Topic: Panama
HIAS has been operating in Panama since 2010. HIAS Panama supports refugees and migrants at risk of gender-based violence in the Darién Gap and on the border with Costa Rica. In Panama City, HIAS runs mental health and economic inclusion programs to support displaced people to integrate into host communities and achieve self-reliance.
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Jul 7, 2020
Taking the Lead in Emergency Assistance
Jul 7, 2020
HIAS has rapidly created systems to protect refugees facing emergencies and to deliver aid to them during the pandemic.
Apr 1, 2020
Ensuring Refugees’ Basic Needs During Pandemic
Apr 1, 2020
HIAS is assisting many people in crisis and adversely affected by COVID-19: they need to purchase basic needs and buy goods to help prevent the spread of the virus, and have access to food and shelter.
Jan 31, 2019
Job Fair Makes Things More Fair for Refugees in Panama
Jan 31, 2019
In Panama, HIAS helped provide trainings and empowerment sessions to more than 80 refugees to help them find jobs.
Jun 23, 2016
Photos: See How Refugees Around the World Celebrate World Refugee Day
Jun 23, 2016
On June 20, 2016, World Refugee Day celebrations around the world honored the bravery and perseverance of the millions of men, women and children who are refugees today—and also provided an opportunity for refugees themselves to have a bit of fun.
Aug 20, 2015
Refugee Turned Entrepreneur Builds a Business in Panama
Aug 20, 2015
When paramilitaries invaded Paola's hometown in Columbia*, she fled with her two young grandchildren to Panama. In order to support herself and her grandchildren, she sells tamales made from corn she grows herself. Now her business is expanding, with a little help from HIAS.
Jul 16, 2015
Seeking Asylum Isn’t Illegal – So Why Were These Kids in Jail?
Jul 16, 2015
If there is a list somewhere of the greatest threats to America’s national security, children likely come in towards the bottom. Yes, they cry on airplanes and occasionally roam wild, but generally these are sources of irritation rather than alarm. Yet, since last summer, the United States government has been locking up hundreds of mothers and children.