Plan International are an amazing charity who promote and protect children’s rights, and equality for girls. In April I will join them on a trekking expedition in Nepal, to raise awareness of their work, and raise funds for the Because I Am a Girl Campaign.

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What does Plan International do?
Plan International was founded almost 80 years ago with a mission to promote and protect the rights of children and promote equality for girls. Today, Plan International is a global organisation that works in 51 low-income countries to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty. The organisation’s programmes cover 8 key impact areas: education; water and sanitation; sexual and reproductive health; child participation; early childhood care and development; child protection; economic security and disaster risk management.

What is the Because I Am a Girl campaign?
Because I am a Girl is Plan International’s global initiative to transform power relations so that girls everywhere learn, lead, decide and thrive. The focus of the campaign is on girls, because a girl in the developing world faces overwhelming odds from the day she’s born. To do this, Plan identify the key barriers to girls’ empowerment – child marriage, forced labour, sexual violence, early pregnancy and more – and they break them.

How is Kristina involved?
I have supported Plan International for the last 4 years, and have always been impressed with their work. To help raise awareness of the impact they have on children and communities all over the world, and girls in particular, I will be travelling to Nepal in April 2017, to complete a challenging 4 day hike to the Poon Hill summit at 3,210m in the Himalayan region. I will also visit some of the programmes that Plan International are running in Nepal. I hope to raise 5,000 Euro for this wonderful charity.

How can I help?
All your contributions will be matched by my employer, so take advantage of this opportunity and double your support for Plan International by making a donation on this page! Note that your contributions will go directly to supporting Plan’s work, and will not subsidize the cost of my trip.

Have questions?
Get in touch with me by posting a message below or emailing me on skkellman@gmail.com! I’d love to tell you more about my expedition and Plan International’s work.

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