A Mental Health Story

Investigative Journalist | Director | Producer

When emotional distress becomes invisible, the consequences ripple quietly through families, communities, and an entire country.

In 2023, mental health remained a significant concern in Colombia. According to the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, cases of mental illness continued to rise among both adults and minors nationwide.

In this context, the work of health specialists at Americares Colombia was especially valuable, providing care, monitoring, and support to those in urgent need.

Health Across Borders

Investigative Journalist | Director | Producer

Access to healthcare for migrant families in Colombia becomes a matter of survival at the border.

Americares mobile clinics in Ipiales, Colombia, expanded access to quality healthcare for migrant families fleeing the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. This initiative exemplifies Americares’ commitment to supporting the health of families everywhere.

By investing in their well-being, Americares helps build stronger, healthier communities and contributes to a better future worldwide.

Vichada: Bringing Health to Remote Communities

Investigative Journalist | Director | Producer

In Colombia’s most remote regions, access to healthcare depends on reaching communities where roads end and rivers begin.

Americares Colombia’s mobile clinics delivers essential medical care to Indigenous communities in remote areas of the department of Vichada, reaching them by land and river. By working closely with these communities, Americares ensures they receive the care they need while bridging gaps in healthcare access.

Committed to making a lasting impact, Americares remains dedicated to providing essential care and improving the health and well-being of these communities.

Breaking Frontiers From Ciudad Bolívar

Investigative Journalist | Director | Producer

In Ciudad Bolívar, community health knowledge becomes a tool for care, dignity, and collective resilience across migrant and host communities.

Americares Colombia implements a community-based program in which Community Health Workers equip members of host communities, including Venezuelan and Colombian migrants, with essential health knowledge and skills. This initiative aims to promote health and self-care within community settings.

Upon completing the educational cycle, participants receive a diploma as symbolic recognition of their commitment during the workshops. They then become knowledge multipliers, sharing what they’ve learned within their families, neighbors and broader communities.

These workshops are designed by be engaging and interactive, fostering trust, building lasting support networks, and helping to reduce stigmas over time.

María Cira, A displaced Wayúu Venezuelan Woman

Investigative Journalist | Director | Producer

Displacement takes shape in a single life at the border, where survival, identity, and resilience converge.

María Cira, is a Venezuelan Wayúu woman who fled the humanitarian emergency in her country, where food and medicine were scarce.

María Cira at the Americares Colombia clinic in Maicao, La Guajira.