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Our story
Founded in 1937, we are one of the world’s oldest and largest international development agencies,
working in partnership with millions of people around the world to end global poverty. Not for
profit, independent and inclusive of all faiths and cultures, we have only one agenda: to improve
the lives of children.
Our vision
Plan’s vision is of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect
people’s rights and dignity.
Our mission
Plan aims to achieve lasting improvements in the quality of life of children, families and communities
in developing countries. We do this through a process of collaboration that unites people across
cultures, adding meaning and value to their lives by:
• Enabling children, their families and communities to meet their basic needs and to increase
their ability to participate in and benefit from their societies.
• Building relationships to increase understanding and unity among peoples of different
cultures and countries.
• Advocating and promoting the rights and interests of the world’s children, with a special
focus on girls’ rights to overcome issues of gender discrimination.
FIGHTING CHILD MALNUTRITION
IN GUATEMALA / PLAN
Financial overview
Total revenue over the past five years
Revenue sources Expenditures
How donations reach communities
Child sponsorship contributions are pooled centrally and go to community development
projects that benefit all of the children and families living in the community.
Designated contributions – such as major financial donations, Gifts of Hope or ongoing
contributions to project or community sponsorship – go to the project chosen by the
donor and are managed by either Plan Canada or Plan’s Country Offices.
In all cases, the funds support projects that have been developed in collaboration
with community members – including children. Plan works with communities to
build schools, educate teachers, dig wells, open health clinics, provide vocational
training, innovate to improve crop yields, give people access to loans to start small
businesses and much more. We do whatever is needed to create a sustainable
environment in which children, families and communities can thrive.
For a more extensive overview of Plan’s worldwide achievements in 2012,
see Plan International’s Worldwide Annual Review and Combined Financial
Statements 2012 at plancanada.ca/financials
77.3
94.2
106.5
115.4
141.2
FY11
FY10
FY09
FY08
FY07
0 150
MILLIONS
FY08
94.2
FY09
106.5
FY10
115.4
FY11 FY12
141.2 146.8
Investment & other income 0.4%
Contributions, gifts & bequests 10.1%
Child sponsorship income 50%
Government & other grants 19.4%
Gifts in kind 20.1%
Operating 7%
Fundraising 14%
Total program expenditures 79%
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What a year we’ve had at Plan Canada! We saw our longstanding efforts to have
the world recognize the value of an annual International Day of the Girl bear fruit.
We paused briefly to celebrate the United Nations’ (UN) declaration that starting
in 2012, October 11 will be an annual day of global focus on the power of girls
to change the world. We then immediately launched into planning to make that
occasion meaningful and impactful.
We made good progress in the area of maternal and child health – a topic that
crystallized as a priority in the lead-up to the G8 Summit hosted by Canada in 2010.
Plan worked hard to ensure this featured prominently on that agenda. We are now
the lead agency on programs in this domain supported by nearly $50 million from
the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), to which we’ve added
over $10 million in other donor funds.
Along with our colleagues and supporters around the world, we marked the 75th
birthday of Plan International. We used this major milestone as an opportunity to
reflect on what we could learn from our history about how to stay relevant in a
changing world. We were aided in this by the new global chair of Plan, Ellen Løj, who
visited Canada in May. Having served most recently as the UN’s special representative
in Liberia and coordinator of mission operations there, she brings a wealth of
experience and insight that will be invaluable as Plan continues to grow.
In my first year as a board member in 2007, Plan Canada’s total revenue was $77.3
million. It’s grown rapidly every year since, and today stands at $146.8 million – almost
doubling in just five years. This in a period of recession and financial turmoil – generally
considered the worst Canada has seen for many years.
With that growth comes even greater responsibility to ensure funds are being
stewarded well and spent appropriately. A less-heralded achievement of this year –
but one of great importance to the board – was Plan Canada’s success in becoming
one of the first charitable organizations to gain accreditation under Imagine Canada’s
new standards program, designed to increase transparency in the charitable sector
and the confidence of Canadian donors.
It took a significant behind-the-scenes effort to document our adherence to
89 standards related to governance, financial accountability, fundraising, staff
management and volunteer involvement. But it was a good external check, and helped
us identify a few areas where we could improve our accountability and transparency.
This year we appointed deputy chairs to all board committees to aid continuity and
succession. We instituted a board self-assessment and sought management feedback
to guide our ongoing efforts to improve board performance.
Canadians trust us with their hard-earned dollars. They respond generously to
emergency appeals, even in difficult economic times. Their loyalty makes it possible
for us to commit to long-term development and reconstruction efforts. We owe it
to all of you to use your money well and keep you informed. This annual review is
part of that effort.
BERNARD IN COLOMBIA
From the chair - Bernard Richard
food assistance with research and innovation to boost food security. Centuries-old
strategies that have succeeded in sustaining these communities through recurring
lean seasons are now proving insufficient to cope with more frequent drought
and global spikes in food prices. We’re drawing on both local wisdom and ever-
improving scientific understanding of how nutritional needs vary at different stages
of life to create new, culturally appropriate mechanisms to combat hunger and
create resiliency. What we learn in Burkina Faso will be shared and applied widely.
As well as looking forward, we also looked back this year as we celebrated the
75th
anniversary of Plan’s founding. Thinking about birthdays, growth and aspirations
for the future led us to organize this Plan Canada 2012 annual review around major
milestones in any child’s life. In the world we dream of, the statements made in the
pages that follow – along the journey from birth through childhood through young
adulthood – could be said with conviction by every child on the globe.
Our global movement for change continued to gain momentum this year.
Back in 2009, we launched Plan Canada’s Because I Am a Girl initiative with
“a little book with a big plan.” Canadians have indeed taken up in a big way the
cause of investing in girls and helping them claim their human rights. Canadian
leadership – from grassroots to government – was instrumental in securing United
Nations endorsement of an annual day to celebrate successes and shine a spotlight
on what remains to be done. Around the world, girls have embraced the theme.
They are mobilizing their families, teachers and communities to address the issues
that matter to them and their nations’ future.
Plan has long known that boys and girls are a powerful force, too seldom enabled
to demonstrate so visibly their desire and potential to bring about change. In the
past few years, we’ve seen more young people striving to make their voices heard,
using social media and taking to the streets. Central to our work is giving youth the
knowledge and skills to use their power well.
As soon as children are able to communicate through pictures or words, we
make sure their opinions are considered in decisions that affect them. We engage
teenagers in planning and carrying out projects, developing leadership capabilities
that will stand them in good stead as they become the decision-makers in their
communities. We provide youth with practical vocational training and financial
literacy to boost their ability to be self-sufficient and provide for their own families.
Youth involvement – both here in Canada and around the world – is a strong theme
woven through Plan Canada’s strategic plan to 2015 approved by the board this year.
We’ve set ourselves very ambitious goals to grow our impact and influence, as well
as the income that allows us to achieve these goals.
One area where we expect momentum to build through this period is our work
on preventing chronic malnutrition. Plan Canada has been a leader in the global
Plan organization on this front, establishing a unit in Burkina Faso that combines
ROSEMARY IN BURKINA FASO
From the CEO - Rosemary McCarney
4. WO R K ED W I T H
MILLION
P EOP LE
90,131
ORGANIZATIONS
51,376
HELPED
BUILD OR REPAIR
3,651
642,497
IM P L E M E N T E D
PROGRAMS
229
T R A I N E D
PEOPLE
EDUCATIONWORKERS
IN AGRICULTURAL
VOCATIONAL OR
BUSINESS SKILLS
INCHILDPROTECTION
174.2
MILLION
41.2
42.7
GIRLS
BOYS
including
through
BENEFITING A TOTAL
POPULATION OF
6,145
PROJECTS
2,431
ACTIVEGRANTS
+ +144,863
185,311
72,538
HEALTHWORKERS HEALTH &EARLY CHILDHOOD
CARE CENTRES
5,366
MICROFINANCE
3,796
WATERPOINTS
417,911
239,785
SANITATIONFACILITIES
ORGANIZATIONS
34,100
SAVINGS& LOAN
GROUPS
COMMUNITIES
NON-GOVERNMENTAL
3,803
LOCALCOMMUNITY-BASED
44,000
+
+
3,573
GOVERNMENTAL
2,152
SCHOOLS
MILLION
including
the following
supported partnered with
including
HOUSEHOLDS TO IMPROVE
Support in Canada
Plan Canada is clearly touching a chord with the hundreds of
thousands of Canadians who are supporting our work in increasing
numbers and increasingly diverse ways. For individuals, families and
groups who enjoy the personal link, child sponsorship is the option
of choice. We’re also seeing more and more interest in fundraising
for community projects, in Gifts of Hope and in engagement with
our Because I Am a Girl initiative. Many of you have told us you’ve
remembered Plan in your wills, made us the beneficiary of insurance
policies or have other future plans to contribute.
Thank you all! We are committed to making you proud of what
you’re making possible.
In 2012, Plan’s work was supported by generous
donations of time, talent and money from Canadians:
199,296 individuals
3,042 community groups & organizations
1,076 schools
752 corporations & businesses
100 bequests
67 foundations
57 celebrated ambassadors
11 institutional partners
Global impact – Plan International
Thanks to the support of people who care around the world, this year Plan:
5. Babies born to healthy
mothers who survive
childbirth without
complication start life with
a tremendous advantage.
About their birth
If only all the
world’s children
could tell us…
DEVKUMARI IN HER VILLAGE IN
NORTHERN INDIA / PLAN
My mother was cared for and healthy
throughout her pregnancy
Babies born to healthy mothers who survive childbirth without complication start life
with a tremendous advantage – a greater chance of growing up healthy themselves.
The terrible reality is that every day 1,000 women and girls in developing countries
die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, and many more
suffer injury. Lack of access to basic health services is clearly one cause at the root
of the tragedy – but lack of knowledge is a major factor as well, coupled with gender
biases that can work against pregnant women receiving necessary care.
That’s why Plan’s WATCH initiative doesn’t stop at improving the quality of prenatal
care. It puts a strong focus on education in the basics of safe pregnancy – like the
importance of going to clinics for prenatal monitoring and counsel, or avoiding long,
dangerous labour in the late stages of a risky pregnancy.
WATCH – a 3.5-year, $25.7 million project that will reach 1.85 million people in Ghana,
Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Bangladesh and Mali – stands for Women and Their Children’s
Health. But it also recognizes men as key influencers of how women experience
pregnancy. Fathers-to-be participating in successful Daddies Clubs are embracing
new attitudes about treating pregnancy as a partnership, joining in on clinic visits
and assuming some ‘women’s work’ during the critical months.
I was delivered with the help of a skilled
birth attendant
In Tanzania, as in many other countries with insufficient health infrastructure, less
than half of all mothers are assisted by a skilled attendant in delivering their babies.
This greatly increases the risk that they will experience complications, become
injured, or die during or shortly after childbirth.
Some have no choice but to deliver at home with at best untrained help. Others –
especially young, first-time mothers – decide on traditional delivery as preferable
to a long journey to an unfamiliar clinic, staffed by strangers, which may or may not
have a bed available at the critical moment.
Plan is building local obstetrics clinics in remote areas to give Tanzanian women better
access to natal services. We’re also training community health workers, equipping
them to help women make good choices and feel comfortable using the services
available. Forty master trainers have now passed their knowledge on to 235 trainers,
who will prepare more than 3,000 others to work in community health.
My birth was officially registered
Every year 51 million births go unregistered. Without a birth certificate, a child
(or adult) has no official identity and faces barriers in claiming basic rights – like
enrolling in school, receiving medical treatment, inheriting property, getting a social
security number for a formal job application or a passport to travel. Unregistered
children become more vulnerable to trafficking, exploitation and abuse. Plan has built
birth registration components into many of our programs. In Tanzania, for example,
health facility staff are being trained on completing the necessary paperwork when
a child is born, and Plan-trained community health workers impress upon families
the importance of registering births.
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6. My mother and I got excellent care from
the instant of my birth
In sub-Saharan Africa, one in eight children dies before the age of five. At this fragile
stage of young lives, access to decent health care is critical. A survey conducted this
year as part of our maternal and child health project in Tanzania revealed that two-thirds
of mothers and babies did not receive any care within two days of childbirth. We’re
now working closely with the Tanzanian Ministry of Health to assess existing health
facilities (191 to date) and develop and implement action plans for improving them.
In Bolivia, our focus is on visits by community health workers to the homes of pregnant
women and/or children under five. The workers are trained to spot danger signs and
make referrals to clinics, monitor growth, advise on feeding and healthy child-rearing
practices. We’re supporting 30 community early childhood education spaces, managed
by volunteers, where parents can learn about the importance of early stimulation to
a child’s development – while they enjoy games, puzzles, dolls and art projects with
their little ones.
We had access to clean water and proper
sanitation facilities
Water-borne disease is an ever-present threat to the well-being of children in
many parts of the world. In South Sudan, where a new government faces the
daunting prospect of rebuilding after decades of war, the provision of basic
services like water and sanitation continues to be a challenge, especially in
rural communities. Plan contributed this year by drilling eight new boreholes
and rehabilitating twenty non-functioning ones in two of the poorest counties,
installing hand pumps, training mechanics and creating water user committees
to manage ongoing operations and maintenance.
Every member of my family had enough
nutritious food to eat
Plan has a diverse portfolio of programs aimed at combating hunger and malnutrition,
many of them undertaken in partnership with the World Food Programme. Two of
Plan’s priorities are ensuring pregnant and nursing women receive the nutrition they
need to deliver healthy babies with good chances of survival, and their children are
well-nourished during the critical early years of development.
This year, Plan supported supplementary nutritional programs and/or school meal
programs in Sierra Leone, El Salvador, Rwanda, Colombia, Zimbabwe and Niger.
A healthy mid-day meal increases children’s ability to learn and encourages regular
attendance. In Sierra Leone, we also provided take-home rations to schoolgirls
(to compensate parents for the loss of their daughters’ labour at home) and to
adults who participated in our Mother and Child Health Aides training program.
In Bolivia, the first year of a ’healthy mothers and children’ project saw training in
cultivation of nutrient-rich foods for 56 groups of mothers whose children suffer from
nutritional deficiencies and who participate in agricultural collectives. ‘Food for work’
programs underway this year in Pakistan, Sierra Leone, El Salvador and Guatemala had
the double impact of alleviating families’ short-term food insecurity while advancing
essential community infrastructure projects.
About their early years
Plan has a diverse
portfolio of
programs aimed at
promoting health
and combating
malnutrition.
BABY IN HIS MOTHER’S ARMS IN NORTHERN THAILAND
PLAN / PETER DE RUITER
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7. About their childhood
Quality education and safe
spaces help children reach
their full potential.
MEMBERS OF A PLAN-SUPPORTED CHILDREN’S
CLUB IN BENIN / PLAN / OLLIVIER GIRARD
I attended a good school regularly
Education prepares children to contribute as engaged citizens, earn a living, and
raise healthy and resilient families. Plan supports the creation of vital educational
infrastructure by working with communities to build schools and train teachers. We
have a particular focus on ensuring schools are secure, with safe grounds and separate
latrines for boys and girls. In Tanzania, this year saw completion of a residence that
makes education accessible to girls who live far from schools along dangerous routes.
Improving access to quality education is a key component of Plan’s multi-faceted
Promoting African Grassroots Economic Security (PAGES) projects now in progress.
In the Gatsibo district of Rwanda, where over-crowded classrooms and leaking roofs
were making learning difficult, Plan supported construction of two new schools that
accommodate pupils with disabilities and include proper sanitation facilities for girls
and boys. Children participated in the building design by providing their views on
what makes a school feel friendly and welcoming.
In Sierra Leone, teacher training via distance education is giving practising but
under-qualified educators in remote rural communities a chance to build skills and
confidence. Another PAGES highlight in Ghana this year was a five-day camp at which
girls explored the worlds of information and communications technology, science and
mathematics – all fields female students are often discouraged from pursuing. They
also attended sessions on sexual and reproductive health rights, hygiene, children’s
rights and career planning.
I was protected from abuse, violence, exploitation
Children are especially vulnerable when they’re living in the midst of conflict. A
collateral tragedy of the decades-long civil war in Colombia is that it has subjected
that country’s young people to murder, kidnapping, torture, sexual abuse and
recruitment by illegal armed groups.
Through a five-year, $16 million project that began in 2010, Plan is working to protect
Colombian children affected by conflict. We expect 200,000 boys and girls, women
and men in 80 communities to benefit from the diverse activities it features. These
include opportunities for young people to learn vocational skills – because the ability
to earn an independent living lessens vulnerability to exploitation by others. The project
offers training on rights and how to exercise them, as well as access to social workers,
psychologists and lawyers. Cultural, artistic and sports initiatives provide social
connection and a vehicle for self-expression, as well as a forum for teaching young
people to recognize and avoid exploitation.
We are working with students and teachers in 26 schools to prevent violence in
Colombian classrooms, with public servants to better track and prevent domestic
violence, with a women’s roundtable to develop action plans to address the needs
and rights of children. Communication campaigns are raising general awareness about
child sexual abuse and exploitation – especially with tourists and tourism operators.
Workshops on team-building and conflict resolution are designed to break the cycle
of violence among young people that continues to wrack the country.
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8. To break out of
poverty, young
people need
skills that are in
demand in the
local economy.
About growing up
SHAHIDA, A STREET GIRL IN BANGLADESH,
RECEIVES TRAINING IN TAILORING / PLAN
I learned about sexual and reproductive
health early on
It’s all too common in many countries for teenage girls to be forced into or choose
early marriage, to abandon hope of a well-paying career because school ends, then
to suffer the high risks of adolescent pregnancy – including death during childbirth.
In Bangladesh, where 15 is the mean age at which girls marry, cultural norms inhibit
open discussion of reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, sexual harassment and family
planning. Plan is working with government and local NGOs to support Bangladesh’s
National Adolescent Reproductive Health Strategy, strengthening services and
encouraging public dialogue. Now in its fourth year, the project trained more than
8,000 young people and almost 5,500 parents to act as ‘peer educators,’ engaging
other youth and adults in attitude-changing discussions of sensitive topics.
Adolescent theatre groups are also proving a fun and cost-effective way to air
taboo subjects and encourage young people to make good decisions.
I received practical vocational training
that helped me find work
To break out of poverty, young people need skills that are in demand in the local
economy. A Plan project in Rwanda is giving young women the opportunity to train
in non-traditional disciplines, such as plumbing and welding, and an alternative to early
marriage and teenage motherhood. Young men are finding success in areas such as
hotel operations, which used to be seen as more suitable to females.
In Burkina Faso, Plan is collaborating with CIDA and Canadian company IAMGOLD on
a $7.5 million vocational and technical training pilot program aimed at teenaged youth,
with a strong emphasis on girls. The program focuses on skills needed to grow the
country’s economy: sales and supply, hospitality, transportation, trades and mining
operations. Participants also benefit from support in finding a job or creating their own.
I learned how to manage money and invest
in my business
Financial literacy, credit and loans are also vital to sustained economic self-sufficiency.
These are very difficult for young people – especially young women – to obtain in many
parts of the world. With Plan support, 78 Village Savings and Loans Associations have
been formed in Rwanda and a further 109 in Tanzania, where 70% of the participants
are women. Members contribute to a pool of funds from which loans are made at low
interest rates for income-generating activities.
MasterCard Foundation is Plan’s partner in an extensive Youth Microfinance Program
that has enabled more than 18,000 young people in Sierra Leone, Niger and Senegal to
build financial literacy and assets through 900 new Youth Savings and Lending Groups.
I raised my voice and taught others to claim
their rights
Around the world, healthy, educated and confident young people are becoming more
engaged in advocating for the change they want to see. In the Tumaco Municipality
of Colombia, this year saw the passing of public policies on the rights of children,
adolescents and youth, as well as equal opportunities for both sexes – the result of a
highly participatory process driven by youth and women’s groups Plan helped organize
and support. Group members honed skills in articulating what they expect from local
leaders and presenting their case in a compelling way. They gained understanding of
the workings of government and experienced the power that engaged citizens can
wield to improve their lives and those of generations to come.
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9. Responding to humanitarian emergencies
Children suffer disproportionately in emergency situations. Typical disaster management
plans seldom place a priority on ensuring children’s rights are respected. Children’s
voices are rarely heard in the process of preparing for or responding to a crisis. Plan’s
approach is different. Our preparedness and response plans reflect our conviction that
children have a right to participate in decisions that affect them and the potential to act
as effective planners and first responders.
In 2010-2011, the worst droughts in more than half a century in the Horn of Africa put
12.4 million people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. Plan mobilized in Ethiopia,
Kenya and South Sudan, getting food and water to almost 1.2 million people in areas of
need. We taught children how to avoid hygiene-related diseases that routinely break out
when there’s drought. We supported the creation of safe spaces to play, talk and deal
with the traumatic effects of crisis. As the emergency subsided, we involved children in
our long-term rebuilding projects designed to increase the community’s drought resilience.
Now, the Sahel region of Africa is facing a double emergency. Destructive locusts
and successive droughts have devastated crops in Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso and
Cameroon, pushing these already fragile economies far past their limits of resilience,
driving up the cost of food and causing widespread hunger. At the same time, refugees
from ongoing violence in Mali are flowing by the tens of thousands into neighbouring
countries, putting terrible strain on already scarce resources.
Plan is responding with emergency food distribution. We are supporting health clinics
where babies are monitored for signs of malnutrition and those at risk provided with high-
protein gruel supplements. At some of the refugee camps springing up along the border
with Mali, we are building showers and latrines to prevent the spread of water-borne
disease. Working with UNICEF and our partners in the HUMANITARIAN COALITION, Plan
is running refugee camp schools and other programs designed to avoid disruption in the
children’s educational progress and give them some sense of normalcy. Experience has
taught us that many of these children may live in ’temporary’ camps for a very long time.
Between July 2011 and June 2012, Plan’s disaster relief in the Horn of Africa supported:
294,450
PEOPLE IN
ETHIOPIA
650,000
PEOPLE IN
KENYA
245,596
PEOPLE IN
SOUTH SUDAN SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM IN DROUGHT-STRICKEN KENYA
PLAN / DAVID MUTUA
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AUDITOR’S REPORT ON SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
PLAN INTERNATIONAL CANADA INC.
To the Directors of Plan International Canada Inc.
The accompanying summarized financial statements, which comprise the summarized
balance sheet as at June 30, 2012, the summarized statement of public support, revenue,
expenditures and changes in net assets for the year then ended, and related notes, are
derived from the audited financial statements of Plan International Canada Inc. for the
year ended June 30, 2012. We expressed an unmodified audit opinion on those financial
statements in our report dated November 21, 2012. Those financial statements, and
these summarized financial statements, do not reflect the effects of events that occurred
subsequent to the date of our report on those financial statements.
These summarized financial statements do not contain all the disclosures required by
Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. Reading the summarized financial
statements, therefore, is not a substitute for reading the audited financial statements
of Plan International Canada Inc.
MANAGEMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Management is responsible for the preparation of the summarized financial statements
on the basis described in the notes.
AUDITOR’S RESPONSIBILITY
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the summarized financial statements based
on our procedures, which were conducted in accordance with Canadian Auditing Standard
(CAS) 810, “Engagements to Report on Summary Financial Statements”.
OPINION
In our opinion, these summarized financial statements derived from the audited financial
statements of Plan International Canada Inc. for the year ended June 30, 2012 are a fair
summary of those financial statements, on the basis described in the notes.
Chartered Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants
Toronto, Canada
November 28, 2012
Summarized balance sheets
PLAN INTERNATIONAL
CANADA INC.1,2,3
AS AT JUNE 30
2012
PLAN INTERNATIONAL
CANADA INC. 1,2,3
AS AT JUNE 30
2011
PLAN INTERNATIONAL
WORLDWIDE W1,W2
AS AT JUNE 30
2012
PLAN INTERNATIONAL
WORLDWIDE W1,W2
AS AT JUNE 30
2011
ASSETS
Current Assets (other than Investments) 20,966 10,711 416,554 401,061
Investments 5,573 4,889 32,385 50,442
Advances to Plan International, Inc. 3,066 6,214 — —
Capital and Intangible Assets 980 1,460 42,937 35,615
TOTAL ASSETS 30,585 23,274 491,876 487,118
LIABILITIES
Deferred Revenue 24,385 17,344 — —
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses 3,055 2,852 88,301 79,774
TOTAL LIABILITIES 27,440 20,196 88,301 79,774
NET ASSETS 1,2,3,W1,W2
Unrestricted Funds 243 159 218,514 229,712
Temporarily Restricted Funds — — 165,999 161,430
Endowment Funds and Statutory Funds 1,922 1,459 19,062 16,202
Net Investment in Capital Assets 980 1,460 — —
TOTAL NET ASSETS 3,145 3,078 403,575 407,344
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS 30,585 23,274 491,876 487,118
(THOUSANDS OF CANADIAN DOLLARS) PLAN INTERNATIONAL
CANADA INC.1,2,3
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30
2012
PLAN INTERNATIONAL
CANADA INC. 1,2,3
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30
2011
PLAN INTERNATIONAL
WORLDWIDE W1,W2
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30
2012
PLAN INTERNATIONAL
WORLDWIDE W1,W2
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30
2011
PUBLIC SUPPORT AND REVENUE
Public Support and Government Grants 146,271 140,763 814,431 824,350
Investment Income 567 452 3,841 3,931
TOTAL PUBLIC SUPPORT AND REVENUE 146,838 141,215 818,272 828,281
EXPENDITURES % % % %
International Program Services 108,668 105,586 629,421 578,636
Canadian Program Services 7,688 6,304 — 6,304
Total Program Expenditures 4
79.0 116,356 79.3 111,890 78.2 629,421 74.4 584,940
Fundraising 14.0 20,612 14.1 19,982 14.6 117,387 13.1 103,227
Operating 7.0 10,323 6.6 9,288 7.2 57,674 12.5 97,821
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 100.0 147,291 100.0 141,160 100.0 804,482 100.0 785,988
EXCESS OF PUBLIC SUPPORT AND REVENUE
OVER EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR (453) 55 13,790 42,293
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS 1,2,3,W1,W2
Beginning of the Year 3,078 2,679 407,344 347,045
Endowment Contribution 436 196 — —
Translation Adjustment W2
— — (17,244) 17,275
Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments 84 148 (315) 731
NET ASSETS – END OF YEAR 3,145 3,078 403,575 407,344
NOTES TO THE SUMMARIZED PLAN CANADA INTERNATIONAL INC. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Applied criteria in preparation of the summarized financial statements are as follows: a) The information in the
summarized financial statements is in agreement with the related information in the complete financial statements;
and b) The summarized financial statements contain the information necessary to avoid distorting or obscuring
matters disclosed in the related complete financial statements, including the notes thereto.
2. The summarized financial statements of Plan International Canada Inc. are reported using the deferral method,
consistent with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. Under the deferral method, restricted contributions
are recognized as revenue in the period in which the related expenses are incurred. Endowment contributions are
recognized as direct increases to net assets.
3. Plan International Canada Inc. is a member of Plan International group of companies, since 1968. Plan is a non-profit
international child-centered development organization and is comprised of 20 membership corporations (known as
National Organizations), Plan International, Inc., (located in the United States) and its subsidiary Plan Limited (located
in the United Kingdom) and other related entities such as Plan International Brazil. The National Organizations raise
funds, primarily through the child sponsorship model, and build relations between sponsors and sponsored children.
The National Organizations in India and Colombia raise funds primarily through grants and corporate donations. In
addition, these two organizations also carry out programs in their respective jurisdictions and, hence, have also been
included under program countries. Plan International, Inc. utilizes these funds raised by National Organizations for
programs benefiting children, their families and communities in 50 Program Countries. Plan Limited, the subsidiary
of Plan International, Inc., provides central services to the 50 Program Countries and 20 National Organizations. A
National Organization’s net financial contribution to Plan International, Inc., determines that National Organization’s
representation at the Members’ Assembly, which is the highest decision-making body. It sets high-level strategy and
direction for the global organization, approves the financial budgets and receives the audited accounts, as well as
elects the Board of Directors of Plan International, Inc., which reports and is accountable to the Members’ Assembly.
Summarized statements of public support, revenue
expenditures and changes in net assets
,
(THOUSANDS OF CANADIAN DOLLARS)
4. Program Expenditures - International Program Services represent funds expended in Plan’s eight thematic
areas. Canadian Program Services include costs incurred in Canada toward the goal of enhancing youth and public
engagement in international development as well as cost of personnel, travel and other expenses directly related
to supporting international programs.
NOTES TO THE SUMMARIZED PLAN INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
W1. Plan International Worldwide combined financial statements represent the combined transactions of the National
Organizations and Plan International, Inc. and its subsidiary and related entities, which are prepared using consistent
accounting policies in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards. These statements recognize
restricted contributions and endowment contributions as revenue in the period in which the contributions are received.
W2. The financial information presented in this report in respect of Plan International Worldwide has been extracted
from the combined financial statements of Plan International Worldwide for the year ended 30 June 2012. These
combined financial statements were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and
can be viewed in full at plancanada.ca/financials. Such statements were audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
in the United Kingdom in accordance with International Auditing Standards, and their audit report dated October
19, 2012 was unmodified. The Worldwide figures are prepared in Euros, but for the purposes of these financial
statements, they have been translated from Euros into Canadian dollars at the year end exchange rate of 1 EURO =
$1.29 (2011 - $1.40), except for the opening net assets amount which is translated at the prior year-end exchange rate
giving rise to a translation adjustment. As the combined results represent the aggregation of Plan International Inc.
and the National Organizations, the resulting income and expenditure profile and ratios are not necessarily applicable
to any of the individual entities.
For a complete copy of Plan International Canada Inc. or Plan International Worldwide combined audited financial
statements, visit plancanada.ca/financials, call 1-800-387-1418 or write to our Toronto office.
11. Sponsor a child or a community
Help pull a nation out of poverty – one community at a time.
Raise funds for a project
Turn a community’s dreams into reality and watch hope multiply.
Support our Girl Fund
Invest in girls and they will change the world.
Give a Gift of Hope
Make your gift-giving unique and meaningful.
Leave a legacy
Remember Plan and make a lasting difference.
Get involved
Visit Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and plancanada.ca for the latest news
and updates from Plan. You can also raise funds, volunteer or raise your
voice for change.
Bernard Richard
Q.C., Chair
Patricia Curadeau-Grou
Executive Vice-President, Finance, Risk & Treasury
National Bank of Canada
Karen Jackson, LL.B., M.B.A.
General Counsel, University of Calgary
Sasha Jacob, M.B.A.
President & CEO, Jacob Securities Inc.
Vahan Kololian
Managing Partner, TerraNova Partners LP
Josh Liswood, LL.B.
Partner, Miller Thomson
Dr. William D. B. Pope, MD, LL.B, FRCPC
Registrar/CEO, The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Manitoba
Stephen Stewart, C.A.
Financial Consultant
Join our global movement for changePlan Canada Board 2012 Turning the world pink on the first
International Day of the Girl
While the actual day – October 11 – fell after fiscal year-end,
planning to make it memorable was a major focus for Plan
Canada in 2012. For years we’d advocated for a UN-endorsed
day to celebrate girls and engage in dialogue on how to
overcome the terrible discrimination girls still face. We were
thrilled by how people around the world rose to the occasion.
The day was marked by simple celebrations in rural villages,
galas in urban centres and the launch of scholarly research
reports at the UN. Communities across Canada hosted
documentary film screenings, arts and sports events,
speakers and public dialogues. Businesses offered girl-themed
promotions. Celebrities tweeted their support. And for 24
hours, iconic monuments around the globe – including Niagara
Falls, the London Eye ferris-wheel and the Egyptian pyramids,
Toronto’s CN Tower and Denmark’s Little Mermaid – were lit
by bright pink spotlights, symbolizing the power of girls to
transform their communities.
STUDENTS IN HAITI CELEBRATE THE FIRST
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL / PLAN
