On October 28, 2021, a training session was held for journalists  and people related to social communications who are accredited and work for traditional media such as radio, digital or printed newspapers, and television that have a presence in the district of La Chorrera, as well as institutional communicators who are located in the area and that are related to the work being carried out by  the International Organization for Migration (IOM). 

The training was carried out in person and focused mainly on the press coverage of migration and its link with IOM's work in La Chorrera. Adis Quevedo, IOM Project Specialist, presented the organization's Community Intervention Strategy and other projects in execution in that district.  

Jorge Gallo, IOM Communications Officer for Central America and the Caribbean, made a presentation on recommendations to adequately transmit information on migration. Also from IOM’s Communications Unit in Panama were Mayteé Zachrisson, Media and Communication Assistant, and Abdiel Mena, Communication for Development Assistant, who presented the Somos Lo Mismo y Piénsalo 2 Veces campaigns. 

From the different projects and campaigns that promote integration and social cohesion, IOM works within the framework of an intervention strategy that involves communities in the district of La Chorrera. 

For more information, contact IOM Panama's communications team via iompanama@iom.int