News and Press Releases
At least 39 dead in Guanaco due to a crash involving a bus with migrants
GUALACA, CHIRIQUÍ. A bus carrying with 66 passengers including migrants, crashed in Los Planes de Gualaca, Chiriquí province, early this Wednesday, February 15. At the moment, 39 dead and more than 20 injured are reported.
The RFM joins the World Day of Prayer and Reflection against Human Trafficking
On Saturday, February 11, members of the Franciscan Network for Migrants met virtually to celebrate the World Day of Prayer and Reflection against Human Trafficking.
Actions Carried out in January 2023 by the RFM-Panama Team. Starting the year with hope on this path of being a brother and sister to migrants
We started the year strengthening our RFM team by coordinating the work shared by the San Antonio Parish, the San Vicente Migrant Fe y Alegría group, the Franciscan Network for Migrants, and migrants residing on the border.
Presentation of the 2022 Annual Report
On February 18, our 2022 annual report was launched with the presentation by the members of the RFM, who gave voice to the report, discussing the work and service, developments during a year full of challenges, and great hopes to provide the accompaniment to our migrant sisters and brothers.
Lenten Reflection on Migrant People
You will love the immigrant because you were immigrants in Egypt. Dt 10,19
Lent 2023
Update on the tragic accident involving migrants in Planes de Gualaca, Panama
After the tragic incident that occurred in the Planes de Gualaca, Chiriquí, Panama on February 15, in which 41 migrants lost their lives, many actions have been taken to respond to the needs of the survivors and relatives of the victims.
Where we are?
Learn about our shelters and teams
Volunteer Opportunities
Understanding, building and growing the Network
Program Focus
Capacity-Building
Members of the Network are already providing a myriad of resources to migrants. Network members will be able to enhance each other’s work by sharing information and resources via different media (bulletins, meetings and gatherings, capacity-building seminars, resource and route maps, threat advisories, etc.) that they can then pass on to migrants in their care along the route.s.
Support and Protection
Members of the Network will foster the establishment of migrant centers, shelters and houses of refuge in areas where there is a lack of resources by connecting donors to new and ongoing programs.
Advocacy and Collaboration.
Fidelity to the Gospel message compels us to not only to recognize the face of Christ in the poor and the excluded, but also to engage in a social analysis to identify the processes of impoverishment and exclusion e.g. root causes, agents, victims, mechanisms and consequences.
