Plan UK
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Plan UK is the UK branch of the global children’s charity Plan International, which works to achieve sustainable development in 48 countries across Asia, Africa and the Americas. It is a registered charity in the UK (number 276035). and has no religious or political affiliations. Plan UK works across a range of sectors, including education, health, child protection and participation, economic security and water and sanitation
Sanitation
Sanitation is the hygienic means of promoting health through prevention of human contact with the hazards of wastes. Hazards can be either physical, microbiological, biological or chemical agents of disease. Wastes that can cause health problems are human and animal feces, solid wastes, domestic...

. The organisation’s current focus is the promotion of the rights of adolescent girls and disaster response and preparedness. Plan UK’s Chief Executive is trained human rights lawyer Marie Staunton, who previously worked as the Deputy Director at UNICEF and UK Director of Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...

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Merger with Interact Worldwide

On 1 October 2009, Plan UK merged with the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) charity Interact Worldwide.

Interact Worldwide (formerly known as Population Concern) is a UK-based NGO which works with communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Interact works on projects relating to maternal health, family planning, HIV & AIDS, as well as other sexual and reproductive work.

Notable persons affiliated with Plan UK

Celebrities who support Plan UK’s work include best-selling author of ‘Brick Lane
Brick Lane
Brick Lane is a street in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, in the East End of London. It runs from Swanfield Street in the northern part of Bethnal Green, crosses Bethnal Green Road, passes through Spitalfields and is linked to Whitechapel High Street to the south by the short stretch of...

Monica Ali
Monica Ali
Monica Ali is a British writer of Bangladeshi origin. She is the author of Brick Lane, her debut novel, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2003...

, soul and R&B singer Beverley Knight
Beverley Knight
Beverley Knight MBE is a British soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer who released her debut album in 1995. Heavily influenced by soul greats such as Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin, Knight has released six studio albums to date...

 and England cricketer Owais Shah
Owais Shah
Owais Alam Shah is an English cricketer. A middle-order batsman, he played for Middlesex between 1996-2010, before joining Essex CCC in the winter of 2010. He has represented England in all forms of the games.Between 2001 and 2009, he played 71 ODIs and 17 Twenty20 Internationals...

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Accountability

A minimum of 80p in every pound donated to Plan UK is spent on the organisation’s development projects in the countries it operates in. The remainder is spent on fundraising activities and maintaining an international network of support staff.

In 2010, 84p of every pound was spent on development work and 16p on fundraising and administration.

In 2006, Plan UK was awarded first place in the Charities Aid Foundation
Charities Aid Foundation
The Charities Aid Foundation is a registered UK charity. Its Head Office is located in the King's Hill business park, West Malling, Kent with a second office in London on St Andrew Street, EC4A 3AY...

’s Online Accounts Awards for high quality financial reporting. The awards were presented to charities “whose reports and accounts represent excellence relative to their size.”
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