STRENGTHENING CAPACITIES FORSAFE, ORDERLY AND REGULAR

MIGRATION

InformatIon sheet

GeoGraphical coveraGe

•MigrantShelters•Communityandyouthleaders•Youthorganizations•Non-GovernmentalOrganizations•HumanRightsOrganizations.•LGBTIRightsOrganizations

•ForeignAffairs•Governance•PublicSecurity•PublicHealth•DirectoratesofMigration•Localgovernments•NationalCivilPolice•Women

•Children•Education•Labor•Justice•CivilProtection

2017 - 2018

MesoaMerica proGraM

objectiveContribute to the development and implementation of strategies in mesoamerica that promote reGular, orderly and safe MiGration, ensuring the protection of the most vulnerable migrants.

institutions in charGe of: civil society:

We Work at reGional, national and local level With:

potential beneficiaries (2018) : 15,000 people

Unaccompanied children and adolescents

our five pillars:1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Emergency migration

managementCapacity-building Prevention of the risk

of irregular migration Direct assistance

Coordination and regional dialogue

7,186 people participated in capacity-building courses.

18,866 people

participated in awareness-raising campaigns and follow us in the informarte en movimiento social media platform.

335 vulnerable migrants received direct assistance.

from 2015 to 2017

Learning about migration onLine through our e-PLatForm.

• Virtual,shortandinteractivecourses.• Topics such as LGTBI migration, youth, psychosocial assistance,women,traffickinginpersons,amongothers.

• Self-pacedlearning• Uponcompletion,anIOMcertificateisawarded.

Goal: 500 beneficiaries

1. Building the capacities of officers of institutions

related to migration management:

Supportforcivil

societyorganizations

thatworktoprevent

irregularmigration,

especiallyofyouth.

Trainings: trafficking in persons

laboUr migration

migration management

identification of vUlnerable

migrants

psychosocial assistance to

migrants

MigrantApp isthefirstIOMapplicationfortheprotection

ofmigrantsinMesoamerica.Itcompilesinasingleaccess

point true, useful and trustworthy information about

1,500centersthatofferprotectionandassistance,sending

remittances, emergency alerts,

andmore. It isavailable for free

attheGooglePlayandIOSstores.

Goal: 4,000 downloads

Information hubsthataremobileandclose

tobordercommunitiesinordertoimplement

coordinated and permanent prevention

actions,andtoinformaboutthealternatives

to irregular migration in the municipalities

andamongcommunityleaders.

Promotion of standardized

procedures and best practices

to assist vulnerable migrants,

includingvoluntaryreturn.

IOMDirectassistanceto

themostvulnerable.

Strengthening of the capacities

of shelters and institutional

networks for the support of local

communities.

2. Information about regular migration options and the prevention of the risks related to irregular migration:

3. Improve the capacity of state and civil society to provide direct assistance and voluntary return to vulnerable migrants:

Development of tools for schools and community

organizationsforthepreventionofirregularmigration

in a sustainableway, includingmore than 1,000 girls

and boys at risk.

twitter: @infomovimiento

in networks: facebook: informarte en movimiento

InformArte en Movimient is the awareness-raising

communitystrategythroughwhichmessagesregardingkey

concepts, regular migration tips, prevention of the risks

relatedtoirregularmigrationaredisseminated,especiallyto

youth.

Goal: 5,000 people

follow us in our website: http://www.programamesoamerica.iom.int/en • For more information: OIM Costa Rica Ph: +506 2212-5300

With the support of:

Prevention and assistance

relatedtotraffickinginpersons

duringemergencies.

Developmentof

capacitiestoanticipate

migrationcrisis.

Development of operational

toolstoassistmigrantsduring

anemergency.

In the framework of the Regional

Conference on Migration (RCM):

Fosterdialogueaboutregular

channelsoflabormigrationand

supportaPlanofActiontofight

migrantsmuggling.

4. Foster regional, bilateral, national and local dialogue and cooperation:

NACIONAL/

LOCAL: Improve

thecommunication

betweencentraland

locallevels.

BILATERAL:

Cross-border

meetingsto

developborder

inter-institutional

networks.

REGIONAL:

Promotethe

exchangeof

bestpractices

amongmigration

informationhubs.

Supportinthe:

5. Improve the capacities of governments to anticipate migration crises:

The Mesoamerica Program contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

our reGional partners: