How can education break down gender stereotypes? 🤔 Belgian students went to Ecuador to exchange with young people. Together, they turned their ideas into a series of inspiring videos. 🎥 Check out their work on our page: bit.ly/4tebMs2

Lebanon airstrikes: we call for immediate protection of civilians & children More than 1.1 million people have been forced to flee their homes. Civilians, especially children, are suffering from violence. 👉Read our full statement here: bit.ly/4cm6P9p

91% of girls experienced violence before age 11. 🧵 "Landmark study shows global gains for girls — but threats to progress loom." Plan International followed 142 girls across 9 countries from birth to adulthood. The Real Choices, Real Lives final report is both hopeful and deeply alarming.

As Abeer (fake name) was fleeing the war in Sudan, she endured abuse from armed men. The situation in Darfur is catastrophic. Families are fleeing the violence & risking their lives. Help us provide vital aid & help girls to rebuild their lives. Donate: donate.planinternational.be/nl/crisissit...

🚨 In #Lebanon, many families flew from their homes due to the conflict & live in crowded shelters. Children carry fear & trauma, struggling to make sense of what’s happening. 💬 Via Plan International, they find safe spaces to feel like children again.

Today, +1 in 4 young women are not in education, employment or training. What if girls launched their own business? Via our projects, they can follow trainings to develop their skills and follow their dreams. Find out how Yorlenny, Ranju and Christine took the lead. 👉 Read our blog🔗 bit.ly/3Nl1Ehs

🚨 As the conflict escalates in the Middle East, many families are forced to leave home. Alam Janbein, Director of Programmes for Lebanon & Syria, is raising the alarm. Children, especially girls & young women, are at grave risk. Protect children in crisis, donate now: bit.ly/3P3gjhR. 💙

𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧 & 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭. Children should never be targets of war. In Lebanon & Gaza, our teams are providing essential help to the most vulnerable. 👉 Full statement: planinternational.be/fr-be/actual...

⚠ Children should NEVER be targets of war. As violence escalates in the Middle East, Plan International echoes the UN Secretary‑General’s call for an immediate #CeaseFire & full respect for international humanitarian. Protecting children must remain the absolute priority.

Girls and women, among them DJ Amelie Lens, are sharing their experiences with harassment, intimidation and violence. This is not a "women's problem", but a shared responsibility. Active bystanders play a crucial role — and that really is not as difficult as it seems. Only five letters to remember 👇

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐧 continues to escalate: killings, disappearances, starvation, sexual violence... Children and girls are especially at risk. The world cannot look away. We do not look away. Help Plan International provide aid to the population. Full statement: bit.ly/46Yol1m

🫶𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲. 👨‍🏫Plan International supports teachers around the world to protect girls from child marriage. By listening, supporting or mediating, they help girls preserve and build their own future. 💙Discover their stories in our blog: planinternational.be/nl-be/nieuws...

Child marriage is a domino effect: girls drop out of school, have limited perspectives, and suffer from early pregnancy, violence & isolation. 💙 Let's stop it now by keeping girls in school, creating safe spaces where they can express themselves, and engaging with communities to change mindsets.

Sudan: 22 INGOs warn of famine-level acute malnutrition in 2 new regions of North Darfur. Without access to health services, children face greater risks of disease. We need immediate, safe & unhindered humanitarian access and a rapid increase in resources. Read the statement: bit.ly/3ZhqXDz

How can girls build their future when access to education & job opportunities is limited, & violence & gender norms undermine their ambitions? 🎥 Here are the concrete measures from Plan International to make a difference in Senegal! Help us empower girls through education! #FillHerClassroom

🌧️ Severe floods are hitting Mozambique, Malawi & Zimbabwe, disrupting +665,000 people's lives. Many children's education is stopped due to damaged schools. Plan International is setting up safe spaces for them to play, learn & regain hope. 👉 Full statement: planinternational.be/nl-be/nieuws...

At 17, Rathanaty was forced into marriage. After giving birth to a child, her future was uncertain. 💔 But with support from Plan International, she trained as a esthetician and could open her own salon. 💪 🎒 Together, let's help girls take back control of their future. #FillHerClassroom

Child marriage, gender norms, poverty, violence... Many obstacles deprive girls of their education and future. 📚 💙 But education is a fundamental right, and a powerful tool to prevent child marriage and build equality. 👉 Check out: (NL) planinternational.be/nl-be/nieuws... #FillHerClassroom

As schools in Kyiv remain closed due to attacks and freezing temperatures, thousands of children are stuck at home without necessities. 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐥𝐮𝐱𝐮𝐫𝐲 — 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞. 𝐍𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫. 💙 Read more: planinternational.be/nl-be/nieuws...

In Niger 2 in 3 girls are married before 18. The longer a girl stays in school, the less likely she is to be married too young. Braham Moumouni explains concrete actions implemented by our partner to fight this injustice. 💙 Girls are not brides. Let's support their education & end child marriage.

✨ Happy New Year 2026 to all supporters! From the Plan International Belgium team, a big THANK YOU! 🙏 Here is an overview of what YOU made possible in 2025. 🚀 In 2026, let's continue to act, dream & build together. 💙 So that every girl can rewrite her future. #Recap2025 #UntilEveryGirlIsFree

✨ 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 ✨ In Rwanda, nearly 1 in 3 girls are married before 18 💔. At 20, Chantelle uses art as resistance 🎨🎤. Through Amplifying Girls Voices Through Digital Arts (with Plan International), she and other girls raise their voices via videos, podcasts & slam poetry 💪💙

Kanada was married off at 17. She had to drop out of school & couldn't find a job after the birth of her child. Thanks to a training supported by Plan International, she could open her own workshop to support her family. 💪🔧 📖: planinternational.be/nl-be/verhal... #StopChildMarriage

✨ 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚, 𝐚 𝟏𝟔-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐲 💪 She raises her voice against child marriage. “I want to speak out for all girls who are suffering,” she says. ✊💬 With Plan International’s support, Rebeca is making her voice heard 🔊💖

Some girls refuse to stay silent about child marriage.📣 They inform themselves, support each other, raise awareness and speak up, sometimes using art to make their voices heard. They are real changemakers. 👉 Read more: planinternational.be/nl-be/nieuws... #EndChildMarriage #YoungActivists

We call on all armed groups in Sudan to respect international humanitarian law following recent drone strikes, including the attack on Al-Hanan kindergarten, which took the lives of 96 people, including 43 children. Kindergartens must be safe spaces, not zones of fear. 👉 Read here: bit.ly/44B33Gf

Help us protect 1,000 girls like Parmin from child marriage. Let's give them access to school. 💙 Donate now: bit.ly/44xO3IW #GirlsEducation #GirlsRights #HerEducation #FundraisingAction #UntilEveryGirlIsFree

Many girls around the world experience gender-based violence. 🟣 😢 In what way does child marriage put girls at higher risk of violence? And how can we act against it? Find out more in our new blog: (NL) planinternational.be/nl-be/nieuws...

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 #𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭!✨ Help us protect 1,000 girls from child marriage by giving them access to school. 🎓€47 = 1 year in school for a girl, which can help her escape child marriage. 💙 Unleash your generosity: donate now (NL) bit.ly/44xO3IW

Gender-based violence is a daily reality for millions of girls.💔 The consequences are heavy: dropping out of school, loss of confidence, anxiety, isolation… Find all the answers here 👉 in Dutch: bit.ly/4kFMIF2

Edwina was married at 16. Her story reflects millions of girls facing gender-based violence. Join us. Speak up. Act now. 💙 #16DaysOfActivism Read her story here: 🔗 bit.ly/3Mq43X7

𝐈𝐧 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫, 𝟐 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝟑 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟏𝟖! Plan International helps girls stay in school via scholarships, safe transports and catch-up classes. 💙 Girls aren’t brides. Help them follow their dreams!

💪 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐤𝐚𝐲𝐚, 𝐚 𝟏𝟐-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫. She’s leading change in her community through the GirlEngage project of Plan International. Read more inspiring stories: (NL) bit.ly/4oNrF6q

Today is 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲, celebrating the rights of children. For many children living in crisis zones, these rights are under threat. 💙 Help bring them warmth & hope this winter: €40 = 1 week of hot meals for a child Donate: (NL) bit.ly/4ikNSq7

💪 Meet Roukaya, a 12-year-old girl fighting child marriage in Niger. She’s leading change in her community through the GirlEngage project of Plan International. 👉 READ her story (NL): planinternational.be/nl-be/verhal...

Twin typhoons #FungWong and #Kalmaegi have left a trail of destruction across the #Philippines, forcing thousands of children from their homes. Our emergency teams are quickly assessing needs, providing clean water, hygiene supplies, and other essentials to those most in need. (1/2)

16-year-old Dorcas, from Togo, thought that child marriage was the norm. Through her participation to a youth club, she learned about her rights and found the courage to say NO. #SayNoToChildMarriage #UntilEveryGirlIsFree

💬 These girls dared to say 𝐍𝐎 to child marriage! Around the world, millions of girls are still married before turning 18. But Christina, Sopheak, Dorcas, Parmin* and Hariétou found the strength to resist. 👉 Read their inspiring stories: (NL) bit.ly/3JMHgUu *Name changed to respect her privacy.

𝐒𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐤, 𝟏𝟕, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐚, 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐲 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥. Via a local youth club, she built confidence and leadership. She learned to speak up, dream bigger and say NO to the pressure of marrying too young. 💙 Help more girls choose their own future. Donate now: (NL) 🔗: bit.ly/47svCaD

Hariétou chose education over early marriage. Now she’s building her independence step by step and working on her future. 💪✨

Christina feared being forced into marriage like her sister. Thanks to Champions of Change and Plan International, she returned to school and it changed her life. ✨

De oorlog in Soedan is de grootste ontheemdencrisis voor kinderen in de wereld. Volgens Mohamed Kamal van Plan International zal dat niet zonder gevolgen blijven. www.mo.be/interview/er...

Distressing reports today that 104 people have been killed in #Gaza - 34 were children. The world had hope, we now hold our breath. All actors must work harder to ensure the ceasefire holds. Children desperately need lasting peace NOW.

In Mali, many girls are still forced to marry before they’re adults. With the support of her aunt and Plan International’s info sessions, Salimata could stay in school and shape her own future. 🌱 Together, we can help more girls follow their own dreams ✨

🌍 We are deeply concerned about El Fasher, Sudan. With the escalation of fighting, there are more civilian casualties and forced displacements. Hundreds of thousands of people are still trapped in the city, which has been taken over by force. Read more🔗 NL: bit.ly/43AQry5

Hier matin, 12 camions d’aide humanitaire vitale ont atteint Gaza. Nous espérons que le reste du convoi pourra également entrer dans le pays dans les prochains jours.

Gisteren hebben 12 vrachtwagens met levensreddende hulp Gaza bereikt. We hopen dat de rest van het konvooi de komende dagen kan binnenkomen.

💔Every year, 12 million girls are married before they turn 18. That’s one girl every 3 seconds. Poverty, no access to education and patriarchal norms still force many families to choose child marriage as a "solution". ⌛Let’s not wait another second. ❌Say NO to child marriage. Sign: bit.ly/3KKazHB

Parmin is just 12 years old. She should be playing, learning, dreaming... not getting married. Yet every year, 12 million girls around the world are married before they turn 18. That's one girl every 3 seconds.⏳ 💪Together, let’s say NO to child marriage. ✋Sign our petition: NL: bit.ly/3KKazHB

In Gaza, hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced. The health system is in ruins, like 90% of all public infrastructure & private homes. Famine is widespread, with 30% children acutely malnourished & daily deaths from hunger & deprivation. Help children in Gaza: donate to Consortium 12-12