e/Plan (aid organisation)

Information
has gloss	eng: Plan is a child-centred development NGO, and works in 48 countries to provide programs to over 1.5 million children and their families. Within 2007/8, it raised in excess of €474m . The charity was originally founded by journalist John Langdon-Davies and refugee worker Eric Muggeridge. The organisation has no political or religious affiliations. It is active primarily in developing countries in Central and South America, Africa, and South and Southeast Asia, with a staff of over 6,000 worldwide, and a further volunteer force in excess of 50,000 . Benefactors donate money to the NGO, and can correspond with the child they sponsor by mail, thus creating a personal bond between donor and child. Each benefactor is linked to an individual child in one of the countries where Plan works. The sponsorship system is meant to ensure that the sponsors can see what their money is going toward, and know that it is properly spent, as they get direct feedback from the children who benefit from Plan's projects. Sponsorship aims to raise awareness about, as well as funds for, the communities Plan works with.
lexicalization	eng: Plan
instance of	(noun) an international alliance involving many different countries world organisation, global organization, international organization, international organisation, world organization

Meaning
German
has gloss	deu: Plan International ist ein internationales Kinderhilfswerk.
lexicalization	deu: Plan International
Finnish
has gloss	fin: Plan on kansainvälinen kehitysyhteistyöjärjestö, jonka tarkoituksena on kehitysmaiden lasten elinolosuhteiden parantaminen. Järjestö edistää muun muassa lasten oikeuksien toteutumista. Planin kummitoiminnassa on mukana yli miljoona ihmistä maailmanlaajuisesti.
lexicalization	fin: Plan
Dutch
has gloss	nld: Plan Nederland (voorheen Foster Parents Plan) is een organisatie die zich bezighoudt met ontwikkelingssamenwerking. Plan heeft de grootste bekendheid gekregen door het financieel laten adopteren van kinderen in de derde wereld, maar geeft ook geld uit als medefinancieringsorganisatie.
lexicalization	nld: Plan Nederland
Norwegian
has gloss	nor: Plan er en politisk og religiøst uavhengig bistandsorganisasjon som driver barnefokusert bistandsarbeid i 49 utviklingsland. Organisasjonen ble grunnlagt i Spania i 1937 av John Langdon-Davies. Plan har fadderskap som basis for sitt innsamlings- og kommunikasjonsarbeid.
lexicalization	nor: Plan
Swedish
has gloss	swe: Plan är en internationell barnrättsorganisation.
lexicalization	swe: Plan

Media
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media:img	Plan Länder.svg