Darien Field Manager Daniela Montesinos talks with a migrant woman at the Lajas Blancas Reception Center.
Tents at the Migration Reception Center, Lajas Blancas, sheltering migrants after their journey through the Darién.
Migrants bathe along the Chucunaque River at the Lajas Blancas Migration Reception Center.
Migrants queue for bus tickets to transport them to the Costa Rican border at the Lajas Blancas Reception Center.
The photos also capture the resilience and determination of asylum seekers, facing incredible obstacles in their pursuit of safety and a better future. The collaboration between HIAS and local communities is a key focus, illustrating how mutual support and understanding can make a lasting difference.
A migrant mother and her children arrive at the Lajas Blancas Reception Center.
Canoes filled with migrants reach the shore at the Lajas Blancas Reception Center.
A migrant mother and her child arrive at the Lajas Blancas Reception Center.
Migrants reach the Migration Reception Center in Lajas Blancas, seeking refuge after their trek through the Darién.
Amid the hardships, moments of hope and resilience emerge—evidence of the strength found in both the migrants and those who assist them. This project aims to shed light on these stories and the profound impact of HIAS' mission in the Darién Gap.
HIAS staff members Maria Sanchez and Andrea Jordan at the Migration Reception Center, San Vicente.
A migrant mother and child stand at the entrance of the HIAS support tent in Lajas Blancas.
Ghanaian migrant Sala Alaiku during an interview in Bajo Chiquito, after completing the dangerous Darién crossing.
An Ecuadorian migrant family poses in Bajo Chiquito, the first community migrants reach after the Darién Gap.
HIAS staff speaks with women migrants at the support tent in the Migration Reception Center, Lajas Blancas.
