LGBTQI+ activist strives to make her host country more inclusive for all refugees
During her journey to safety, Yeraldine, a lesbian from Venezuela, faced much of the same discrimination as she had back home. On IDAHOTB, she talks about her efforts to make Ecuador a more inclusive place By Jaime Giménez Yeraldine Cabrera fled her native Venezuela...
Indigenous Venezuelans help others navigate life far from home
By Felipe Irnaldo and Jenny Barchfield in Manaus, Brazil Indigenous Warao people from Venezuela face particularly steep hurdles building new lives in Brazil. But some of their fellow Warao are lending a helping hand. Lucetti del Pilar Ramos Blanco is a natural-born...
Refugees and migrants brave jungle wilderness in search of safety
The dense jungle of the Darien Gap is increasingly becoming a site of transit for Venezuelans, Haitians and other people forced to flee. By Sibylla Brodzinsky in Metetí, Panama The sores on Mariana’s* legs from the rubber boots she wore on the gruelling trek through...