“My aunt tried to force me to marry a man I didn’t know. She took me to his house in a different region.”

Having albinism has never been easy. In my community, there is a lot of prejudice. Plan offered me much more than just support – it gave me my self-confidence back.

Our sponsorship programme ensures that girls, like Maria, are able to complete their studies.

They arrived in the night without warning.

Asiya spent eight years in captivity. During this time, she was forced to marry one of her abductors.

Niger has the highest rate of child marriage in the world, with 76% of girls married before age 18.