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Plan International was founded over 80 years ago with a mission to promote and protect the rights of children. Today, we are a global organisation that is active in over 80 countries to advance children’s rights and equality for girls.
Plan International was founded in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War by British journalist John Langdon-Davies and aid worker Eric Muggeridge. Eric was one of five brothers, including journalist and satirist Malcolm Muggeridge.
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With a global reach, our name became Plan International in the 1970s. Today, Plan has a presence in more than 70 countries. And the legacy of our humanitarian founders lives on: We’re still fighting to protect children.
Our History. Plan International has a long history of helping children. In 1937, British journalist, John Langdon-Davies, founded Foster Parents Plan for Children in Spain to help children whose lives were disrupted by the Spanish Civil War.
Plan International was founded in 1937 when a journalist and a refugee worker came together to help suffering children during the Spanish Civil War. With the help of our supporters and partners, we have grown into one of the oldest, widest-reaching and most effective girls’ rights organizations in the world.
Humanitarian Law and Action, Human Rights, Migration. Founded over 80 years ago, Plan International advances children’s rights and equality for girls in 76 countries across Africa and the Middle East, the Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania.
