Plan International

Founded in 1938, Plan International is one of the oldest and largest international development agencies in the world. It works in 50 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas, directly supports more than 78 million children and their families, and indirectly supports an estimated 165 million people who live in communities that are working with it. It is independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations. Nearly 1.5 million people in 20 donor countries support it by sponsoring a child.