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GRAPH 3: WHO PROVIDES SUPPORT AND RESOURCES IN COSTA RICA TO
NICARAGUAN HRDS
Number of Mentions by HRDs
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Main
Secondary
Third
Least
International Organizations
Civil Society / NGOs
Church/Faith Based Organizations
Host Government
FIGURE 2: WHAT ARE THE MOST URGENT AND/OR IMMEDIATE NEEDS FOR NICARAGUAN
HRDS IN COSTA RICA?
Financial
support for
subsistence
Humanitarian
assistance
(shelter,
housing, and
food)
Professional
development
Resources for
human rights
work (training,
methodologies,
contacts, tools)
Support
services
(medical
attention,
psychological
support, legal
assistance)
Protection
and physical
security
Promote
networks and
alliances
Source: Survey of Nicaraguan HRDs in Costa Rica, 2021.
In our survey to 20 Nicaraguan HRDs, we asked them to rank
by priority the actors who offer support and resources to
them while in Costa Rica. As can be seen in Graph 3 above,
international multilateral/governmental or intergovernmental
organizations were ranked as primary providers, followed by
CSOs and NGOs, Church and faith-based organizations, and
last government institutions.
As we can see in Figure 2, Nicaraguan HRDs in Costa Rica
have multiple urgent and immediate needs, such as: financial
support for subsistence; humanitarian assistance (Shelter,
housing, and food); professional development; resources
to do their HRD work; support services (medical attention,
psychological support, legal assistance; protection and
physical security; and networking and alliances. As in the case
of Colombia, in Costa Rica the supply for HRD services is also
heavily outweighed by the growing demand.
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