Plan UK has created an amazing new Facebook application called ‘Plan Your Story’, and I know because I just used it! Simply click on the link below to open the application via your Facebook profile and see how the story of your life could have been so different if you were born without a birth certificate.

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A Plan UK report has shown that children who are being employed as tobacco pickers in Malawi are being exposed to the nicotine equivalent of smoking 50 cigarettes a day. The child labourers, some as young as 5 years old, are absorbing up to 54 milligrams of nicotine a day whilst tying tobacco during their long hours of work. The workforce, who ply their trade for up to 12 hours a day at less than 1p an hour, have no protective clothing to withstand the nicotine that is seeping into their skin.

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Plan UK has teamed up with Shoot Experience to launch their 4th Shoot Nations competition. The annual event, which is a global youth photography competition, sees thousands of entries from over 100 countries across the globe as the participants compete to be the world’s best young photographer.

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A major survey of nearly 1000 children in Haiti by Plan UK and the UNICEF charity has found that getting back to school is the number one target for most young people in on the earthquake stricken region of Haiti. The Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) joint nationwide consultation has uncovered the truth behind peoples feelings and fears and will be included in the blueprint for Haiti’s reconstruction plans.

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