BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Nairobi BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20000101T000000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:EAT TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260615T224641Z - 15534@e37c72951f07 DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20250604T190000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20250604T201500 CREATED:20260615T224641Z DESCRIPTION:Refugee-Led Organizations Responding to Overlapping Crises: What Needs to Change \nIn a context of multiple crises — financial\, political\, ethical\, and within international ‘aid’— that are impacting migran t and refugee communities across the Americas\, organizations led by Venez uelans in Mexico\, Ecuador\, and Costa Rica will share their experiences\, challenges\, and proposals for driving systemic change. This convening wi ll bring together representatives from Yo Soy Tu Pana (Ecuador)\, Apoyo a Migrantes Venezolanos AC (Mexico)\, Venezuela Global (Brazil)\, and Fundac ión VenCR (Costa Rica) — organizations that\, together\, have provided migratory\, legal\, and social assistance to hundreds of thousands of Vene zuelan and other migrant and refugee populations across the Americas. They will address urgent issues such as: The sharp reduction in funding and it s impact on migrants\, refugees\, and the organizations that support them. The rise in criminalization and hate speech\, and strategies to counter t hem. The power of greater meaningful participation by migrants and refugee s\, and the pathways to achieve it. The overlooked mental health consequen ces of these crises on migrants and refugees\, based on research involving thousands of affected individuals. The importance of alliances among orga nizations and with nontraditional actors (such as universities\, artists\, and media) to promote integration and development. Join us for this urgen t conversation to highlight the contributions of migrant- and refugee-led organizations\, understand their struggles\, and reflect collectively on w hat must change to ensure rights\, dignity\, and justice in host and trans it countries. Participants July Rodríguez\, Founder and director of Apoyo a Migrantes Venezolanos AC\, Mexico. Dedicated to the defense of the huma n rights of migrants of all nationalities\, both those residing in Mexico and those in transit. Her work is characterized by empowering migrant comm unities through projects\, [...] DTSTAMP:20260615T224641Z LOCATION:Kuja\, Kenya SUMMARY:Refugee-Led Organizations Responding to Overlapping Crises: What Ne eds to Change END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR