AID FOR AIDS Panama and its initiative, El Baúl de AFA, participated in a local market to raise funds As a way to raise funds, AID FOR AIDS created El Baúl de AFA. Through this initiative, AFA Panama collects donated gently used clothes and accessories, and sells it. All proceeds go to our programs in…
30 graduates of the “Economic and Social Integration Program for young Migrants and Refugees from Venezuela” This month the “Economic and Social Integration Program for young Migrants and Refugees from Venezuela” ended. It was aimed at young people who practice survival sex in Cúcuta, Norte de Santander. For 2 months, 20 women, 7 men and…
Prevention and Sexual Health Campaign in La Victoria, Lima with AID FOR AIDS Peru On April 14, AID FOR AIDS Peru carried out the Prevention and Sexual Health Campaign in the farmers market of the district of La Victoria, Lima. Here, our multidisciplinary team informed the Venezuelan migrant population about prevention methods and sexual education,…
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…
AID FOR AIDS and AID FOR LIFE Panama held activities with children and donated school supplies before the start of school new year Given that the school year was approaching in Panama, AID FOR AIDS and AID FOR LIFE organized activities with children who are part of their programs, offering training to reinforce knowledge in…
AID FOR AIDS and AID FOR LIFE met with the Mayor of the City of New York and the Governor of New York State to discuss the challenges the state is facing due to the immigration crisis On March 10th, the president of AID FOR AIDS (AFA) and AID FOR LIFE (AFL), Jesús Aguais, attended…
AID FOR LIFE, FUNDAVENYC and A Letter Saves a Life join forces to continue helping the new migrant community in NYC A memorandum of understanding has been signed between these three non-profit organizations to continue helping newly arrived asylum seekers in New York. FUNDAVENYC is a non-profit organization dedicated to carry out social work activities…
Maret School students learned about our HIV programs and work with migrants in LATAM and NYC On February 15, we welcomed to our office in NYC for the second time a group of high school students from the Maret School in Washington DC to talk about HIV prevention, medicine recycling, access to treatment, and our…
“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…