{"id":4951,"date":"2024-03-04T14:52:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T19:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/?post_type=actualite&p=4951"},"modified":"2026-10-02T04:29:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T09:29:16","slug":"traversee-du-darien-quelle-realite-pour-les-femmes-migrantes","status":"publish","type":"actualite","link":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/article\/traversee-du-darien-quelle-realite-pour-les-femmes-migrantes\/","title":{"rendered":"Crossing the Dari\u00e9n Gap: What is the reality for migrant women?"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After children, women are the most vulnerable in the Dari\u00e9n. Many of them are malnourished, anxious about what lies ahead, and exposed to various forms of violence. This forest, located between Colombia and Panama, is one of the world\u2019s most dangerous and longest migration routes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4952,"template":"","actualite_type":[10],"actualite_sujet":[],"action_combat":[],"mdm_pays":[],"class_list":["post-4951","actualite","type-actualite","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","actualite_type-international-actions"],"acf":{"mise_en_avant":false,"chapeau":"After children, women are the most vulnerable in the Dari\u00e9n. Many of them are malnourished, anxious about what lies ahead, and exposed to various forms of violence. This forest, located between Colombia and Panama, is one of the world\u2019s most dangerous and longest migration routes.","cta_type":"aucun","cta_lien":"","contenu":"

How Does M\u00e9decins du Monde Support These Women?<\/h2>\n

The healthcare staff at M\u00e9decins du Monde<\/strong>, present in the Las Tecas camp<\/a>, support migrant women preparing to cross the Dari\u00e9n, particularly regarding their sexual and reproductive health.<\/p>\n

The medical teams offer various contraceptive methods adapted to the precarious conditions of the migratory journey<\/strong>, as well as emergency contraception, and they also perform voluntary terminations of pregnancy (VTP).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t know what these women will face during the crossing, so we can make a difference. Of course, there are many things we won\u2019t be able to prevent.\u201d Dr. Camila Carjaval, Medical Supervisor.<\/h2>\n

Many women crossing the Dari\u00e9n do not have access to these contraceptive methods due to the high cost in their home countries. Due to lack of access to health services, they often discover their pregnancy during tests conducted by our teams.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Being pregnant while traveling this over 100 km migratory route toward North America is extremely violent and grueling. M\u00e9decins du Monde respects and supports each woman\u2019s individual choices.<\/p>\n

Through medical and mental health consultations<\/strong>, M\u00e9decins du Monde carries out prevention activities on gender-based violence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In 3 months, 3,216 migrant women were able to benefit from M\u00e9decins du Monde\u2019s health services in the Dari\u00e9n:<\/h3>\n
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  • 473 benefited from sexual and reproductive health services, including access to family planning<\/li>\n
  • 81 women had an individual mental health consultation, and 695 had group consultations<\/li>\n
  • 957 benefited from awareness-raising on sexual and reproductive rights and prevention of gender-based violence and sexual exploitation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    A Difficult but Unavoidable Journey<\/h2>\n

    Carolina is from Venezuela and is traveling with a group of 21 people, including 2 children. She is undertaking this migratory journey for her children who remained in the country because there are no longer any economic resources to continue living there<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    \u201cWhat motivates me is my family and my daughter, who are my driving force to move forward, to give them a better future. I have prepared myself psychologically because we hear a lot about the Dari\u00e9n, and now we are getting ready to walk.\u201d<\/h2>\n

    Rosa has two children who stayed in her country with their father. She left to join family members in South Carolina in the United States. She prefers to travel in a group, as it is perceived as safer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \u201cWe are just asking for the possibility to pass through without problems. If we do it, it\u2019s because we truly need to.\u201d<\/h2>\n

    More and more women are crossing the Dari\u00e9n in search of safety and a better life to offer their families, at the expense of their physical and mental health.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Many women leave without being aware of the violence they will endure during their crossing, particularly upon arrival on the Panamanian side.<\/p>\n

    On the occasion of International Women\u2019s Rights Day<\/strong>, M\u00e9decins du Monde calls on the international community not to ignore the sexist and sexual violence suffered by migrant women throughout their journey, denouncing the non-respect of women\u2019s rights in the Dari\u00e9n region<\/strong>.<\/p>","temps_lecture":3,"legende_couverture":"","signature_nom":"","signature_role":"","signature_initiales":"","signature_avatar":"","communique_lien":{"title":"The Dari\u00e9n Gap's green hell: a forgotten humanitarian crisis","url":"\/en\/?post_type=actualite&p=4885","target":""},"communique_libelle":"The Green Hell of the Dari\u00e9n: A Forgotten Humanitarian Crisis","encadre_titre":"","encadre_texte":"","partenaires_titre":"","partenaires":null,"reseaux_partage":["facebook","twitter","linkedin","email","copy"],"evenement_date":null,"evenement_type":"","evenement_lieu":"","evenement_inscription":"","presse_afficher":false,"presse_surtitre":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite\/4951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/actualite"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite\/4951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4953,"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite\/4951\/revisions\/4953"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"actualite_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite_type?post=4951"},{"taxonomy":"actualite_sujet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite_sujet?post=4951"},{"taxonomy":"action_combat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/action_combat?post=4951"},{"taxonomy":"mdm_pays","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medecinsdumonde.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mdm_pays?post=4951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}