Program "Return to Joy and strategy of communication of children migrants" (“Retorno a la Alegría y estrategia de comunicación de niñez migrante”)

In the end of 2014, after the crisis declared in Honduras due to the important migration of minors, unaccompanied minors, the Government created the Task Force for Migrant Children. It is composed by different entities, as the First Lady Office, the International Cooperation Institution, the Sub Secretary of Consulate and Migrants Issues or the Sub Secretary of Human Rights and Justice. This Task Force is based on the collaboration among institutions in the government, together with other instances of international cooperation, city councils, media, as well as the Chamber of Commerce.

In this context, Honduras raised an awareness campaign called "Return to Joy and strategy of communication of children migrants" (“Retorno a la Alegría y estrategia de comunicación de niñez migrante”) which is fostering the prevention of unaccompanied minor migrants. The Program aims to reduce the Honduran children migration and take care of the minor returnees. A methodology of psychosocial recovery is developed for immigrant children who have traveled unaccompanied and irregularly to the United States and who have returned during the recent months from Mexico and the United States, called "Return to Joy", based on principles that strengthen the self-esteem, include the family and use the technique of big brother.

For more information:

• https://www.unicef.org/evaldatabase/index_101062.html

GFMD 2014-2015 - RT 1.1 Partnerships to promote inclusion and protect the human rights of all migrants in order to achieve the full benefits of migration

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)