Protect their Journey #GirlsWhoMigrate

We are truly grateful for the support you continue to give us. Your contribution allows us to continue financing the organization's work with migrant women and girls.

Today, the work of the organizations has consolidated the path towards respect for the rights of the migrant population. There are currently more than 12,000 girls, women, and trans women who have increased their knowledge of their rights and carried out actions to become promoters of social change.

The organizations have reached these achievements by providing workshops and accompaniments, where the benefited populations acquire tools to strengthen their life projects, defend their rights, and be more autonomous.

A good example of this is the work carried out by MAPAS with farm laborer families. They locate and accompany girls and adolescents in the creation of spaces for collective reflection, artistic activities, film screenings, cultural festivals, meetings, and assemblies and provide legal and psycho-emotional support in cases of sexual violence.

On the other hand, Espacio Migrante coordinates a circle of girls, who organize and create content for the "Cipoteca", a blog where they can share reflections, photos, thoughts, and feelings to promote their freedom and raise their voices about their wishes and disagreements with the society.

In addition, to offering different services to their population, the organizations work to strongly influence public and private institutions to change their practices in favor of the rights of migrant girls and women. The group of girls and women with whom MAPAS works asked the authorities to improve the conditions of the shelter and obtained a commitment from the authorities to attend to their needs.

Another organization, IMUMI, is working to socialize a change in the guidelines of the national education law, agreement 286 on education, which establishes that any girl, boy, or adolescent can enroll in school without needing an identity document. The objective is to socialize it with schools, educational spaces, and the migrant population.

Another important aspect in which organizations work is raising awareness through traditional media and social media. In total, the organizations have published or posted 1,296 messages on girls, women´s, and migrant women's rights. 

Thanks again to all the people that keep supporting Fondo Semillas. Together we can continue to build different realities for more girls and women. 

Links:

• MAPAS demands education for migrant children
• Shelters residents, paint mural.