A Journey of Hope

Haitian Women’s Migration to Tapachula, Mexico.

This is the experience of a Haitian woman living in Tapachula, Mexico, where she

and thousands like her have voyaged through seven to eleven different countries, ei-
ther via Brazil or Chile after fleeing Haiti, only to find themselves isolated, unsup-
ported and marginalized in profound ways. A city near the border with Guatemala,

Tapachula is an in-between place for Haitian migrants as they wait for their papers
to travel elsewhere, some aiming to seek asylum in the United States.