Plan International Américas

What Plan International Américas does

Plan International Americas, formally Plan International América Latina y el Caribe, is the regional division of Plan International, an independent nonprofit humanitarian and development organization focused on promoting children's rights and equal opportunities for girls. Founded in 1937, the parent organization has operated for more than 85 years and is present in over 80 countries globally. The Americas regional unit operates across 12 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean — Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and the Dominican Republic — and is headquartered in Panama City, Panama.

The organization's core work consists of direct field programs addressing child protection, gender equality, humanitarian response, and capacity-building from birth through adulthood, alongside policy advocacy at local, national, and global levels. It operates the "Cambiemos el Juego" regional campaign targeting early pregnancies, child marriages, and violence against girls, and maintains a Regional Observatory on the reality of girls in the region. Programmatic delivery is conducted through wholly-owned country offices and a network of local partner organizations (organizaciones socias), most recently activated for earthquake response in Venezuela in June 2026. Plan International maintains advisory offices at the United Nations, African Union, and European Union to support multilateral policy influence.

Plan International Americas is funded through philanthropic donations, grants, and institutional partnerships; it does not generate commercial product revenue, and specific donor arrangements and financial figures are not publicly disclosed. The organization has no technology products, software platforms, or proprietary AI systems. Regional leadership is provided by Regional Director Carmen Elena Alemán and Deputy Regional Director Lorena de García, governing operations across the 12-country footprint.

Name

Plan International Américas

Legal name

Plan International

Website

https://plan-americas.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1937

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Plan International Americas is a nonprofit humanitarian organization promoting children's rights and gender equality for girls across 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries, delivering development programs, humanitarian response, and policy advocacy from its regional headquarters in Panama City.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Development Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGABAG

Child Protection & Child Rights

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/International Development & Poverty Alleviation

SECONDARYBPADAGAF

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Human Rights, Democracy & Governance

SECONDARYEDADALAG

Refugee, Crisis & Humanitarian Education Partnerships (EiE)

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Partnerships, Intergovernmental & NGO Programs

Keywords

• Humanitarian development services
• Child rights protection
• Gender equality advocacy
• Emergency humanitarian response
• Community capacity building

Headquarters

HQ city

Panama City

HQ country

Panama

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic funding and donations: As a nonprofit humanitarian and development organization, Plan International Americas operates primarily through philanthropic donations, grants, and partnerships with institutional donors. The organization does not generate revenue through commercial product sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Plan International Americas is a humanitarian and development nonprofit organization that promotes children's rights and gender equality for girls through direct field programs across 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries. The organization delivers child protection, education, capacity-building, and emergency humanitarian response services, alongside advocacy initiatives such as the 'Cambemos el Juego' regional campaign and the Regional Observatory's research outputs.

Product overview

Plan International América Latina y el Caribe is a humanitarian and development organization, not a technology product company. It does not offer software products, platforms, or technology services for sale. Its work focuses on promoting children's rights and gender equality for girls through programs in 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries, including initiatives such as 'Cambemos el Juego' (a regional campaign against early pregnancies, child marriages, and violence), a Regional Observatory, publications, case studies, and emergency humanitarian response. No technology products, modules, or SaaS offerings are available for extraction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cambiemos el Juego: Regional campaign against early pregnancy, child unions, and violence toward girls in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Products and services

• Child Rights and Gender Equality Development Programs Direct field programs promoting children's rights and gender equality for girls, including child protection, education, and community capacity building, delivered free of charge to children, adolescents, and families across 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries.
• Emergency Humanitarian Response Humanitarian response services delivered to affected children and families during crises in Latin America and the Caribbean, leveraging cross-country coordination across the organization's 12 country offices.
• 'Cambemos el Juego' Regional Campaign Regional advocacy campaign by Plan International Americas that promotes systemic change in how girls are valued in society across Latin America and the Caribbean.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Partner organizations (organizaciones socias)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlan International works with local partner organizations (organizaciones socias) to deliver humanitarian response programs. Currently coordinating earthquake response in Venezuela with partner organizations for emergency relief and child protection.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mercy Corps: Humanitarian and development INGO with Latin America programming on youth, gender, and emergency response; comparable funding model, regional office structure, and emergency response capabilities.
• Save the Children: Global INGO focused on child rights and welfare with extensive Latin America operations; directly comparable to Plan International Americas in mission, beneficiary focus (children, especially girls), and humanitarian + development programming model.
• ChildFund International: Child-focused INGO operating in Latin America with sponsorship-based funding and community development programs; comparable mission, beneficiary focus, and child protection programming across the region.
• World Vision International: Christian humanitarian organization focused on child wellbeing with significant Latin America presence; comparable sponsorship-driven funding model, child-focused programs, and emergency response capabilities across the same region.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Humanitarian organization operating in crisis-affected contexts including Latin America; comparable emergency response focus, refugee and child protection programming, and institutional donor funding model.
• CARE International: Major INGO working on poverty, gender equality, and humanitarian response with strong Latin America footprint; comparable funding model (institutional grants, individual donations), regional programming structure, and focus on girls and women empowerment.
• SOS Children's Villages International: Child welfare INGO operating in Latin America with focus on children without parental care and at-risk youth; comparable beneficiary focus, regional country office structure, and child protection programming.
• Oxfam International: Global confederation focused on poverty, inequality, and humanitarian response with significant LAC presence; comparable NGO operating model, advocacy at multiple governance levels, and gender equality programming focus.
• UN Women (Latin America and Caribbean): UN entity dedicated to gender equality and women's empowerment with LAC regional presence; closely comparable mission focus on gender equality and girls' rights, multi-level policy engagement, and humanitarian + development programming across the same geography.
• UNICEF (Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office): UN agency dedicated to child rights and welfare with a dedicated LAC regional office; directly comparable mission (child rights, gender equality) operating across the same 12+ countries in Latin America and the Caribbean with similar humanitarian and development programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/planlatinamerica
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/planinternational
• Facebookfacebook.com/PlanInternational
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/plan-americas
• Instagraminstagram.com/planinternational

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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