Results 2021 to 2025
Active projects
Countries involved
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Donor: Global Affairs Canada
In 12 municipalities in Bolivia, teenage pregnancy decreased by 48%, maternal mortality fell by 50%, and neonatal mortality by 43%.
View details →Donor: Equity Funds - Sponsorship
100% of children under 5 years old in 36 municipalities of the country have safe and stimulating environments for their integral development, thanks to 153 equipped centers.
View details →Donor: Kimberly Clark Foundation
School absenteeism related to menstruation decreased by 82%.
View details →Donor: Jim and Linda Martin
Reading habits among students increased by 61%, while the proportion of students who do not read decreased by 87.5% (from 8% to 1%).
View details →Donor: MEDICOR
Youth incomes increased by 43% (62% women) through formal employment or entrepreneurship, and sales of youth-led businesses rose by up to 113%.
View details →Donor: AECID
20% of young people with disabilities managed to access formal employment, 3% of indigenous youth run active businesses, 26% have developed business plans, 931 have launched companies with initial funding, and 57% of employed people are women.
View details →Donor: European Civi Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
73% of those served reported an improvement in their sense of safety and dignity, while 92% of public officials and service providers improved their protection capabilities, strengthening both community well-being and the institutional response.
View details →Donor: Equity Funds - Sponsorship
In 2023, Peru ratified Law No. 31945, which prohibits marriage for minors under 18 years of age, thus guaranteeing the protection of more than 52,000 adolescents and 11,000 young people from impoverished and rural areas.
View details →Donor: UNDP - ECHO
149 educational units in the municipalities of Cabezas, Charagua, Gutiérrez and Camiri in the Gran Chaco have contingency plans based on a guide from the Vice Ministry of Civil Defense, updated with approaches to gender, inclusion and protection,
View details →Donor: Equity Funds - Sponsorship
Approval of the Municipal Law for the comprehensive development of early childhood in the municipality of Ascensión de Guarayos. It guarantees comprehensive care in health, nutrition, early childhood education, protection, and recreation from a rights-based and non-discriminatory perspective, allocating municipal resources for this purpose.
View details →Donor: Equity Funds - Sponsorship
Approval in the municipality of Vía Charcas of the regulation of the Municipal Law on the Constitution of the Municipal Committee of Childhood and Adolescence and Law No. 053/2020 on the fight against Violence against Women from a perspective of positive and loving upbringing, promoting the integral development of childhood through safe environments, healthy limits and the strengthening of the role of parents and caregivers.
View details →Donor: DGD Directorate General for Development Cooperation Belgium/Plan Belgium
The municipality of Torno achieved 100% access to Technical Humanistic Baccalaureate for the adolescent population aged 14 to 18.
View details →Donor: Equity Funds - Sponsorship
Parents and caregivers in five municipalities in the department of Chiquisaca now have spaces for school participation through the creation of District Education Councils. A District Community Council for Social Education (CESC) has been created in the municipality of Pucarani. Forty schools have action plans with a focus on gender, the environment, and violence prevention.
View details →Donor: Equity Funds - Sponsorship
Approval by the Ministry of Education of the inclusion in the national school curriculum of new learning guides that address the prevention of violence, the promotion of peaceful coexistence, human rights and Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE).
View details →Donor: ACT
Teenagers in the Quivincha community have access to the first cycle of secondary education.
View details →Donor: ACT
Launch of the first feminist community radio station in Jesús de Machaca, led by teenagers and young people.
View details →Donor: Equity Funds - Sponsorship
Twelve municipalities in the Altiplano region have: Differentiated sexual and reproductive health services through 16 AIDA centers, 95 Technical-Humanistic High Schools
View details →Donor: Appeas and Individual Donations
207 young people start businesses with seed capital in Camargo and Huarina
View details →Donor: DGD Directorate General for Development Cooperation Belgium/Plan Belgium
In the municipality of Achacachi, La Paz, a public policy for youth empowerment was approved, and the implementation of Law No. 184 on the Effective Participation of Children, Adolescents, and Youth (NNAJ) was achieved. This law guarantees the continuity of economic opportunities for young people, even after they leave a project. 23,500 people between the ages of 0 and 24 will have access to legally formed youth groups, ensuring the allocation of public resources for internships, entrepreneurship, and youth employment.
View details →Donor: DGD - Directorate of Cooperation, Belgian Government - Plan Belgium
Seed capital was awarded to 81 entrepreneurs aged 18 to 24 in three municipalities in the La Paz region and three in Santa Cruz.
View details →Donor: Equity Funds - Sponsorship
63 youth-led businesses in sectors such as bakery, jams, vegetables, basketry and honey have been supported with seed capital, consolidating production links with a guaranteed market.
View details →Donor: Equity Funds - Sponsorship
13,600 high school students have access to the technical-humanistic Baccalaureate.
View details →Donor: General Donations GNO
Approval of Departmental Youth Law No. 472 in Tarija. This law creates a youth project bank with funding lines, facilitates legal status for youth organizations, implements the Tarija Youth Card with incentives and rewards, and institutionalizes Youth Month with more than 50 annual activities.
View details →Donor: SNO – SIDA CISVAM Framework Agreement FY 21-24
Strengthening the capacities of three feminist youth organizations for advocacy on human rights, inclusion, and feminism at the national, regional, and global levels.
View details →Donor: SNO – SIDA CISVAM Framework Agreement FY 21-24
The youth network "Youth Power Transforming the World" (PJTM) of the municipality of El Puente in Tarija actively participated in the development of the Integrated Territorial Development Plan (PTDI) and the departmental Annual Operating Plan (POA) of Tarija
View details →Donor: USNO-GNO
Approval in the municipality of Padcaya of the law against trafficking with a gender focus and digital protection.
View details →Donor: Equity Funds - Sponsorship
Approval of Municipal Law 042/2022 for the Prevention, Attention and Protection against Violence towards women in the municipality of Sica.
View details →Donor: Equity Funds - Sponsorship
Approval of a shared action plan for the protection of the rights of girls, adolescents and women between the Directorate of Human and Social Development, the Office of the Ombudsman for Children and Adolescents, the Municipal Hospital, the Police, the District Directorate of Education and other entities of the municipality of Zudáñez.
View details →Donor: Equity Funds - Sponsorship
The Municipal Law Against All Types of Violence was approved in the municipality of Betanzos. This law not only formalizes the Local Inter-institutional Network but also establishes a robust legal framework that obligates institutions such as the Municipal Autonomous Government, the Children's Ombudsman, health and education services, the police, and youth networks to coordinate preventive and response actions.
View details →Donor: Global Affairs Canada
Approval of three municipal youth laws with a focus on sexual and reproductive rights (SRHR) in Cupina, Vía Serrano and Tomina, in Chuquisaca, allocate budget for the strengthening of youth networks and the prevention of violence.
View details →Donor: Equity Funds - Sponsorship
36 municipalities across the country Creation and coordination of 12 municipal Youth Networks that carry out advocacy actions in the areas of sexual and reproductive rights, gender equality, and the fight against violence. Adolescents in 36 municipalities across the country have access to Comprehensive and Differentiated Adolescent Care (AIDAs) (in sexual and reproductive health) thanks to the necessary equipment and personnel in 36 health centers.
View details →Donor: AIDS
Cultural transformation: 86% of adolescent and young women participating in the project reached medium-high or high levels on the Agency Index (emphasis on DSDR) 79% of adolescent and young men achieved similar levels on the Transformative Masculinities Index, adopting more equitable practices and challenging traditional gender stereotypes.
View details →Donor: Chorus - BZNO
71.75% of primary caregivers report using positive parenting practices, including non-violent disciplinary methods. 85.31% of primary caregivers participate in decision-making regarding their children's care. 80.31% participate in activities that promote learning for children under five years old.
View details →Donor: Equity Funds - Sponsorship
71.75% of the members of the participating communities (MPCC) will adopt non-violent disciplinary methods.
View details →Donor: Municipal Council for Children's Rights
71.75% of caregivers reported using positive parenting practices, communication, and active participation in the care and learning of children. 85.31% participated in decision-making related to childcare. 65.47% of young people participated politically in human rights and gender equality issues.
View details →Donor: Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
A 25% increase in access to clean, running water for children and adolescents. A 15% increase in safe eating habits.
View details →Donor: Equity Funds - Sponsorship
Approval of the Organic Law on Early Childhood. This legislation has strengthened the coverage of health, nutrition, early childhood education, and childcare services, prioritizing vulnerable populations.
View details →Donor: NNO - Individual Donors
96% of children and adolescents passed their school year during 2023 and 2024, thus contributing to their continued education. 96% of scholarship recipients reported significant improvement in communication, leadership, resilience, and teamwork.
View details →Donor: NNO- Netherlands
85% of the program's graduates obtained formal employment in their field or have developed an entrepreneurial venture related to their university education.
View details →Donor: Equity Funds - Sponsorship
65% of savings and loan cooperatives are led by women, contributing to access to credit for women in vulnerable and economically excluded situations. 40% of these cooperatives gained access to credit to improve their businesses.
View details →Donor: GNO
59.8% of the ventures are profitable.
View details →Donor: REGULAR-GNO
Chronic malnutrition in children under 2 years of age was reduced by 78.3%.
View details →Donor: ROA Funds
Advocacy before the Human Rights Committee of the Because I Am a Girl Movement. For the first time, the recommendations of girls regarding access to dignified justice for girls and women were accepted. Additionally, influenced by this dialogue, the concept of "gender transformation" was adopted in an observation by the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
View details →Donor: Sponsorship Funds/Grants/Partners
Consolidation of the Movement for Being a Girl as an autonomous organization that brings together 1,126 adolescents and young women.
View details →Donor: Sponsorship funds/partner funds
3,334 adolescents and young people have life projects.
View details →Donor: Sponsorship Funds/Grants
54% reduction in pregnancies among girls and adolescents in communities where the project is implemented. 65% reduction in adolescent pregnancies in 19 participating schools.
View details →Donor: MEDICOR
Youth income (62% women) through formal employment increased by 43%. Sales in youth-led businesses increased by 113%.
View details →Donor: Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation
A 35.2% increase in the profitability of businesses run by young producers (62% women) in 12 rural communities of Chalatenango through agroecological practices and the use of renewable energy, improving their living conditions and the productive fabric of their communities.
View details →Donor: BMZ, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
In Guatemala, El Salvador, and Peru: 43% of young people (70% women) obtained formal employment. 60% of ventures remained active at project closure. Among these businesses: - 75.6% reported increased revenue. - 29% generated additional employment. Furthermore, 60.3% of employed young people obtained decent jobs, exceeding the projected target.
View details →Donor: BMZ
Participants' monthly net income increased by 205%.
View details →Donor: USNO
Participants' monthly income increased by 155%.
View details →Donor: Kimberly Clark Foundation
School absenteeism due to menstruation (due to menstrual hygiene or myths) was reduced by 82%.
View details →Donor: Equity Funds - Sponsorship
Reduction of 4.60% in teenage pregnancies in the intervention areas.
View details →Donor: PMA
3,550 families —mostly women— have strengthened livelihoods, safer and more prepared communities, and local capacities that drive a resilient and equitable recovery.
View details →Donor: Jim and Linda Martin
26,295 children (13,243 girls and 13,052 boys) from 52 communities in the departments of Lempira, Intibucá, and Santa Bárbara have access to safe environments through: *41 school libraries, *5 public libraries, *1 mixed library, and *4 community libraries (Mini Bue upin). 135 schools have mobile libraries. Students in schools that now have libraries: 1,998 (994 girls and 1,004 boys). Students in partner schools: 2,242 (1,118 girls and 1,124 boys). Out-of-school children have access to libraries: 1,398 (616 girls and 782 boys). 61% increase in reading habits among the school population: 87.5% reduction in students who do not read: From 8% to 1%
View details →Donor: Government of Canada, coordinated by UNICEF
* Child protection system operating across 8 departments and 37 municipalities * 188 active Municipal Councils, with better-trained institutions and consolidated legal and budgetary frameworks.
View details →Donor: European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
73% of those assisted reported an improved sense of security and dignity. 92% of officials have improved protection skills.
View details →Donor: Bureau of Popuation, Refugees, and Migration (BPRM)
2,181 people received protection and humanitarian assistance, exceeding the initial target by 109.97%. 867 people received financial assistance through cash transfers, and 87 children and adolescents were accompanied on safe routes. Women, girls, and adolescents experienced improved emotional well-being. Public servants (DIF, police, consular agents) strengthened their capacity for child protection in migration contexts. 100% of those surveyed reported feeling safe while receiving humanitarian assistance (CVA).
View details →Donor: AECID
20% of young people with disabilities in salaried employment: 4,788 × 0.20 = 958 young people with disabilities accessed salaried employment in accordance with the law. 3% of Indigenous youth with active businesses: 4,788 × 0.03 = 144 Indigenous youth have active economic ventures in their communities. 26% of young people who developed business plans: 4,788 × 0.26 = 1,245 young people developed business plans based on market analysis. 931 young people started businesses with seed funding: 57% of those who accessed employment are women.
View details →Donor: ISSOC
3 communities (population 3,980) now have access to the Internet
View details →Donor: Equity Funds - Sponsorship
40 community protection mechanisms formed with coverage to a population of 81,100 people
View details →Donor: Equity Funds - Sponsorship
Young people aged 10 to 19 from 20 rural communities in Guairá, Paraguarí, Caaguazú, and San Pedro have access to sexual and reproductive health services in separate, well-equipped spaces with trained staff; 17 health services remain active and provide more than 10,000 consultations per year
View details →Donor: Equity Funds - Sponsorship
19,014 food kits delivered to rural families, including Indigenous communities. 18,281 hygiene kits distributed in response to COVID-19. 11,484 play kits delivered to support the learning and socio-emotional well-being of children. 6,106 adolescent girls received menstrual hygiene kits with information on violence prevention and sexual and reproductive health. 909 cases of rights violations addressed by the Office of the Presidential Council for Children and Adolescents, benefiting 1,229 people in Guairá, Paraguarí, Caaguazú, and San Pedro.
View details →Donor: Equity Funds - Sponsorship
10,000 teenagers aged 15 to 18 from 4 local governments in the Pirua region now have the educational strategy for employability and entrepreneurship.
View details →Donor: Equity Funds - Sponsorship
Approval of the law that prohibits marriages involving minors under 18 years of age
View details →Donor: GAC
In the Loreto region (5 districts of 2 intervention provinces Maynas and Nauta) pregnancy was reduced in girls aged 12 to 17 by 45.5%.
View details →Donor: Asteas
More than 20,000 people in vulnerable districts of Nauta and San Juan Bautista in Loreto are better prepared for hydrometeorological emergencies. 79% of the trained women are leading community prevention and response efforts in emergency situations. Ten health facilities now have biomedical equipment such as microscopes, sterilizers, and centrifuges, improving medical care. More than 150 young people are actively participating in canal cleaning campaigns and vector breeding site reduction efforts, strengthening local public health.
View details →Donor: Equity Funds - Sponsorship
50,000 women in Piura have access to the TCuido365 application (disseminated by the Regional Government of Piura through the Regional Management of Social Development) to report violence and access state protection.
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Through Plan International's advocacy efforts for the passage of Law 1.21, which prohibits child marriage, approximately 1.8 million girls are potentially protected by legally preventing their marriage before the age of 18.
View details →Donor: One Drop Foundation; Inter-American Development Bank
The number of people in the target communities who had a safely managed level of sanitation service increased by 15.4% (ECDO2.5.12).
View details →Donor: One Drop Foundation<br>Inter-American Development Bank
80% of ASH suppliers and SMEs supported by the project believe that their ASH product and service offering has been improved.
View details →Donor: Education Cannot Wait
There was a 156% increase in the number of children and young people supported by ECW in grades 2 or 3 who achieved at least a minimum level of proficiency in reading, mathematics and social and emotional learning (SEL).
View details →Donor: ASDI
The number of participating girls who are empowered increased by 245.8%, according to the PLAN Foundation's Empowerment Index, demonstrating significant progress in their self-esteem, autonomy, agency, community participation, knowledge of rights, and decision-making capacity.
View details →Donor: ASDI
The number of boys who practice transformative masculinities increased by 575%, according to the PLAN Foundation Index.
View details →Donor: ASDI
The number of empowered adolescent and young women increased by 35%, according to the PLAN Foundation's Empowerment Index, demonstrating significant progress in their self-esteem, autonomy, agency, community participation, knowledge of rights and decision-making capacity.
View details →Donor: ASDI
The number of adolescent and young men who practice transformative masculinities increased by 17.7%, according to PLAN's Transformative Masculinities Index for Adolescent and Young Men.
View details →Donor: ASDI
Thirty-two percent of the proposals submitted by children, adolescents, and young people through the Youth Agendas of Buenos Aires and Suárez were incorporated by local governments into their Municipal Development Plans. These proposals addressed issues such as identity and the appreciation of diversity, civic participation, and peacebuilding.
View details →Donor: Education Cannot Wait; Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
The survival/retention rate of students in schools supported by the project reached 98% at the end of implementation.
View details →Donor: Education Cannot Wait; Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
54% of the prioritized schools supported by the project improved WASH services to ensure safe learning in the context of COVID-19.
View details →Donor: Kimberly Clark Foundation
The number of girls and young women surveyed who reported using appropriate menstrual management materials increased by 11.1%.
View details →Donor: World Food Programme - WFP
89% of people have the essential capabilities and resources to support their families and address their basic humanitarian needs during the crisis.
View details →Donor: Regional Plan Hub
74% of children report changes in their well-being as a result of structured psychosocial support (PROO5.3.1).
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