Joint Programme to Improve the Human Security of Ngöbe and Buglé Temporary Migrants in Costa Rica and Panama

The Ngöbe and Buglé, two indigenous groups originating in western Panama, are among the most vulnerable people in Central America. Widespread and persistent poverty, driven by low agricultural productivity and scarce opportunities for economic development has taken its toll on these isolated groups. At the same time, lack of culturally adequate health care and insufficient drinking water and sanitation services, coupled with limited access to education, has had a detrimental impact on the survival, livelihood and dignity of the Ngöbe and Buglé people.​

In response to this complex situation, the goal of the programme is to improve the human security of Ngöbe and Buglé migrant populations. To achieve this goal, the programme aims to: (i) empower and strengthen the capacities of migrant families to achieve minimum living standards through self-sufficient food production and marketing of surplus produce; (ii) improve health, personal, economic and political security through enhanced coverage and effective access to public, as well as community-based social, health and labour services along their migratory route; and (iii) create the necessary social, institutional and legal conditions and policies to promote and protect the human security of the Ngöbe and Buglé migrants.

KEY MATERIALS​
Programme Summary
Beneficiaries’ Stories
Workbook on Human Security for Cultural Advisers (“Cuaderno de trabajo en seguridad humana para asesores y asesoras culturales”)
Booklet on Preventing Maternal Deaths (“Libreta para reduced las muertes maternas”)