We are Plan International, a global children’s charity striving for an equal world. One where every child can reach their full potential and every girl can choose her own future.

Poverty, violence and discrimination still hold back millions of children. And in this unequal world, it’s often girls that are most affected. Just for being girls. Denied the chance to go to school. To make decisions about their lives. To achieve their dreams.

It’s not fair, and it’s not right. Our mission is to change this.

Why girls?

Girls experience inequality everywhere. The threat of gender-based violence and harassment follows them through every stage of their life. Millions of girls are robbed of their childhood because of child marriage. And it is much harder for girls to access their right to education and learn skills for the future.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. When girls can learn, make decisions, manage their health and live free from violence, there is no stopping them. We see girls creating change in their own lives and beyond. The decisions they make and the roles they take up help build more equal societies.

This is why promoting equality for girls central to everything we do. Focusing on girls' rights helps create a world where all can thrive.

Tokyo Marathon Charity – as Charity runner of Plan International

Plan International is again developing projects under the banner "Run for girls! Towards a society where everyone is equal! Support education and independence and give girls more choices in life". in Asia, Africa, and Latin America to solve various problems that hinder the future of girls. By running as a charity runner for Plan International and by supporting our activities, you will be helping girls around the world to have the power to live to their fullest.