Ecuador

Resources and Publications

• Evaluation of a Group Psychosocial Intervention for Displaced Women in Ecuador and Panamá

  In Ecuador and Panama, HIAS carried out a multi-phase study to better understand, prioritize, and address the psychosocial needs of displaced women and their host communities. HIAS staff developed a five-session MHPSS and protection intervention in collaboration with community representatives. The intervention, called Entre Nosotras, was designed to be delivered by trained community members. HIAS staff tested two versions of the intervention in partnership with University of Copenhagen, Columbia University, and others.

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• Now I Know It’s Violence

  This report explores the lessons learned during the implementation of the 'Positive Masculinities' curriculum module run by HIAS in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. This curriculum module was part of the violence against women and girls prevention program in the Andean region.

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• Evaluating the Feasibility of a Group Psychosocial Intervention for Displaced Women in Ecuador and Panamá

  This study will evaluate the appropriateness, acceptability, feasibility, and safety of intervention and research procedures for a cluster randomized comparative effectiveness trial conducted in Ecuador and Panamá with migrant and host community women.

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• Community-Based Participatory Design of a Psychosocial Intervention for Migrant Women in Ecuador and Panama

  This paper describes a community-based participatory approach to MHPSS intervention design incorporating processes to promote local adaptability and fit while maintaining standardized elements of existing MHPSS interventions.

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• Invisible in the City

  Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity is often the motivating factor for flight, but is seldom the reason given by refugees and asylum seekers themselves.

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