Annual Report and Financial Statements 2018

Annual Report and Financial Statements 2018 Plan International Ireland | Annual Report I Cover Image: In this region in Adamawa state, large sections of the civilian population were murdered, thousands of young girls and women were abducted and held in camps in the Zambezi Forest. Those that managed to escape need psychological support and medical care. Through the mobile approach, we are able to access otherwise hard to reach communities CEO and Chair | Introduction to deliver much needed services. The mobile unit team comprises five staff members: a nutritionist, nurse, case worker, community engagement worker and driver. A core part This year, Plan International Ireland has helped improve the lives of millions of of our mobile unit approach is a mobile child friendly space. This approach is gaining boys and girls. From better, safer access to education within their communities, momentum – not only in Nigeria but as a key component of our Lake Chad response. to responding to humanitarian crises, to campaigning against child marriage, This page: Girls from the Nagekeo region in Plan International has helped children across the globe realise their rights and Indonesia. Plan International has worked in Indonesia since 1969, helping poor children the chance of a better life. to access their rights to health, sanitation, education, livelihoods and protection. We are proud to be an international charity fighting We work at local, national and international level for the rights of children, particularly girls, who live across 75 countries to influence governments in the poorest regions of the world. to tackle the root causes of child poverty and to create a more equal world for girls. Girls in the poorest regions are among the most disadvantaged people in the world. They are more Children, especially girls are at the heart of likely to live in poverty, to be denied access to everything we do. We work at local, national and school, to be forced into marriage while still a child international level to tackle the root causes of and to go hungry, simply because they are young child poverty and create a more equal world for all and female. children. With 80 years’ experience of working in communities, we have grown into one of the oldest, I was privileged to meet a number of these young widest-reaching and most effective international women in Madaguri, Northern Nigeria. Girls who development organisations in the world, working were kidnapped by Boko Haram, raped and across 75 countries. subjected to terrible abuses. Many escaped with their children and bravely returned to their homes, We stand up for children’s rights and include faced discrimination but were determined to get on them in decisions that affect their lives. We work with their lives with the help of Plan International. with children and their communities to create sustainable and lasting change. We work with children, their families and communities, and governments to create a more We work in the poorest regions and countries equal world where girls get the same opportunities where we can have the biggest impact on child as boys. poverty, across 75 countries. Our Irish office works with the most vulnerable communities and children We work with girls and their communities to build living in poverty or fleeing conflict or disasters. Our schools, educate teachers, and improve numeracy Irish work is currently focused in West and Central and literacy. We dig wells and build toilets. We Africa, in the Middle East and in Asia based in work to end child marriage, child labour and child Nepal, Vietnam and Sri Lanka. trafficking. We provide vocational training, and loans to start small businesses, and much more. Plan International Ireland is committed to transparency, so we comply with the Charities In emergencies, we save lives and ease suffering Institute Ireland Triple Lock to produce SORP by providing food, shelter, water and sanitation, compliant audited accounts, comply with the while also creating safe spaces to protect and Governance Code, and confirm to standards of keep children in school. During the year I visited best practice in fundraising. Zalenga Refugee camp in Malawi hosting refugees, many of them unaccompanied children, from eight Building on yet another successful year at Plan Contents African countries. I witnessed food distributions International Ireland, our thoughts turn to the future and the services provided by Plan International and the implementation of our ground-breaking 1 From the CEO and Chairperson 14–15 Lead Ireland protecting these vulnerable children while newstrategy 100 Million Reasons. Over the next 2–3 Our Story. Our Vision. Our Purpose. 16–17 Decide at the same time building their skills to become five years – and with your help – we will transform Our Values. Our Focus. 18–19 Thrive independent adults. the lives of 100 million girls, working with vulnerable 4–5 2018 Facts and Figures, children to ensure they all learn, lead, decide and 20–21 Responding to Emergencies Accountability and Transparency thrive. 6 Our Impact Across the Globe 22–23 Responding to the Refugee Crisis 7 Our Impact Here in Ireland 24–25 Development Education 8–9 Our Global Network 26–27 Child Sponsorship Paul O’Brien Bernard Daly 10–11 100 Million Reasons to Act for Girls 28–31 Safe Guarding and Public Engagement CEO Chairperson 12–13 Learn 32–70 Directors Report and Financial Statement II Plan International Ireland | Annual Report Plan International Ireland | Annual Report 1 Our story Founded in the trauma of the Spanish Civil War in 1937, Plan International is one of the world’s oldest and largest international development organisations. By working in partnership with thousands of communities and millions of people, Plan International is fighting to end poverty in 51 countries in Africa, Asia and the Americas. By actively involving children, and working at a grass roots level with no religious or political affiliations, we unite and inspire people across the globe to transform the lives of children. Last year, Plan International worked with more than 53,311 communities in 75 countries. Our ambition is simple but powerful: to improve the lives of children. Our Vision We strive for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. Our Purpose To drive the vital changes needed to end discrimination and exclusion in all its forms, ensuring all children, particularly girls, can secure their rights and thrive. Our VALUES • We strive for lasting impact • We are open and accountable • We work well together • We are Inclusive and empowering On the outskirts of the Greater Cairo district of Giza is Our FOCUS 6th of October City – a suburb that is hub, home and haven to over a hundred thousand refugees who have To ensure the delivery of high quality programmes fled the conflict in Syria. we are committed to focusing on four key areas of To help children adjust to their new surroundings, work to ensure both the effectiveness of our work child rights organisation Plan International set up the Education in Harmony project in 2015, which currently and the best value for money for our donors: offers schooling and psychosocial support to 1,400 vulnerable and severely war-affected Syrian children. • Education Eighty per cent of the school’s pupils are aged between • Child Protection 7 and 14 years: many are old enough to recall the war in vivid and excruciating detail. Accepting what they’ve • Participation as Citizens seen and the chain of events that has brought them to their new life can be a painful and grueling process. • Responding to core humanitarian needs 2 Plan International Ireland | Annual Report Plan International Ireland | Annual Report 3 2018 | Accountability Facts and figures AND Transparency Plan International Ireland is a registered charity in Ireland, poorest countries. Plan International Ireland is internationally 20050764 and is constituted as a company limited by associated with Plan International, Inc. guarantee, registered number 359578. (‘Plan Inc.’). Plan Inc. is composed of members who consist 2% 4% Plan International Ireland is committed to ensuring of the National Organisations. The Members’ Assembly is the accountability and transparency with disclosures of all aspects highest decision making body of Plan Inc. and is responsible of our charitable work. for setting high-level strategy and approving the budget and financial statements for the organisation. 12% Plan International Ireland is governed by an independent Board of Directors who all serve in a voluntary capacity and meet at The Board of Plan Inc. (‘International Board’) directs the least five times a year. The Board delegates Plan International activities of Plan Inc. and is responsible for ensuring that the 22% Ireland’s day-to-day operations to the Chief Executive. management of the organisation is consistent with the laws and 12% Committed giving The Board’s commitment to governance is reflected in the with the strategic goals of the organisation as determined by 16% Donations in kind emphasis on transparency, accountability, effectiveness and the Members’ Assembly, to whom it is accountable. on value for money in all aspects of Plan International Ireland’s The International Board is comprised entirely of nonexecutives. 16% 28% Irish Government work. None of its members are paid by Plan Inc. The by-laws Total income 14% European Union There are four committees of the Board: 2% prescribe a maximum number of 11 directors, who are elected break down 2% Corporates, Trusts & Foundations • The Programme Committee which monitors the quality of by the Members’ Assembly. All directors have fiduciary duties Plan International Ireland’s programme work; to act in the interests of Plan Inc. 22% Other Institutional Funding • The Marketing and Fundraising Committee which monitors The International Board and the Boards of the National 2% Public appeals and donations marketing and fundraising performance; Organisations are accountable for the internal controls 14% 4% Refund from Rev.

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