![Plan staff walking through the forest.](https://plan-international.org/tachyon/sites/34/2024/02/PLANSTAFF-63-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1386&crop_strategy=smart)
What we do
We implement programmes in more than 330 communities in 4 departments located in the centre of the eastern region of the country, San Pedro; Caaguazú; Guairá and Paraguarí, reaching around 25,000 sponsored children.
We also work in areas of the Central department with the support of local partners.
Our programmes
![Girl playing outside on tires.](https://plan-international.org/tachyon/sites/32/2024/01/MG_4399-1-scaled.jpg)
Girls free from violence
We work to protect girls and young women against gender-based violence.
Girls leaders of change
We work to enable girls and young people to make autonomous and informed decisions about their own bodies and lives.
![A girl leader.](https://plan-international.org/tachyon/sites/32/2024/01/Plan-PY-9-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024)
![Food kits for rural communities.](https://plan-international.org/tachyon/sites/32/2024/01/20200519_071951-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C1080&crop_strategy=smart)
Emergency response
We provide humanitarian response in emergency or conflict situations.
Country Strategy
We work so all girls lead their lives in a Paraguay free from violence.
Our Country Strategy spans the period 2024-2028, with a focus on contributing to progress towards a more just and egalitarian society, where girls, adolescents, and young women have opportunities for full development and autonomy over their lives.