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:20260526T052819Z - 80383@ip-172-31-35-35 DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20250604T190000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20250604T201500 CREATED:20260526T052819Z DESCRIPTION:Refugee-Led Organizations Responding to Overlapping Crises: What Needs to Change \nIn a context of multiple crises — financial\, political\, ethical\, an d within international ‘aid’— that are impacting migrant and refugee communities across the Americas\, organizations led by Venezuelans in Mex ico\, Ecuador\, and Costa Rica will share their experiences\, challenges\, and proposals for driving systemic change. This convening will bring toge ther representatives from Yo Soy Tu Pana (Ecuador)\, Apoyo a Migrantes Ven ezolanos AC (Mexico)\, Venezuela Global (Brazil)\, and Fundación VenCR (C osta Rica) — organizations that\, together\, have provided migratory\, l egal\, and social assistance to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan and ot her migrant and refugee populations across the Americas. They will address urgent issues such as: The sharp reduction in funding and its impact on m igrants\, refugees\, and the organizations that support them. The rise in criminalization and hate speech\, and strategies to counter them. The powe r of greater meaningful participation by migrants and refugees\, and the p athways to achieve it. The overlooked mental health consequences of these crises on migrants and refugees\, based on research involving thousands of affected individuals. The importance of alliances among organizations and with nontraditional actors (such as universities\, artists\, and media) t o promote integration and development. Join us for this urgent conversatio n to highlight the contributions of migrant- and refugee-led organizations \, understand their struggles\, and reflect collectively on what must chan ge to ensure rights\, dignity\, and justice in host and transit countries. Participants July Rodríguez\, Founder and director of Apoyo a Migrantes Venezolanos AC\, Mexico. Dedicated to the defense of the human rights of m igrants of all nationalities\, both those residing in Mexico and those in transit. Her work is characterized by empowering migrant communities throu gh projects\, [...] DTSTAMP:20260526T052819Z LOCATION:Kuja\, Kenya SUMMARY:Refugee-Led Organizations Responding to Overlapping Crises: What Ne eds to Change END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR