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…
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 LIFE continues to serve asylum seekers in New York City with strollers and bicycles Through a program organized by Bike New York and the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA), AID FOR LIFE (AFL) distributed 20 bikes to newly arrived asylum seekers in New York City. This program is part of the alliances…
AID FOR LIFE expands its mission and runs legal program in New York City In June 2023, AID FOR LIFE (AFL) and Golden Verità Group (GVG), an immigration document preparer company based in Miami, FL, held the first Ruta al Asilo legal jornada in New York City, where more than 100 asylum seekers submitted their…
AID FOR AIDS launches the campaign “Esteem or Stigma?” to raise awareness about HIV in the Latino and Caribbean community in NYC For 18 months, AID FOR AIDS carried out the campaign “Esteem or Stigma?” which intended to guide migrants and asylum seekers who recently arrived in New York City about the importance of getting…
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…
AID FOR LIFE participated in the TD Five Boro Bike Tour to raise awareness for newly arrived asylum seekers in NYC Our president, Jesús Aguais, and two asylum seekers, Reymari Urbina and Josue Vargas, teamed up and cycled through the 5 boroughs of the Big Apple on the annual TD Bank tour. For its 45th…
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 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…