I once believed that my work in Osire refugee camp in Namibia had prepared me for anything. But nothing could have readied me for the dark reality I encountered during my visit to Kakuma earlier this year. What I witnessed was not just hardship; it was a haunting reminder of the world’s failure to protect […]
Category: International Offices
USCRI Tijuana – Reinstating Visitor’s Card for Humanitarian Reasons
In 2023, the National Institute of Migration took the decision to suspend the issuance of Visitor’s Cards for Humanitarian Reasons; this eventually resulted in a failure to comply with its legal obligations and, therefore, in the constant and repeated violation of the Human Rights of the applicants. This identification document is essential for the population […]
Updates from USCRI El Salvador
The Chalatenango office was able to place a young returnee in a job after completing a three-month agreement between USCRI and a well-known company in the restaurant sector. She now has a permanent job in a customer service position. In San Salvador, four women returnees have benefited from different projects, two young women started […]
IRAP and USCRI
A collaboration between USCRI and IRAP (International Refugee Assistance Project) began at the end of February with the objective of strengthening academic research on the relationship between climate change and forced migration. This collaboration will allow for the collection of qualitative and quantitative data on the impact of climate change on migratory travel in the […]
USCRI Tijuana – Restituyendo las Tarjetas de Visitante por Razones Humanitarias
A mediados del año 2023, el Instituto Nacional de Migración tomó la decisión de suspender la emisión de las Tarjetas de visitante por Razones Humanitarias; esto eventualmente se tradujo en un incumplimiento con sus obligaciones legales y, por ende, en la violación constante y reiterada a los Derechos Humanos de las personas solicitantes. Este documento […]
IRAP y USCRI
A finales del mes de febrero dio inicio la colaboración entre USCRI e IRAP (International Refugee Assistance Project) con el objetivo de reforzar la investigación académica sobre la relación entre el cambio climático y la migración forzada. Mediante esta colaboración, se podrá recolectar datos cualitativos y cuantitativos sobre el impacto del cambio climático en los […]
Actualizaciónes desde USCRI El Salvador
En la oficina de Chalatenango se logró colocar laboralmente a una joven retornada, después de haber terminado un convenio de 3 meses entre USCRI y una reconocida empresa del sector restaurantero. Ella ahora cuenta con trabajo permanente, en el puesto de atención al cliente. En San Salvador, cuatro mujeres retornadas han sido beneficiadas con […]
PROGRAMA REDII – EL SALVADOR
HISTORIA DE ÉXITO Saraí, originaria de Jiquilisco, Usulután, regresó a El Salvador desde la frontera entre México y Guatemala con su madre. Decidida a encontrar una oportunidad para mejorar su calidad de vida, se acercó a USCRI El Salvador, que la puso en contacto con herramientas para integrarse en el mercado laboral local. A través […]
REDII PROGAM – EL SALVADOR
SUCCESS STORY Saraí, originally from Jiquilisco, Usulután, returned to El Salvador from the Mexico-Guatemala border with her mother. Determined to find an opportunity to improve her quality of life, she reached out to USCRI El Salvador, who connected her with tools for her to integrate into the local labor market. Through the course “Logistics Process […]
HABESHA PROJECT – THREE SOUTH SUDANESE STUDENTS BEGIN THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION
We are pleased to announce that three South Sudanese students of USCRI´s Habesha Complementary Pathways Program, aimed at connecting refugees from around the world with higher education in Mexico, recently began their Engineering studies at La Salle Saltillo and ITESO universities. Taban, an outstanding student who has demonstrated a strong interest in technology and global […]
