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Summary: Casa Alianza helps to reunify children with
their family.
Four children from El Salvador traveled along the Border to find their
mother in Guatemala city.
The Migration Office in Guatemala found four kids at the border shared with
El Salvador: three boys ages 5, 10 and 12, and a girl of 9. They indicated
to the authorities that they were traveling to the United States, and the
Migration Office referred them to Casa Alianza, where the social worker
and educators determined that their intention was to find their mother,
who works in Guatemala City.
Two days later, with the help of investigators, the children
were able to join their mother, a 25 years old woman from El Salvador.
Personnel from Casa Alianza and some journalists witnessed the
happiness of children, and the tears of excitement of the mother when
they were reunited. The woman indicated that she works to send them
money every three months, but has not seen them for about a year.
In El Salvador, the children are cared for by their grandmother.
Casa Alianza is deeply concerned to see that children are traveling
along without any protection, at risk of abuse and danger, and that
they could cross the Border to Guatemala without any documents. This
story is also a testimony to the fact that children are being particularly hard
hit by family disintegration caused by social problems.
For this reason, Casa Alianza believes in and works for family
reintegration.
In accordance with the recommendations of Childhood and Adolescence
Protection Law, we passed the case to the Minors Judge, and
informed the Consulate from El Salvador about the situation of these
children.
Owner: Casa Alianza