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$10 each Birthing Blankets Wrap a newborn in warmth and comfort $60/box

Library in a box

Provide food for the imagination with this unique gift $30

Mosquito nets for for a a family

$5,000 for an entire village

this way to hope

Order online at www.planusa.org/hope Or call 1-800-556-7918

$40 endless harvest

Keep a family in Malawi well-fed and give them a cash crop for sale.

Why not give a gift that can change the world? Inside this 2010 Gifts of Hope catalog, you’ll find gifts unlike any you’ll find anywhere else. Powerful gifts – because they can change the lives of women and children, build strong families and add new vitality to struggling communities. These are more than gifts. They are food, education, income and livelihoods. They are hope for the future. And change for the good of the world. Make an impression. Make a difference. Give a Gift of Hope! HOW TO

Complete the gift order form enclosed and pay by credit card, check or your existing

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A Note about Costs for Gifts of Hope: Project costs vary widely from country to country, continent to continent, for the same materials and services. For example, the cost to provide clean water for a family in Guinea may be many times lower than in Colombia. The costs listed for Gifts of Hope usually reflect an average cost.

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I watch my brothers go to school while I stay home. I eat if there’s food left over when everyone is done. I am the poorest of the poor. Join Plan and promote girls’ rights to have a safe childhood.

You want the perfect gift for that special someone. Something as unique as they are. A gift that shows just how much you care.

Around the world, over and over again, girls are refused access to basic rights like education, food and healthcare simply because they’re girls. It’s time to change that. That’s where Plan USA’s “Because I am a Girl” initiative comes in.

N For every year a girl stays in school, her income increases by as much as 20% and her children have a higher survival rate.

N Women invest 90% of their income in their families.

N A woman who is educated will marry later and have fewer, healthier children. If girls are healthy, educated and empowered, they will grow up to pull themselves out of poverty – and bring their children, communities and nations along with them. We invite you to join us.

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N Girl’s Scholarship

For a young girl in a developing country school means an education instead of an early marriage, opportunity instead of an early pregnancy and skills that have the power to transform her life and the lives of her children, potentially for generations to come. Send a girl to school for a year by providing basic tuition, room and board. Give her a better life and help build a better world.

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enrolled in school. Education gives people the power to transform their lives. Your support helps Plan ensure that children and young people have access to acquire basic learning and life skills to help them realize their full potential.

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TRIP OF A LIFE TIME

Somewhere in Niger, a classroom sits empty and silent. All it needs is a teacher, and it will spring instantly to life filled with excited, curious minds who desperately want an education and the opportunities it can bring. But sadly, there are almost no trained teachers available. And the few that may be available find it difficult – if not impossible – to reach the areas where they are needed most. Help children in Niger build a brighter future by building accommodations that can attract qualified educators and motivate them to stay in the community. Travel to Niger with Plan USA’s CEO, Tessie San Martin, PhD. Your gift of $5,000 makes you eligible for this trip of a lifetime. See firsthand how your gift is helping shape the minds of future generations. $5,000

Library in a Box Many children have never held a book in their hands ... nor even had a story read to them. Give these children the key to unlock that door. Give a library filled with enough books to keep them imagining, dreaming and striving to build a better world. $60

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N Girl’s Only Latrine

We take for granted there will be separate boy and girl bathroom facilities in any school. But it’s rare for a school in developing nations to have separate toilets. And in some cultures, sharing a toilet with boys will actually keep girls from attending classes. Your gift removes a barrier to educational access and allows a new generation of young women to receive the education and opportunities they deserve. $100

N Classroom Essentials

Fill a classroom with pencils, paper, chalkboards, maps, desks, textbooks, pencils, paper, chairs and other basic supplies. Provide deserving children with these educational tools and you allow them to get the education they need for a brighter future. $15

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Many girls are denied an education because they must travel great distances to attend classes. With no school busses here, bicycles are the perfect solution to cover ground – especially over rough paths and poorly maintained roads. By giving a bicycle, you’re providing access to learning that can literally change a girl’s life. $50

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In developing countries, one in four children lives in extreme poverty. Improving an individual household’s income is an absolute priority for those living on the margins of survival. That’s why Plan helps young people acquire the skills they need to secure a livelihood so that they can support their families and break the cycle of poverty.

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Mango Tree Imagine children playing in the shade of a small grove of mango trees. The trees are a “living classroom” that can teach the children life lessons about agriculture and life-skills in gardening. The delicious fruit offers a nutritious addition to any family meal and a potential source of additional income to help support a family. Imagine a happier, healthier, more prosperous future for a deserving family. $12

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Three Baby Chicks Don’t let the cuteness fool you! These chicks are destined to become egg laying machines that provide food for a family and instant income. Women are usually in charge of breeding the chickens and selling the eggs, so they benefit most when the money starts rolling in. Chickens are also a living two-legged lesson in livestock management that teach young girls how they too can earn a living someday. $15

Dairy Cow Milk provides important nutrition for growing children and expectant mothers. But this gift goes “beyond the pail” because an abundance of supply can be used to make cheese. Cheese and extra milk can then be sold in the community to provide for the family. And as the family grows more self-sufficient, the local economy improves and the community benefits. $200

Goat One goat will give a “ton” of milk over the course of a year. And that makes it possible to put nutritious milk and cheese on the family table with enough left over to sell in the local market. That extra income makes it possible to add another goat and get started on building a thriving dairy business. From there, the possibilities are almost endless. $75 each

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Endless Harvest Provide a family with seeds, simple farming tools and basic lessons in pest and farm management, and allow them to reap enough food to keep a family well-fed and a cash crop they can sell or barter for other necessities. $40

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of lives every year. Your support helps improve the health and survival of pregnant women and at-risk children in the neediest of countries through high quality, low-cost and sustainable health measures that include immunization, nutrition and hygiene promotion. N

Childhood Vaccinations Childhood immunizations can help prevent the six deadliest childhood diseases that kill more than two million children every year. Your gift will help boost one child’s immunity against measles, tuberculosis, polio, tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis and help protect them from a life-threatening, catastrophic illness. You’ll literally be saving a life. $25

Mosquito Nets Stop a killer in its tracks! Today mosquito-transmitted malaria is the #1 killer of children under five all over Africa! But you can stop it with a low-tech, inexpensive solution. Bed netting has proven to be an effective barrier to these deadly pests. Your gift of netting is made locally and is enough to shelter a family of five children plus their parents for up to five years. Or if you can be more generous, you can provide protective covering for an entire village in Tanzania for thousands who are otherwise at risk. $30 one

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Home Birthing Kit Give a child a chance for a healthy start to life. When you think of a “birthing room,” your mental image probably doesn’t include a dirt floor. But that’s the reality facing new mothers who have no option but home delivery. Your gift of a “mama kit” can help make delivery safer and more sanitary. Plus this gift provides training so traditional birth attendants can use it correctly to protect mother and child. $25

Clean Water for a Family A lot of elements go into making one big happy family. But along with the love and laughter you need the basic necessities: food, shelter, clothing, and of course a reliable supply of clean water. Your gift keeps the water – and love – flowing and you’ll feel good knowing you’re nurturing stronger, healthier family bonds that will last a lifetime. $75

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their families meet their basic needs. With your help, we can promote the rights and interests of the world’s children and keep them safe from those who would exploit their innocence for malicious purposes.

Birth Certificate It’s a simple, but dangerous oversight that you can help correct. This year, nearly 50 million children will be born and, for many reasons, will not be officially registered. Without a birth certificate they can be denied basic rights including access to education and the ability to legally vote. Even more alarming, the lack of an official birth certificate makes them more vulnerable to child trafficking, exploitation and abuse. Your gift will protect children and give them freedom from fear and uncertainty. $25

N “ AT AGE 12 I WAS TAKEN FROM MY FAMILY AND EXPLOITED SEXUALLY. PLAN HELPED ME WITH TRAINING IN SEWING AND CUTTING AND GAVE ME A LOAN TO BUY MY SEWING MACHINE. TODAY, I AM MARRIED AND HAVE MY OWN SEWING SHOP. I TRAIN OTHER GIRLS TO EARN A LIVING SO THEY ARE NOT EXPLOITED LIKE I WAS.” – SHOBHAS, NEPAL

Save a Girl in Nepal Every year thousands of Nepalese children fall victim to child traffickers who sell these young people into lives of torment. Children are forced into sex work, unpaid labor, forced marriage, begging, drug trafficking and even used as organ donors. Your gift can literally save a life from almost unthinkable exploitation and misery. You’ll help provide vocational training and income generation opportunities that have the power to protect vulnerable girls and women from trafficking, sexual exploitation and domestic violence. $1,000

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by the crisis. That’s why Plan is always ready to respond to new emergencies to offer relief, assistance and emotional support to those who need it most.

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Deliver a One-Family Dairy

How do you get back on your feet when the little you have has been lost to natural disaster? Focus on the basics, including shelter, water and food. This is a special gift because this cow is “special delivery,” transported to a family in great need in a hardhit area where roads and bridges have been washed away. The pay-off is a source of nutritious milk that can sustain hungry, growing children. $1,200

FLOOD IN PAKISTAN In July and August of 2010, torrential rains led to the worst flood in Pakistan’s history. Nearly 1.5 million people are now homeless and nearly 14 million others have had their lives disrupted. Plan has been on the ground in Pakistan for years, so we are uniquely prepared to assist in the country’s recovery.

Rehabilitate a Community Well

Bore wells are the most common means to supply clean water to local communities. But the powerful flood waters either contaminated or collapsed many of these vital resources. Your gift can help restore damaged bore wells back to a healthy working condition and help prevent dangerous, potentially life-threatening infectious diseases. $250

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N Business Starter Kit

Give an entrepreneur a second chance and help rebuild a local economy. Your gift provides the start-up money desperately needed by a small business owner who is trying to get back on their feet. This means that food, clothing and other necessities will once again be available at the local marketplace, and that basic human needs can be met.

Family Latrine Proper sanitation is a critical need in Haiti. A lack of proper facilities boosts the chance of widespread disease in a population that’s already under tremendous stress. Your gift allows the construction of a small-scale communal latrine that can help protect the health of a family.

N Rehabilitate a Classroom

Piles of rubble mark the spots where 1,000 primary school classrooms once stood. You can help rebuild from the ashes by giving a gift of a refurbished classroom that’s built to withstand any recurring earthquake. Your gift of a classroom includes basic materials such as paper, pencils, chalkboards, maps and desks. Plus, you’ll be helping provide one nourishing meal for each child on a typical school day. Best of all, you’ll bring smiles to the faces of young children as they arrive at their new school eager to learn. $450

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EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI Haiti still struggles to recover from the January 2010 earthquake that devastated so much of the impoverished country and disrupted hundreds of thousands of lives.

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Build a Community Garden and Qualify for a Trip of a Lifetime

This is a gift you can “build from the ground up.” Not only can you help a hungry community plant the seeds that provide healthy nourishing food, but you’ll be planting seeds of knowledge through agricultural training classes. Your gift includes all of the basic farming tools – shovels, hoes, rakes – a basic irrigation system, basic fencing system and a storage facility to protect the harvest from rodents and other hungry pests. Your gift of $5,200 qualifies you for the trip of a lifetime. Travel to Niger with Plan USA’s CEO, Tessie San Martin, PhD. See firsthand how your generosity is transforming lives. $5,200

Emergency Food Kit

Feed the hungry and provide immediate aid to the severely malnourished by making a gift of an emergency food kit. This package includes an assortment of life-sustaining cereals and grains to feed a hungry family in immediate need as well as vitamin A, iron and other essential micro-nutrients. With your gift you are offering a life preserver for starving people who are almost out of options. $275

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FOOD CRISIS IN NIGER A season of poor harvests and heavy rains has left nearly 8 million people – about 60% of the population – struggling to feed themselves and their families. The scarcity of food has led to extremely high prices in the local markets, forcing many people to leave their homes to seek out food and work.

Malnourishment Medical Treatment Kit A child in Niger may be no stranger to the pangs of hunger. But finding enough to eat is only one of the life-threatening challenges they face. A severely malnourished child is vulnerable to a whole host of threats that an otherwise-healthy body could usually ward off. By giving this treatment kit you are providing precious medicine that can treat a child suffering from a number of life-threatening infectious diseases, parasites and malaria. And you are offering a supply of micro-nutrients including vitamin A, zinc and iron that are essential building blocks of good nutrition. Your gift will help restore a hungry child to better health. $700

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IDP’S IN DARFUR An internally displaced person (IDP) is an individual who has been forced to flee their home but still remains inside their nation’s borders. In Darfur – a region of western Sudan – armed conflict between rival rebel groups and the Sudanese government has led to a humanitarian crisis that has displaced an estimated 2.7 million people.

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They’re simple, efficient and cheap to produce … even if they are a little bit on the plain side. But what’s most important is that these sturdy little stoves are fueled with charcoal! If women and children no longer need to gather wood, they don’t have to risk unwanted encounters with roving bands of armed men, bandits or sexual predators. Besides keeping Darfur women safer, the Darfur Stove means they also spend less time on meal preparation so they have more freedom to make money by selling food prepared on their fuel-efficient stove.

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Child sponsors know firsthand how their generosity makes positive changes for children and in communities where sponsored children live. To a child living in an impoverished community, sponsor letters bring love, support and hope for the future. And sponsor gifts, combined with those from other sponsors in your child’s country, help provide children with access to clean water, health care facilities, nutritional programs and schools. Your support is an investment in the future, helping to change the lives of children, build strong families and add new vitality to struggling communities. Make a commitment to a child now by giving them the gift of a full year’s sponsorship. Send a message of love and help them enjoy a life that is healthier, happier and filled with opportunity.

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