Reena Ghelani
@rghelani.bsky.social
Solutions-focused. Feminist. CEO of @planglobal.bsky.social.
“If we truly listened to what children and their caregivers consistently tell us, then education would be front and centre.”
Education in emergencies is not a luxury—it is life-saving.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025...
Education in emergencies is not a luxury—it is life-saving.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025...
In an era of aid cuts, kids and caretakers are clear about what to save
Education could be drastically cut in 2026 response plans. But caregivers and kids say it’s their top priority.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
“If we truly listened to what children and their caregivers consistently tell us, then education would be front and centre.”
Education in emergencies is not a luxury—it is life-saving.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025...
Education in emergencies is not a luxury—it is life-saving.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025...
(1/2) A recent @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social investigation reveals thousands of reported rapes since July 2023, with 45% of victims being children under 18. These numbers represent only a fraction of the reality.
Sexual violence anywhere destroys lives, families, and communities.
Sexual violence anywhere destroys lives, families, and communities.
November 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
(1/2) A recent @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social investigation reveals thousands of reported rapes since July 2023, with 45% of victims being children under 18. These numbers represent only a fraction of the reality.
Sexual violence anywhere destroys lives, families, and communities.
Sexual violence anywhere destroys lives, families, and communities.
(1/2) The team from @planglobal.bsky.social and @openuniversity.bsky.social has won the Times Higher Education International Collaboration Award for the SAGE program.
November 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
(1/2) The team from @planglobal.bsky.social and @openuniversity.bsky.social has won the Times Higher Education International Collaboration Award for the SAGE program.
I am deeply inspired by the leadership, clarity, and determination of young people at #COP30 who are pushing the world toward a more just and sustainable future. Their voices are not just contributing to the #climate agenda — they are reshaping it. www.linkedin.com/pulse/youth-...
🌍 Youth Leadership Is Redefining Climate Action at COP30 🌍
“They need us” — is a direct call to negotiators and leaders worldwide at COP30 and beyond from Brazil’s Youth Climate Champion, Marcele Oliveira. Youth are not symbolic participants; they are rights-...
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November 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I am deeply inspired by the leadership, clarity, and determination of young people at #COP30 who are pushing the world toward a more just and sustainable future. Their voices are not just contributing to the #climate agenda — they are reshaping it. www.linkedin.com/pulse/youth-...
(1/2) All eyes must remain on #Sudan. Reports of systemic mass killings of civilians, many of them children, girls and women are horrific. The people in El Fasher have been under siege for 500 days, cut off from basic needs.
November 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
(1/2) All eyes must remain on #Sudan. Reports of systemic mass killings of civilians, many of them children, girls and women are horrific. The people in El Fasher have been under siege for 500 days, cut off from basic needs.
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🌎 See you at #COP30?
We will be there:
✅ Advancing climate justice narratives
✅ Analyzing where gender gaps persist in COP conversations & how #WD2026 can help fill them
🗓️10-21 Nov 2025
📍 Belém, Brazil
🔗 This is how we are going to be engaging: womendeliver.org/publications...
We will be there:
✅ Advancing climate justice narratives
✅ Analyzing where gender gaps persist in COP conversations & how #WD2026 can help fill them
🗓️10-21 Nov 2025
📍 Belém, Brazil
🔗 This is how we are going to be engaging: womendeliver.org/publications...
November 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🌎 See you at #COP30?
We will be there:
✅ Advancing climate justice narratives
✅ Analyzing where gender gaps persist in COP conversations & how #WD2026 can help fill them
🗓️10-21 Nov 2025
📍 Belém, Brazil
🔗 This is how we are going to be engaging: womendeliver.org/publications...
We will be there:
✅ Advancing climate justice narratives
✅ Analyzing where gender gaps persist in COP conversations & how #WD2026 can help fill them
🗓️10-21 Nov 2025
📍 Belém, Brazil
🔗 This is how we are going to be engaging: womendeliver.org/publications...
(1/2) A second powerful typhoon has struck the Philippines in less than a week, forcing thousands from their homes. With communities already reeling from Typhoon Kalmaegi, Super Typhoon Fung-Wong has unleashed catastrophic winds and flooding.
Emergency response launched after twin typhoons hit Philippines - Plan International
A second powerful typhoon has struck the Philippines in less than a week, forcing thousands of people from their homes and compounding the devastation left by an earlier storm.
plan-international.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
(1/2) A second powerful typhoon has struck the Philippines in less than a week, forcing thousands from their homes. With communities already reeling from Typhoon Kalmaegi, Super Typhoon Fung-Wong has unleashed catastrophic winds and flooding.
(1/2) “I cannot go back, they will know by my skin colour which tribe I am from, and they will kill me.” These are the heartbreaking words I heard from one displaced person on my recent visit to Sudan. Sexual violence is rampant, and over 30 million people need urgent assistance.
November 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
(1/2) “I cannot go back, they will know by my skin colour which tribe I am from, and they will kill me.” These are the heartbreaking words I heard from one displaced person on my recent visit to Sudan. Sexual violence is rampant, and over 30 million people need urgent assistance.
We cannot achieve social progress without investing in girls and women. This week at the #WorldSocialSummit leaders are seeing that when half the population is empowered, economies grow, families move out of poverty and communities thrive. #WSSD2 www.euronews.com/2025/11/04/d...
Doha hosts UN social summit as calls grow for action on equality
Doha is hosting the Second World Summit for Social Development this week with world leaders, experts and youth meeting to tackle poverty, inequality and the future of work.
www.euronews.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
We cannot achieve social progress without investing in girls and women. This week at the #WorldSocialSummit leaders are seeing that when half the population is empowered, economies grow, families move out of poverty and communities thrive. #WSSD2 www.euronews.com/2025/11/04/d...
In Sudan and beyond, women and girls are paying the highest price of war. Use of sexual violence in crisis has increased by 25%, according the United Nations. The world cannot look away. Read my full piece in @contextnewsroom.bsky.social: www.context.news/money-power-...
Sudan’s war on women and girls - the world cannot look away | Context by TRF
As I walked among Sudan's displaced people, I was struck by how invisible this crisis has become. But we must pay attention
www.context.news
November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
In Sudan and beyond, women and girls are paying the highest price of war. Use of sexual violence in crisis has increased by 25%, according the United Nations. The world cannot look away. Read my full piece in @contextnewsroom.bsky.social: www.context.news/money-power-...
(1/3) "A lot of [people] are arriving injured, with gunshot wounds and exhausted from carrying their loved ones for days. It’s been hardest for women, children and people with disabilities." - Plan International Sudan staff #Sudan
October 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
(1/3) "A lot of [people] are arriving injured, with gunshot wounds and exhausted from carrying their loved ones for days. It’s been hardest for women, children and people with disabilities." - Plan International Sudan staff #Sudan
(1/3) News this morning of 104 people killed in #Gaza, 34 of which were children. This violence especially impacts women and girls. The ceasefire must resume, and humanitarian aid must be allowed to enter without restriction.
October 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
(1/3) News this morning of 104 people killed in #Gaza, 34 of which were children. This violence especially impacts women and girls. The ceasefire must resume, and humanitarian aid must be allowed to enter without restriction.
(1/3) Conflict in El Fasher is escalating at an alarming rate. Families are being displaced, food is running out, and civilians are suffering amid intensifying violence with reports of torture and sexual assaults on the rise.
October 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
(1/3) Conflict in El Fasher is escalating at an alarming rate. Families are being displaced, food is running out, and civilians are suffering amid intensifying violence with reports of torture and sexual assaults on the rise.
(1/2) During my visit to Kassala with Plan International Sudan, I sat with young women and girls and asked them their priority, what they wanted most once stability returns, and their answer was: "تعليم" (ta'lim) – education. #Eduction #Humanitarian
October 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
(1/2) During my visit to Kassala with Plan International Sudan, I sat with young women and girls and asked them their priority, what they wanted most once stability returns, and their answer was: "تعليم" (ta'lim) – education. #Eduction #Humanitarian
(1/2) 47,000 life-saving food parcels are packed and ready - but the crisis in #Gaza is far from over. Plan International Egypt, together with trusted partners, is sending 53 trucks carrying 47,000 food parcels into Gaza over the next week ...
October 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
(1/2) 47,000 life-saving food parcels are packed and ready - but the crisis in #Gaza is far from over. Plan International Egypt, together with trusted partners, is sending 53 trucks carrying 47,000 food parcels into Gaza over the next week ...
Reposted by Reena Ghelani
Plan International CEO @rghelani.bsky.social in @newsweek.com: The persistence of child marriage threatens to reverse decades of progress for girls. This #DayOfTheGirl, join our movement to ensure girls can be children, not wives. #EndChildMarriage www.newsweek.com/how-can-we-e...
How Can We End Child Marriage for Good? | Opinion
Despite child marriage now being illegal in most countries, the practice remains widespread.
www.newsweek.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Plan International CEO @rghelani.bsky.social in @newsweek.com: The persistence of child marriage threatens to reverse decades of progress for girls. This #DayOfTheGirl, join our movement to ensure girls can be children, not wives. #EndChildMarriage www.newsweek.com/how-can-we-e...
12 million girls are married before their 18th birthday every year. This #IDG2025 we’re amplifying girls voices to help #EndChildMarriage. Without immediate action, 150 million more girls could be forced into marriage by 2030. Read more: plan-international.org/campaigns/en...
End Child Marriage - Plan International
Stand with girls to dismantle the harmful norms that force them into child marriages and deny them their childhood.
plan-international.org
October 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
12 million girls are married before their 18th birthday every year. This #IDG2025 we’re amplifying girls voices to help #EndChildMarriage. Without immediate action, 150 million more girls could be forced into marriage by 2030. Read more: plan-international.org/campaigns/en...
(1/2) I welcome today's news of a ceasefire agreement in #Gaza. “A ceasefire will stop the bombs & missiles, but humanitarian need in Gaza today is immense. Without urgent lifesaving aid and access, people will continue to die from hunger, dehydration, and lack of medical care.”
Today’s ceasefire agreement brings a long overdue moment of hope. It must be followed by lasting peace and an urgent scale up of humanitarian assistance, allowing Gaza’s children to live, heal and dream again. plan-international.org/news/2025/10...
Gaza ceasefire will save lives but aid and lasting peace must urgently follow - Plan International
A long overdue moment of hope for children in Gaza.
plan-international.org
October 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
(1/2) I welcome today's news of a ceasefire agreement in #Gaza. “A ceasefire will stop the bombs & missiles, but humanitarian need in Gaza today is immense. Without urgent lifesaving aid and access, people will continue to die from hunger, dehydration, and lack of medical care.”
1/3 - It was a privilege to join Elizabeth Yee and Dia Mirza to explore how to ensure communities are at the centre of leading development. With so many shifts happening across the aid sector, we face both challenges and opportunities.
October 8, 2025 at 11:58 AM
1/3 - It was a privilege to join Elizabeth Yee and Dia Mirza to explore how to ensure communities are at the centre of leading development. With so many shifts happening across the aid sector, we face both challenges and opportunities.
(1/2) Earlier this week in Doha, I met with Education Above All (EAA). Our partnership with EAA spans 11 years of protecting education and creating opportunities for children and youth in the most fragile contexts.
October 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
(1/2) Earlier this week in Doha, I met with Education Above All (EAA). Our partnership with EAA spans 11 years of protecting education and creating opportunities for children and youth in the most fragile contexts.
(1/2) “I was married off young. I wasn’t allowed to study or progress in life. I was deprived of everything.” - Juna, 24, Nepal. @planglobal.bsky.social's new report, Let me be a child, not a wife, reveals the lasting harms of child marriage.
October 1, 2025 at 11:19 AM
(1/2) “I was married off young. I wasn’t allowed to study or progress in life. I was deprived of everything.” - Juna, 24, Nepal. @planglobal.bsky.social's new report, Let me be a child, not a wife, reveals the lasting harms of child marriage.
#SixMonthsOn from the #Myanmar earthquake, @planglobal.bsky.social has reached 83,000+ people with life-saving aid and provided children with safe spaces to learn, play and heal.
There’s more to be done. Help support the response: plan-international.org/myanmar-eart...
There’s more to be done. Help support the response: plan-international.org/myanmar-eart...
Myanmar earthquake appeal - Plan International
A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar in the morning of 28th March. The death toll has now surpassed 2,000.
plan-international.org
September 29, 2025 at 9:46 AM
#SixMonthsOn from the #Myanmar earthquake, @planglobal.bsky.social has reached 83,000+ people with life-saving aid and provided children with safe spaces to learn, play and heal.
There’s more to be done. Help support the response: plan-international.org/myanmar-eart...
There’s more to be done. Help support the response: plan-international.org/myanmar-eart...
Useful dialogue with @tomfletcherun.bsky.social at #UNGA80. INGOs have a massive reach in humanitarian settings and access to the most vulnerable. As NGOs are central to humanitarian action, inclusive engagement is vital to a successful reform of the humanitarian system.
NGOs are the front line in all humanitarian crises – their expertise is essential as we navigate unprecedented needs.
Excellent roundtable with CEOs and colleagues.
Together, we can deliver faster, safer, smarter aid. A partnership more urgent than ever. #UNGA80
Excellent roundtable with CEOs and colleagues.
Together, we can deliver faster, safer, smarter aid. A partnership more urgent than ever. #UNGA80
September 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Useful dialogue with @tomfletcherun.bsky.social at #UNGA80. INGOs have a massive reach in humanitarian settings and access to the most vulnerable. As NGOs are central to humanitarian action, inclusive engagement is vital to a successful reform of the humanitarian system.
The discussions on gender-based violence at #UNGA80 next week are crucial for combatting one of the most pervasive human rights violations.
Prioritising the protection of girls and young women is critical.
www.unfpa.org/gender-based...
Prioritising the protection of girls and young women is critical.
www.unfpa.org/gender-based...
Gender-based violence
One of the most prevalent human rights violations in the world, gender-based violence knows no social, economic or national boundaries. It undermines the health, dignity, security and autonomy of surv...
www.unfpa.org
September 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The discussions on gender-based violence at #UNGA80 next week are crucial for combatting one of the most pervasive human rights violations.
Prioritising the protection of girls and young women is critical.
www.unfpa.org/gender-based...
Prioritising the protection of girls and young women is critical.
www.unfpa.org/gender-based...