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…
AFA and AFL closed 2023 with joy for the children As it is done every year, AID FOR AIDS and AID FOR LIFE hosted activities for the holiday festivities at their different offices to also celebrate the great success and accomplishments of 2023. In NYC, on December 16 at the weekly Jornada, AFL welcomed hundreds…
AID FOR AIDS promoted comprehensive health with various activities in Colombia and Peru In December, World AIDS Day was commemorated, and as usual, AID FOR AIDS held various activities framed on this particular date to promote the health rights of the LGBTIQ+ community. Almost 500 people were served by AID FOR AIDS Colombia and Peru…
AID FOR AIDS Peru carries out Sexual Health and Prevention Campaign at the Polvos Azules Shopping Center On August 30, our AFA Peru team carried out the Sexual Health and Prevention Campaign at the Polvos Azules Shopping Center in the La Victoria district, Lima, Peru. In this intervention, our multidisciplinary team informed the Venezuelan migrant…
Journey in the Darién: Migration through the Jungle We can theorize and study migrations for years to build and implement innovative social projects that offer solutions that address the needs of the most vulnerable communities. However, when there is too much theorizing from offices, an essential factor is not taken into account to understand the…
AID FOR AIDS Dominican Republic was present at the LGBTIQA+ Pride Parade and completed the Life Skills and Empowerment project for high school seniors On August 6, in a vibrant display of empathy, freedom, and awareness, our AID FOR AIDS Dominican Republic (AFA DR) office participated in the recent Pride Parade held on George Washington…
AID FOR AIDS continues to empower boys and girls in Panama Around the start of the school year after summer vacation, AID FOR AIDS Panama held a workshop for 20 boys and girls about bullying, explaining to the participants what this phenomenon is, how to identify it and providing tools in case of experiencing it.…