It hasn’t been an easy year for any organization in global development — and even less so for those that focus on women and girls. Ninety-percent of women’s organizations were hit by global funding cuts, and in a survey conducted by UN Women last year, 47% of those groups are expecting to shut down by 2026.
Against that backdrop, Plan International is rethinking how it delivers support for girls and women — accelerating a shift toward local partners, private funding, and shared operations with other nonprofit groups.
“How do we change our model to show the value that we can bring?” said Reena Ghelani, chief executive officer of Plan International. “That’s more of an investment model, and that’s how Plan is thinking.”