Through participation in programs like drawing and community mapping, Plan helps millions of children around the world learn about their rights and become actively involved in improving their communities.

1. Creative minds at
work
Through participation, Plan helps
millions of children learn about their
rights and take an active role in their
community.
Left: An anti-violence youth group
paints inspiring murals in San Juan
Opico, El Savador.

2. Above: In the rural schools where Plan China is working, children are encouraged
to draw pictures that show their life, environment and any of their concerns. This
picture by a young boy shows the local mountainous environment in Long De
County, China.

3. Above: Children place clay models on a drawing of their village during a hazard
mapping exercise in Gio Linh district, Vietnam. Participating in exercises like this
will help make children feel involved in their communities.

4. Left: A young boy takes part
in a community development
exercise at a child rights
workshop in Los Jocotes
community, Guatemala. The
children draw pictures of
things they’d like to see in
their community to help them
achieve their rights.

5. Above: Plan organized a drawing competition for children in Egypt. Children were
asked to imagine their country and how they’d like to see their country ruled. The
drawings highlight their views on education, security, cleanliness and the economy.

6. Left: In Honduras, girls are
asked to draw pictures of
themselves and highlight
what life is like for them, and
what they feel is expected of
them as a girl in their
community.

7. Above: In Mutasa, Zimbabwe, members of the Plan-supported youth magazine
speak out on issues and activities concerning them in their communities. The
magazine allows its members to share their stories and reflect on their aspirations.

8. Above: A young child demonstrates how deforestation is affecting his
community. Drawing encourages children to speak out on issues that concern
them.

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