Nine survivors of the children’s home fire in Guatemala were flown to the U.S. for burn treatment.

Entre el 7 y 11 de marzo de 2017, investigadores de Disability Rights International (DRI) viajaron a Guatemala para entrevistar los sobrevivientes de vivienda institucional. Este documento presente la información recopilada y las recomendaciones de DRI a Guatemala.

DRI’s main finding is that survivors of the fire at Hogar Seguro Virgen de la Asunción face immediate danger – including detention in other institutions where they face continued segregation and abuse.

This article from Mission News Network covers the complicated history of orphanages in Guatemala.

An account of the corruption behind the tragic fire in Guatemala that ended with the death of at least 37 girls. 

Hace un llamado urgente para acabar con la institucionalización de niños y niñas en la región

U.S. Department of Homeland Security considers separating children from undocumented parents caught crossing border.

Save the Children is in search of a Regional Program Manager to work on its Regional Senior Management Team in Panama City, Panama.  The initial contract term is two years initially.

TEAM/PROGRAMME:

This article analyzes the responses of Central American and Mexican migrant children to one interview question regarding how to help youth like themselves, and identifies several implied “no-win” situations as potential reasons for the migration decisions of unaccompanied children.

Slate reports the poor conditions unaccompanied girls face when they attempt to cross the border into the United States from Central America.