Don't Let Uncertainty Around Australian Aid Threaten Vital Projects

Five-year-old Hennock wants to be a pilot — a big dream for a little boy living in one of the poorest countries in the world, but he might just do it.

Less than 5% of Ethiopian children have access to early education.

Most children his age are needed to fetch water, tend to crops, or care for siblings. But not Hennock. Although his family is poor, he is able to attend a Plan-supported quality early learning centre, with trained teachers and proper resources. Play is crucial for a child’s development and scientifically proven to help brain development, and Hennock is developing essential skills that will set him up for life.

Uncertainty around Australian aid cuts means projects like these — helping the world’s most vulnerable children to pull themselves out of poverty — are under threat.

Add your voice to a growing movement to demand the best start in life for all children.