Responding to the Migration Crisis in LatAm: AID FOR AIDS’ Efforts in HIV Care Along the Migratory Route Venezuela’s crisis has sparked the largest population displacement in Latin America, with nearly 8 million Venezuelans fleeing the country. The journey through the Darien Gap, between Colombia and Panama, stands as one of the most dangerous migratory…
Empowering Integration: AFL’s comprehensive support for asylum seekers in NYC On March 2, AFL delivered an extensive array of services to asylum seekers in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, since July 2022. This comprehensive support included humanitarian aid, legal assistance, workforce development training, and art therapy, benefiting over 400 asylum seekers. Our approach begins with addressing…
AID FOR AIDS implements a megaproject for migrants between Panama and Colombia AID FOR AIDS, in collaboration with international organizations, created a binational project between Colombia and Panama to provide services to migrants crossing the Darién jungle, mainly addressing their health needs. At both ends of the jungle, AID FOR AIDS will test for HIV…
AID FOR AIDS opens Health Provider Institution (IPS in Spanish) in Cali, Colombia AID FOR AIDS inaugurated in Cali, Colombia on November 30,2023 a Health Provider Institution (IPS in Spanish) called TU SALUD GLOBAL. This IPS provides comprehensive and specialized care to the LGBTIQA+ population and populations in vulnerable situations, such as Venezuelan migrants and…
AID FOR AIDS celebrates Pride Month with different activities at its LatAm offices In June, AID FOR AIDS hosted different activities through its offices in LatAm to celebrate Pride Month, raise the voice for the LGBTIQA+ community and spread awareness of their achievements and struggles. At the beginning of the month, AID FOR AIDS Panama…
The “Conectando Caminos por los Derechos” program reaches its final phase in 6 cities in Colombia On May 11, 2023, three technical bulletins were presented about the rights of migrants and refugees who practice survival sex in Colombia. These three bulletins were prepared from three perspectives: 1) cisgender women, 2) homosexual, heterosexual and bisexual men…
AID FOR AIDS and AID FOR LIFE participated in the Conference Futuro Venezuela On Saturday, April 15, Jesús Aguais, president of AID FOR AIDS and AID FOR LIFE, participated in the Conference Futuro Venezuela. It was organized by students from the universities of Columbia, Yale, Pennsylvania, Cornell and The Cooper Union; and took place at…
“Ruta al Asilo”: legal clinic for newly arrived asylum seekers in New York City On February 25th, the Mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, and the Commissioner of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, Manuel Castro, joined us at our third legal clinic in Queens. Their presence encouraged the asylum seekers to pursue…
Young Venezuelan migrants and refugees receive training about entrepreneurship and finance in Cúcuta, Colombia Since January 2023, AID FOR AIDS has been offering workshops and training in Cúcuta, Colombia for economic and social integration of young Venezuelan migrants and refugees who engage in survival sex. For a period of 2 months, 30 young Venezuelan migrants…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams joined us on our weekly jornada to support the new immigrant community On Saturday, February 11, the NYC Mayor Eric Adams joined us at our weekly jornada in the Lower East Side. By being there, he sent a powerful message of collaboration and teamwork. The newly arrived asylum seekers’…