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MESOAMERICA REGIONAL PROGRAMME Sofía Salas ssalas@iomt Regional Coordinator

MESOAMERICA REGIONAL PROGRAMME Sofía Salas ssalas@iom.int Regional Coordinator. With support from :. MESOAMERICA REGIONAL PROJECT Capacity-building for Protection and Assistance to Migrants in Vulnerable Situations.

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MESOAMERICA REGIONAL PROGRAMME Sofía Salas ssalas@iomt Regional Coordinator

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  1. MESOAMERICA REGIONAL PROGRAMME Sofía Salas ssalas@iom.int Regional Coordinator With support from:

  2. MESOAMERICA REGIONAL PROJECT Capacity-building for Protection and Assistance to Migrants in Vulnerable Situations Beneficiary Countries: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico (southern border), Costa Rica and Panama Objective:To strengthen the capacity of government institutions and civil society organizations to provide protection and assistance to migrants in vulnerable situations, with a human rights and gender approach. COMPONENTS • Capacity-building (workshops, online courses and classroom training); • Prevention and dissemination (campaigns, information windows for migrants, strengthening civil society networks); • Direct assistance and voluntary return for migrants in highly vulnerable situations; • Regional coordination activities (cross-border meetings, support RCM, OCAM)

  3. Expected Results Strategic Actions (examples) Capacity-building for identification, referral and assistance to migrants in vulnerable situations • Training (at the central level and at the border); • Referral guidelines/mechanisms; • A specialized workshop on migrant boys, girls and adolescents (training of trainers, service providers, management training for decision-makers). Prevention and awareness-raising on human rights and the risks associated to irregular migration • Campaigns with community participation (youth) in communities of origin, transit and destination; • Establish information windows for migrants (Paso Canoas (CR); Suchiate (Chiapas), San Marcos, Sibinal and Tacaná (GT)). • Direct assistance and voluntary return; • Support shelters and NGOs. Improved capacity and services for direct assistance to migrants in vulnerable situations • Strengthen inter-institutional and intersectoral boards; • Support cross-border meetings/committees and organize sectoral and thematic boards; • Strengthen protection mechanisms for migrant boys, girls and adolescents at the border; • Support and follow-up on regional commitments and agreements (RCM). More efficient dialogue and coordination mechanisms at a local, national and regional level

  4. Sustainability of efforts • An inter-institutional and intersectoral approach • Technical accompaniment • Monitoring and evaluation

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