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People & Culture

A safe space on stage

How theatre is helping Central American women cope with the perils of migrating to the United States
  • Feb 28, 2019
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Women migrating from Central America to the United States often end up physically and emotionally scarred from the sexual violence they encounter on their way north. But theatre is helping them and their communities understand the perils associated with this migration. Part of an ongoing series of stories about innovative projects in the developing world, a partnership between the International Development Research Centre and Canadian Geographic.

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