RCE Borderlands Mexico-USA-2018

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1. Project Title: 
PUBLISHED 2: Dr. Mark Lusk- Las Américas Immigrant Advocacy Centre- (USA) & Casa del Migrante (House of the Migrant- México)
2. Thematic area/s addressed by the project
Select your options: 
Health and Nutrition
3. Project partner contact information : 
Organization: 
Dr. Mark Lusk, Provost’s Faculty Fellow In-Residence, Department of Social Work, University of Texas at El Paso- Texas USA
Role: 
Dr. Lusk is the primary researcher for both projects. He is also a practitioner in areas related to the study.
Main Contact: 
Mark Lusk, Ph.D.
Name: 
Mark Lusk
Affiliation: 
Provost’s Faculty Fellow In-Residence, Department of Social Work, University of Texas at El Paso- Texas USA
Email: 
mwlusk@utep.edu
Alternative project contact: 
Name: 
María S. de Torres, Ph.D.
Affiliation: 
Director, Living Lab/Centro de Diálogo y Transformación Inc.- El Paso Branch
Email: 
mdtorres6@miners.utep.edu
4. Project type
Select the relevant type for your project: 
Bridging local and global perspectives on SD
5. Project description
Provide a short description of the project including strategies, regional challenges, aims and specific project activities.: 

Las Américas Immigrant Advocacy Centre in El Paso, Texas USA attends to the legal, material and psychological needs of immigrants, refugees, victims of crime and families seeking reunification. Their operations extend to both sides of the México-US border..

La Casa del Migrante (The House of the Migrant) run by the Diocese of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua México, offers meals, hospitality, clothing and medical services to men and families who have left their places of origin in search of a better future, who find themselves on the Mexican side of the international border.

7. Provide references and reference materials : 
PDF icon Mark Lusk. UTEP. Photos & Reference.pdf
6. Project status
On Going
Description: 
The human health and wellbeing work on both sides of the internationanl border is ongoing.

Legal council services are further available in an ongoing manner.
8. Tagging
Region: 
Americas
Tags (choose up to 5): 
Diversity, Equality & Justice