Children traveling alone through Mexico. Photo by Brett Gundlock

International Work

Helping children alone wherever they are on their journey to safety

KIND works to protect children alone and on the move. We use our expertise in unaccompanied refugee and immigrant children and civil society partnerships, as well as our extensive pro bono network, to ensure the safety and well-being of children alone in countries of origin, arrival, transit, and destination.

Children's Voices from Central America

KIND, UNICEF, and local partners worked with children in El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico to tell their and their families’ migration stories through drawings and writing as part of our Central American Voices Project.

In Their Own Words

"Los mareros las enamoran. Se van de casa. Las utilizan para ganancia. Las prostituyen o hace lo que quieren con ellas. The gang members seduce them. They leave home. They use them for profit. They prostitute them or do what they want with them. "
Young Girl Honduras
"I can tell a woman that she should report domestic violence, but she will ask me, ‘Who will support me, who will protect me?’ and I can’t answer those questions"
Judge Tegucigalpa, Honduras
"No hay seguridad, no hay buena relación entre policía y jovenes. No hay salud. No hay empleo. La policía hace mentiras, son corruptos. There is no security, there is no good relationship between police and youth. There is no health. There are no jobs. The police lie, they are corrupt."
Student Honduras
"Asylum seekers feel unsafe and vulnerable to the many forms of violence happening in Mexican border towns, some of which has been targeted directly to migrants.  They are at risk of being targeted by drug cartels, gangs, and even Mexican police or immigration officers who may extort them for money."
KIND Staff Member Mexico
"Most of the people who are suffering are adolescents; they are the most wanted to be killed. That is why a lot of people from where I live have gone."
16-Year-Old Boy El Salvador
Fact Sheet

Programs in Central America and Mexico

KIND’s Child Migrant Return and Reintegration Program in Central America and Mexico ensures the safe return of unaccompanied children, providing vital services such as mental health care, educat...

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July 13, 2023

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KIND’s Reintegration Program Fact Sheet

KIND helps returning migrant children reintegrate safely by providing critical support in Guatemala and Honduras. We inform children about their rights, coordinate with families in multiple languages,...

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January 29, 2025

Explanation

Pilot Study: Assessing KIND's Reintegration Program

KIND’s Reintegration Program supports unaccompanied and separated children as they return to their home countries and rebuild their lives. Since 2011, the program has provided family reunification, ...

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December 10, 2025

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KIND Europe: Partnering to Protect Children

Hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied and separated children are on the move in and around Europe, fleeing war, exploitation, poverty, and other trauma in the Middle East, Africa, or Asia. Most are u...

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August 16, 2021

Fact Sheet

KIND's Work in Poland

KIND in Poland KIND has worked in Poland since 2022. We work through a combination of a dedicated KIND staff attorney (based in Lublin) and a partnership with ELIL Poland to provide legal information ...

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June 10, 2024

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