Topic: Latin America

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Sep 12, 2025

In Ecuador, Scholarships Help Displaced Students Level Up

From left to right: Jessica González, Giselt Quintero, and Laura Salgado are graduates of the DAFI scholarship program in Ecuador, in which HIAS supports displaced students with mental health care, economic assistance, and legal aid. (Images courtesy of Jessica González, Giselt Quintero, and Laura Salgado) Graduates of the DAFI scholarship program in Ecuador explain how HIAS helped them kickstart their careers.

From left to right: Jessica González, Giselt Quintero, and Laura Salgado are graduates of the DAFI scholarship program in Ecuador, in which HIAS supports displaced students with mental health care, economic assistance, and legal aid. (Images courtesy of Jessica González, Giselt Quintero, and Laura Salgado)

Jun 11, 2025

Refugees in Colombia: What You Need to Know

A case worker speaks with participants in a workshop in Colombia. Learn more about the refugee context in Colombia — and HIAS' work in the country.

A case worker speaks with participants in a workshop in Colombia.

May 30, 2025

Trump’s Asylum Ban and the U.S.-Mexico Border — What You Need to Know

Group of migrant women and children standing behind a metal barricade, looking somber while waiting outdoors near the U.S.-Mexico border. The asylum ban has had a profound effect in the four months since it was implemented.

Group of migrant women and children standing behind a metal barricade, looking somber while waiting outdoors near the U.S.-Mexico border.

May 15, 2025

Refugees in Ecuador: What You Need to Know

Refugees in Ecuador: What You Need to Know A huge increase in violence has worsened an already challenging situation for refugees in Ecuador.

Refugees in Ecuador: What You Need to Know

Mar 13, 2025

Working Together to Combat Violence in Guyana 

Participants in a workshop examine an advertising campaign for the defense of women and girls against violence. (Magaiva Gonsalves for HIAS) These four women and men are taking steps to combatting violence in their communities. Find out more about their stories today.

Participants in a workshop examine an advertising campaign for the defense of women and girls against violence. (Magaiva Gonsalves for HIAS)

Jan 17, 2025

A Cuban Jew in the Big Apple: My Family’s Journey to Safety

A Cuban Jew in the Big Apple: My Family’s Journey to Safety After fleeing Cuba after the Communist revolution, Leon Perez and his family settled in New York City and built a new life. This is their story.

A Cuban Jew in the Big Apple: My Family’s Journey to Safety

Dec 23, 2024

8 Stories of Hope for Hanukkah

8 Stories of Hope for Hanukkah This time of the year we turn to stories of hope for every night of the Hanukkah holiday. We hope you are inspired when you read these stories.

8 Stories of Hope for Hanukkah

Nov 26, 2024

Internship Program Helps Refugees Kickstart their Careers

Internship Program Helps Refugees Kickstart their Careers The "Talent Without Borders" employability program provides young refugees with valuable career advice.

Internship Program Helps Refugees Kickstart their Careers

Nov 22, 2024

Five Inspiring Community Leaders, One Common Goal

Five Inspiring Community Leaders, One Common Goal These women are from different walks of life, but they all participated in a HIAS program that created an impact on each of them, and their communities.

Five Inspiring Community Leaders, One Common Goal

Nov 7, 2024

Children, the Invisible Victims of Ecuador’s Rising Violence

Children, the Invisible Victims of Ecuador’s Rising Violence In Ecuador, children are victims of a never-ending cycle of violence which claimed 770 lives under 19 in 2023.

Children, the Invisible Victims of Ecuador’s Rising Violence

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