Disruptions of Sponsorship Operations and Communications in Country Office/Programme Unit

As of the end of Q4 2025

Region	Country Office	Programme Unit (PU)	Disruption	Status
Asia	Mainland China	All Programme Units	In compliance with the new Personal Information Protection Law (PIP-Law) in the Mainland, Plan International has paused the collection and processing of data of sponsored children, as their personal data is defined as sensitive data.	With regrets, the annual updates of sponsored children and all correspondence between sponsors and sponsored children is unfortunately continue to remain suspended.We assure that the sponsorship projects in the Mainland haven’t been suspended, all programmes with children, youth and communities continue. This means the sponsored children, along with many other children in the community, will continue to benefit from the sponsors’ generous contributions.
Asia	Myanmar	PU 5083 Nyuang U	Security and political unrest	Operations of the Child Sponsorship Programme have been temporarily suspended. As a result, sponsorship-related communications will also be paused during this period.
America	Bolivia	All Programme Units	Country security is affected by the public order situation.	Delivery of digital communications have resumed while hard copy of sponsor letters and gifts remain suspended.
	Colombia	PU 4017 Cauca-Valle: 21 affected communities	Security risks caused by public disorder.	Some improvements in the situation; sponsor communications are possible with some delays in the affected communities, except in one community with a permanent restriction.
	Ecuador	PU 4060 Guayas Los Rios: 6 affected communities PU 4009 Manabi: 1 affected community	Affected by gang violence	Expect delays in sponsorship communications.
	Haiti	All Programme Units	Due to gang violence/security issues	Suspension in delivery of hard copy of sponsor letters and gifts while digital communications continue; sponsored children’s annual visits will be conducted when possible, hence expect delays in annual updates.
Africa	Ethiopia	PU 2042 Amhara: 12 affected communities	Political unrest	Delivery of hard copy sponsor letters and gifts is not possible in the 12 communities; digital communications can continue with some delays.
	Sudan	PU 6186 North Kordofan: 5 affected communities	Political unrest	Delivery of sponsor communications (both digital and hard copy) is not possible in the 5 affected communities. Sponsored children’s annual visits are suspended, hence expect delays in annual updates.
	Burkina Faso	PU1002 Poni PU1004 Sanmatenga PU1005 Namentenga PU1006 Bam PU6124 Ziro	Armed conflicts continue	Delays in sponsor communications to be expected.
	Senegal	PU 1021 Louga: affecting 5 locations in the municipality of Niomre	Delay in agreement signing with the Mayor impacting Plan International’s operations	Suspension in sponsorship communications in the meantime, programme operations have been temporarily suspended in the affected locations.