Corporate Partners Show Support to Plan
Plan HK has always been grateful for the great support received from different corporate partners. Your support helps us improve lives of need children and their families. In the coming months, Telford Plaza, Dramatic English and Do It Now will organize different charity events and we are selected as the beneficiary organization. Please support these... Read More
No More Embarrassment for Kenyan Girls
In Hong Kong, girls can buy sanitary pads easily in stores. Yet, access to sanitary pads can be a tough challenge for girls coming from less well-off families in Kenya. They are even forced to miss school during their period. To ease the problem, the President of Kenya signed into a law at the end... Read More
Plan Hong Kong CEO Visited Malnourished Children in South Sudan
Since 2013, the armed conflict in South Sudan has forced numerous civilians to abandon their farmlands and livestock. The prolonged drought and deteriorating economy, with inflation rate reaching 800%, make the food crisis situation even worse. Finally, South Sudan has officially declared a famine status* in Unity State on 20 February 2017 and 100,000 people... Read More
Ecuador Earthquake – One Year After: Let’s Help Ecuadorian Children Regain Laughter
On 16 April 2016, Ecuador was devastated by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake, the largest earthquake in the region since 1979. 671 people were reported dead. Ashley’s mother and older sister lost their lives in the earthquake. A year passed, the grief of losing the loved ones still haunted the 7-year-old Ashley. Her grandmother, Carman, says, “She... Read More
NGOs call for greater public support in Hong Kong for East Africa Food Crisis response John Tsang, Alex Fong, Onyee Ng and Chong Chan Yau Experience ‘A Meal for Meals’
A food crisis is threatening many countries around the globe, especially in East Africa. In response, Hong Kong Red Cross, Oxfam Hong Kong, Plan International Hong Kong, Save the Children Hong Kong and The Amity Foundation issued a joint statement to arouse public concern in Hong Kong. Together, the aid agencies also launched the social... Read More
Youth eNews May 2017
CEO Message and Agency News Dear Youth Circle friends, In Hong Kong, we can choose what to eat; however, more than one million starving children are struggling to live in South Sudan. Because of continuing armed conflict and drought, South Sudan declared a famine status in Unity State. Though South Sudan is far away from... Read More
“Plan International Hong Kong Youth Conference” Invites Local Youth to Speak About Girls’ Rights
Millions of girls worldwide, with the majority of them living in developing countries, are often denied their basic human rights, including healthcare and education, and are exposed to risks like child marriage, early pregnancy and sexual violence. Each year, around 17.4 million girls are forced into early marriage, which equals to 1 in every 2... Read More
1,000 Female Participated in “Run For Girls”
Millions of girls worldwide, with the majority of them living in developing countries, are often exposed to risks like child marriage, early pregnancy and sexual violence. Each year, around 17.4 million girls are forced into early marriage, which equals to 1 in every 2 seconds.
Run For Girls’ Rights
‘Run For Girls’ had been successfully held on 9th April 2017. We would like to express our most sincere gratitude to you for joining the run and supporting girls’ rights!
‘Because I am a Girl – Exposure Trip 2017’ held with success
In order to understand the dire situation of girls in low income countries, 12 Hong Kong youth participated in the 8-day “Because I am a Girl- Exposure Trip 2017” in the Philippines organised by Plan International Hong Kong, sponsored by the Home Affairs Bureau and the Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education. The participants... Read More