Project profile — Support to migrant-hosting countries in Latin America and the Caribbean

• America, regional (100.00%)

• Basic life skills for youth and adults:
Basic life skills for youth and adults (11230) (10.00%)
Basic life skills for youth (11231) (3.00%)
• Secondary Education: Vocational training (11330) (5.00%)
• Basic Health: Basic health care (12220) (4.00%)
• Population policy and administrative management:
Population policy and administrative management (13010) (3.00%)
Population statistics and data (13096) (5.00%)
• Government And Civil Society, General: Facilitation of orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility (15190) (70.00%)

• Gender equality (significant objective)

This project seeks to enhance the socio-economic inclusion and integration of migrants, refugees and returned emigrants in Latin America and the Caribbean. The project works via 2 complementary components: (1) technical assistance to host governments in designing and implementing strategies in response to the refugee and migrant crises; and (2) collaboration with the private sector in promoting access to economic opportunities for migrants and host community members. This includes women, Indigenous Peoples, and persons with disabilities. Project activities include: (1) strengthening the capacity of host country governments to provide regularization, documentation, and protection services to refugees and migrants; (2) providing access to basic services and social protections, including housing and social infrastructure, for refugees and migrants; (3) improving access to health, quality education, and skills development for refugees and migrants; and (4) improving economic opportunities for refugees and migrants, including access to employment, financial services and capital. The Grant Facility on Migration of the Inter-American Development Bank implements this project. To date, over 1.8 million refugees and migrants and their host communities have benefitted from the Facility's operations and technical cooperation. Canada's support via this project seeks to reach 71,604 additional direct beneficiaries.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) enhanced protection and access to services (regularization, housing, health, education) for refugees, migrants, and host community members in selected countries of Latin America and the Caribbean; and (2) enhanced access to economic opportunities for refugees, migrants, and host community members in selected countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Results achieved as of March 2026 include: (1) provided support to five migrant-hosting countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, Honduras and Peru) for the participatory development of programs that facilitate the socio-economic integration of vulnerable refugees and migrants as well as host community members; (2) provided support to the implementation of two regional initiatives that facilitate greater social cohesion between migrant populations and their host communities in Latin America, and generate data on public perceptions on migration; (3) provided support to the operations of three Migracentros in Peru, facilitating legal status procedures and social protection services to more than 400,000 migrants; ?(4) provided support to 525 migrants in Manta, Ecuador facilitating access to certification and training programs to gain meaningful employment; and (5) supported the preparation and dissemination of educational materials aimed at promoting social cohesion in schools, reaching more than 8,000 students across Bogotá, Colombia.

• Proactive disclosure