Children are our future. They carry our hopes and dreams for the world. But to realize these dreams - to truly fulfill their potential - children must be allowed to live in a world that protects them, listens to their needs and respects their rights and dignity.

Plan Canada is part of the international organization Plan, a humanitarian, child-centered development organization working with families and their communities to meet the needs of children around the world. Non-political, and with no religious affiliations, Plan aims to build a better world for children, now and in the future.

The Plan Canada Mission: Plan Canada strives to achieve lasting improvements in the quality of life of children in developing countries through a process that unites people across cultures and adds meaning and value to their lives by:

• enabling children, their families and their communities to meet their basic needs and to increase their ability to participate in and benefit from their societies;
• fostering relationships to increase understanding and unity among peoples of different cultures and countries;
• promoting the rights and interests of the world's children.