- link Copy URL - [ Share on X ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=CBRE Partners with Plan International on Ambitious Safer Cities Initiative https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/79696?absolute=1&via=3blnews "Share on X") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/79696?absolute=1 "Share on Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/79696?absolute=1 "Share on Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=CBRE Partners with Plan International on Ambitious Safer Cities Initiative&body=ESG News from CBRE Group, Inc. https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/79696?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Health & Healthcare](/categories/health-healthcare) # CBRE Partners with Plan International on Ambitious Safer Cities Initiative ##### by Lucy Aldrich-Smith, Corporate Responsibility Manager, CBRE EMEA Mar 16, 2017 9:05 AM ET Campaign: [CBRE Health and Safety](/news/campaign/cbre-health-and-safety) To celebrate International Women’s Day, CBRE is proud to announce an extension to its partnership with children’s charity, Plan International, to bring the charity’s ‘Safer Cities’ programme to Nairobi in Kenya. **About Safer Cities** Every year, over 20 million girls move to cities to find jobs and escape the abuse and early marriage often experienced in rural communities. But far from finding opportunity, for thousands of girls city life can mean sexual harassment, violence or worse. Plan International’s Safer Cities programme aims to make cities safer for girls and women, and transform them into places of inclusion, tolerance and opportunity for everyone. The programme is already successfully running in Cairo, Kampala, Hanoi, Lima and Delhi and, with the support of CBRE, the programme will now extend to Nairobi in Kenya. CBRE’s EMEA business (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) plans to contribute over £550,000 over the next two years, and use its expertise to help transform the lives of over 4000 girls in Embakasi, one of the poorest parts of Nairobi. The project will also positively impact another 490,000 people in the community. Visit **[here](https://plan-uk.org/donate/partnerships/private-sector/partnering-with-cbre)** to find out more “We are proud to be extending our EMEA-wide partnership with Plan International to help support the Safer Cities programme. This forms an important part of our wider responsible business commitments.” – Martin Samworth, CEO, CBRE EMEA **CBRE and Plan International’s work in Sierra Leone** Safer Cities is a natural extension of the work CBRE has been doing with Plan International since 2014 to provide an education for girls in Sierra Leone. This programme has now raised over £1million with these funds unlocking a further UK government grant of £8 million, significantly strengthening the project’s impact. As a result, CBRE and Plan International have been able to support more than 135,000 children, particularly girls, in Sierra Leone – before, during and post the Ebola outbreak. An impact report outlining progress to date is available **[here](http://cbre.uberflip.com/i/690969-cbre-plan-international-building-foundations-changing-lives)**. “Thanks to an incredible effort by CBRE, their teams across EMEA have already committed more than £1.1 million since 2014 – giving hope to a generation of children and helping them to build their lives.” – Tanya Barron OBE, CEO of Plan International (UK) To find out more about Plan International visit **[www.plan-international.org](http://www.plan-international.org/)** [**Click here** ](https://plan-uk.org/donate/partnerships/private-sector/partnering-with-cbre)to learn more about CBRE’s work with Plan International! ### Additional Media #### Videos [ ![](https://3blcdn.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/videos/thumbnails/213017/thumbnail-213017_0011.png?h=7a6e80fd) ](/sites/default/files/videos/Creating_Safer_Cities.mp4) [![](/sites/default/files/Clients/CBRE.jpg)](/profiles/cbre-group-inc) ### More from CBRE Group, Inc. ###### [CBRE Named to Indeed's Work Wellbeing 100](/news/cbre-named-indeeds-work-wellbeing-100) Sep 27, 2024 8:15 AM ET ###### [CBRE Expands Climate Risk Assessment Capabilities With Climate X Agreement, Enabling Enhanced Actionable Sustainability Insights](/news/cbre-expands-climate-risk-assessment-capabilities-climate-x-agreement-enabling-enhanced) Jun 26, 2024 8:10 AM ET ###### [Forbes Names CBRE a Net Zero Leader for Second Consecutive Year](/news/forbes-names-cbre-net-zero-leader-second-consecutive-year) Jun 18, 2024 10:45 AM ET ###### [EV Adoption Creates More Demand for Workplace Charging Stations](/news/ev-adoption-creates-more-demand-workplace-charging-stations) May 14, 2024 8:05 AM ET ###### [Surging Electricity Demand Across UK Cities Makes a Strong Case for Investing in Rooftop Solar](/news/surging-electricity-demand-across-uk-cities-makes-strong-case-investing-rooftop-solar) May 8, 2024 9:05 AM ET ###### [Community Solar: A Growing Opportunity Within Commercial Real Estate](/news/community-solar-growing-opportunity-within-commercial-real-estate) May 6, 2024 8:15 AM ET ###### [Energy Performance and Multifamily Housing Asset Value](/news/energy-performance-and-multifamily-housing-asset-value) May 3, 2024 8:20 AM ET ###### [Technology’s Role in Achieving ESG Targets](/news/technologys-role-achieving-esg-targets) Mar 29, 2024 10:00 AM ET