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India floods

nobody@flickr.com (Plan Asia) — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:18:51 -0700

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Torrential rains, flash floods, cloudbursts and landslides in Uttarakhand, northern India, have claimed the lives of at least 130 people and left tens of thousands of pilgrims for Himalayan shrines stranded. Staff working for our local partner, SBMA, in the area are part of the search and rescue operation. These pics were taken by some of our friends in Uttarkashi along the banks of river Ganges. Access is extremely difficult as many roads and bridges have collapsed or been damaged. Communications are also down.

Our thoughts are with everyone who has been affected.

India floods

nobody@flickr.com (Plan Asia) — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:18:49 -0700

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India floods

nobody@flickr.com (Plan Asia) — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:18:48 -0700

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India floods

nobody@flickr.com (Plan Asia) — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:18:47 -0700

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India floods

nobody@flickr.com (Plan Asia) — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:18:46 -0700

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India floods

nobody@flickr.com (Plan Asia) — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:18:46 -0700

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India floods

nobody@flickr.com (Plan Asia) — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:18:48 -0700

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India floods

nobody@flickr.com (Plan Asia) — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:18:51 -0700

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India floods

nobody@flickr.com (Plan Asia) — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:18:45 -0700

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No to child labour

nobody@flickr.com (Plan Asia) — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 22:12:53 -0700

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How old were you when you started your first job? What were the conditions like?

This week, we're calling on our friends around the world to spare a thought for the millions of children who are engaged in domestic work. These children are often out of sight and out of mind, far from their homes and prone to abuse and exploitation.

This Wednesday is the World Day Against Child Labour. Share this message and help get the word out.

Find out more here: bit.ly/12AnznJ

Philippines weather formation

nobody@flickr.com (Plan Asia) — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 21:27:38 -0700

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Yesterday a low pressure area developed off the east coast of the Philippines about 500 kilometres to the east of Surigao del Norte. We got the alert in the afternoon that this weather disturbance had a 30-50% chance of increasing in strength and developing into a tropical cyclone. We’ve been tracking the storm for the past 18 hours or so and we’ve seen that it’s moving north-northwest towards Taiwan.

Thankfully, this weather system now looks unlikely to develop into a tropical cyclone or make landfall. But even so, when a nasty looking patch of weather like this develops, our friends at Plan International Philippines take no chances. The memories of Tropical Storm Sendong and Typhoon Bopha are still fresh in all of our minds.

We’re currently on what we call yellow alert for the current situation. This means we are keeping a close eye on situation and have put our Go Team on standby to be deployed to affected areas right away if a big storm hits. We’ve alerted all our suppliers of relief items so that in the event of a disaster, we can start responding right away. This may seem like a lot of effort to put in when the reality is that it’s likely just a false alarm, but being prepared for a disaster is crucial.

As it stands, Bicol, Visayas and Mindanao are going to be in for a wet day or 2, but hopefully nothing more. We’ll keep you posted.

Image credit: weather.com.ph

Monufa (on right) walking to school with her friends

nobody@flickr.com (Plan Asia) — Mon, 27 May 2013 22:21:25 -0700

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Plan Bangladesh supports children's organisation that work with local government, community-based organisations and others in the community to create child marriage-free zones and prevent early marriages. When Monufa,16, found out that she was going to be married she knew she would be losing her freedom, friends and education.

Monufa's father decided to marry her off to reduce the costs to his family. Monufa spoke to one of her friends who let the local children's organisation know what was happening. They visited Monufa's family and spoke to her parents who agreed to let Monufa continue her education until she is 18. Monufa is now in Grade 9 and wants to be a nurse when she finishes school.

After the storm

nobody@flickr.com (Plan Asia) — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:47:46 -0700

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Tropical Storm Mahasen hit Bangladesh on 16 May. While the storm was weaker than expected, there was still quite a bit of damage in the district of Barguna. Some 11,750 homes were damaged, 3,750 of those completely destroyed, while about 60 schools will also need repairs now. We also estimate about $5 million in damages/losses to crops. Plan's initial aid response will focus on Barguna.

After the storm

nobody@flickr.com (Plan Asia) — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:47:45 -0700

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After the storm

nobody@flickr.com (Plan Asia) — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:47:43 -0700

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After the storm

nobody@flickr.com (Plan Asia) — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:47:40 -0700

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After the storm

nobody@flickr.com (Plan Asia) — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:47:43 -0700

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After the storm

nobody@flickr.com (Plan Asia) — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:47:39 -0700

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Children's group meet with the community to advocate against child marriage

nobody@flickr.com (Plan Asia) — Mon, 27 May 2013 22:21:23 -0700

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66% of girls in Bangladesh are married under 18. To address this, Plan supports a children's organisation that works with local government, community-based organisations and others in the area to create child marriage-free zones to stop early marriage.

The children call emergency meetings whenever they hear about a child marriage, they then visit the parents to discuss the issue and inform them of the negative impact that child marriage has on a girls. Working together with local authorities, the children's group has convinced the community that child marriage is not good and should be ended.

Children lean out of window

nobody@flickr.com (Plan Asia) — Mon, 27 May 2013 22:21:24 -0700

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