growing up with her grandmother, Mitais attended school until Grade 5. However, at the age of 10, her life changed abruptly when her grandmother broke her leg and could no longer work on the family farm. With the household’s income gone, education became a luxury the family could no longer afford. Mitais left school and entered the world of work while still a child.

Then, during what seemed like an ordinary day, an unexpected encounter changed the course of her life. Walking along a road in her community, Mitais met a teacher from the Supporting Adolescent Girls’ Education (SAGE) programme. Designed to support out-of-school girls and young mothers, the programme offers flexible learning opportunities, literacy training and skills development for girls who have been excluded from education.

The new skills soon became the foundation of a business. Today, Mitais earns an income through sewing and tailoring work, contributing to her family’s finances and building a future she once thought impossible.

The project’s impact has extended beyond simply earning an income; it has also strengthened her confidence and sense of independence. “I have managed to acquire education and life skills,” she says. “I am now able to help my child with her schoolwork, contribute to the family, and stand up for myself as a woman.”

Source: Plan International, After leaving school at 10, Mitais is now running her own business (Media Hub ID 260536), 2026.

The reports

Impact, written down.

Plan International’s own reports under each of the three flagships, one on youth employment, and its annual study of girls’ lives.

Showing 1–3 of 6

Inclusive Quality Education

Under Education Uninterrupted: Plan International’s worldwide evidence from 2025 on quality education for girls and boys, including in crisis.

Early Childhood Development

Under Education Uninterrupted: Plan International’s worldwide evidence from 2025 on early childhood development, including early learning before school.