2020
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Country of origin
Guatemala
Region
Latin America and Carribbean
Photo credit
Casa del Migrante photo/Samuel Gaitan
Themes
Relief
Description
Ela Castro (left), a 2019-2020 YAMEN* participant, is pictured working as a doctor at Casa del Migrante (Migrant House) in Guatemala in early 2020. The client's name is withheld for security.
MCC partner Casa del Migrante provides shelter, food, transportation, medical care, and basic human rights education to migrants who are in transit, have been deported, or are seeking asylum in Guatemala City. They offer services not provided by the government to migrants who leave their places of origin due to lack of economic opportunities, lack of government provision of basic services (health, education, housing, etc.), and violence. MCC supports Casa del Migrante with financial and human resources.
Photograph was taken prior to COVID-19 restrictions.
Casa del Migrante photo/Samuel Gaitan
*The YAMEN (Young Anabaptist Mennonite Exchange Network) program is supported jointly by MCC and Mennonite World Conference.