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1 Over 75 internally displaced persons, returnees in need of protection and people at risk of displacement showcased their products and services at a networking event organized by UNHCR and World Vision for entrepreneurs who have developed micro-enterprises as a result of the Súper Pilas program in 2021. Companies, financial service providers, universities, representatives of the government’s National Commission for Micro and Small Business and non-governmental organizations were present, who also participated in a question-and-answer session on access to credit, entrepreneurship in the tourism industry and expansion of foreign markets.
2 The LGBTIQ+ rights organization DIKÉ, with the support of UNHCR and IRC, organizes the first national congress on sexual medicine, transgender health and sexology for medical professionals in El Salvador. Presentations included sexology, sex therapy, sex education, plastic surgery for trans patients and good practices from participating countries. The Congress sparked an important dialogue among physicians about providing services to transgender people, which is essential to their health, well-being, and to prevent forced displacement.
3 UNHCR accompanies the Office of the Ombudsman (PDDH) in a protection monitoring exercise in the departments of Sonsonate, San Miguel and San Vicente. PDDH conducted 240 studies (total); 52 interviews with local participants (members of institutions, municipalities and organizations); and 16 workshops with their territorial staff and communities.
4 UNHCR, in coordination with authorities, partners and community leaders, delivered emergency aid such as hygiene kits, mattresses, roofs and cleaning products, among others, to communities affected by the severe storms. People affected by floods, loss of personal belongings and damage to houses were moved to safe shelters by the authorities.
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