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Plan is working towards the following issues affecting children

Unregistered children: Nearly one tenth of all children in Plan communities do not have birth certificates. This is primarily due to the use of traditional documents for recording births.

Gender inequality: Strong preference for a male child often forces pregnant women to abort the female fœtus. The girl child and women are treated as a burden and are given less opportunities with regard to education, health, economic and social security.

Poor health status of children: Women and children are undernourished. Maternal and child deaths remain high due to poor access to health care. Rate of complete immunisation is very low. Government health facilities in remote rural and tribal areas are inadequate.

Few opportunities to get quality education: Children drop out of school due to poor infrastructure, under-staffing, poor quality of education and lack of opportunities for higher education. Dropout rate is higher amongst girls.

Local governance: The management of public facilities and use of government funds to ensure children’s rights and adequate social security, shelter, health, education and food needs to be more democratic and transparent.

Degrading environment: Water is a scarce resource in most communities that Plan works with. A majority of the rural population does not have sanitation facilities and this is the leading cause of many child illnesses and deaths.

Disasters put children at high risk: A growing population and increased risk of natural disasters put already vulnerable children and their families at risk of displacement, injuries, disease and trauma.

Household economic and social security: The target group of Plan in India is the population, which lives below a dollar per day. These families lack economic security and their children are often forced to work in hazardous occupations.


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