By Ana Godinez | Project Leader
We are very grateful for the support you provide to this project. Your contributions allow us to continue funding organizations that work to benefit women and girls who migrate. Thanks to you, the groups are able to continue their accompaniment, training, and advocacy projects.
Below, we share some of the progress of the organization's work:
In terms of training, Initiatives for Human Development (IDEHU) implemented workshops with 106 girls, boys, and adolescents from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Venezuela, Mexico, and Colombia on issues of access to rights and psychological first aid. This training provides them with the tools to know how to act when immediately facing violations of their rights.
The organization IMUMI gave workshops to 56 children and adolescents with workbooks such as “We are brave travelers” and “Diary of brave travelers”. The workbooks were translated into Creole, the language spoken by the Haitian population so that they could access the information in their own language.
Another important area for these organizations is the services they offer to the community. In the last period, many organizations have been able to increase their service provision to migrant girls. These services are completely free of charge and include accommodation per day and/or shelter, food, access to mobile devices with which they can communicate with their families in their cities of origin, access to menstrual hygiene items, educational and cultural activities, health consultations and comprehensive accompaniment that includes aid processing identity documents and emotional support. An example of this is Espacio Migrante, an organization that carries out play and recreational activities with a feminist perspective for migrant girls.
Likewise, some organizations have managed to influence public policies in favor of migrant girls. A great achievement is that of IMUMI and FOCA, organizations that stopped the detention of girls in migration detention centers. This is thanks to their work raising awareness among public servants, creating spaces for discussion between civil society and government, as well as monitoring state actions and proposals for collaboration.
This year has not been easy, but we are very grateful for your constant participation. This would never be possible without you.
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