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  • Back from Italy, Salvadorans Restart their Lives with Support from IOM

    El Salvador - Sonia, Raúl, Georgina and Jesus do not know each other, they are not the same age nor have similar responsibilities, but they share the dream that led them to migrate to Italy some years ago.
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  • Back to the Future: Returning Home to a New Life and Business Venture

    Nicaragua - With a shy half smile, Socorro Morales, a 54-year-old slight, frail woman, hesitantly begins to tell her story. Surrounded by sewing machines, stacks of carefully folded fabrics, half-made garments and all other sewing accoutrements, Socorro confesses that dressmaking was never her thing, but says business is thriving.
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  • CARICOM Supports IOM to Rebuild Public Health Facilities in Cite Soleil

    Haiti - Cité Soleil is rebranding itself and turning its back on an ill-deserved reputation as a "no-go" area in Haiti. It's happening because the impoverished community took its destiny in hand. Volunteer labour crews now clean many of the area's garbage-strewn streets.
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  • Cultivating Grains of Peace for Colombia and the World

    Colombia - "Here in Nariño, we produce the best coffee in the world," proudly states José Herney López, who has been growing coffee for over 45 years in the Department of Nariño in southern Colombia. However, violence in the area kept farmers like José Herney from maximizing its potential. With help from IOM and its partners, Nariño's coffee is now making a name for itself worldwide and changing farmers' lives.
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  • New IOM Project Promotes Education for Migrant Children in Mexico

    Mexico - Griselda Campos' husband left his family in Choluteca, Honduras for the United States in 1999 to provide for his wife and seven children. After several years, the family never heard from him again. This is how Griselda is taking care of her family, with help from IOM.
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