Condiciones sociales y legales de las mujeres venezolanas en situación de movilidad humana asistidas en el Centro Pastoral Social Cáritas-Cuenca en Ecuador, año 2023

Abstract

The irregular mobility of people is a problem that is present throughout the world. The conditions in which these transit processes take place these populations, mainly composed of women, in a situation of structural disadvantage in these contexts. For this reason, the objective of this project is to determine the social and legal conditions of Venezuelan women in a situation of irregular human mobility, assisted at the Pastoral Social Caritas-Cuenca, in Ecuador, in 2023. The type of research conducted was qualitative with a non-experimental-transversal study scope; the Atlas Ti software was used to process the information, through the application of in-depth interviews. For the selection of the study population, we worked with two groups of participants; in the first group, 10 Venezuelan women in a situation of irregular human mobility, through a non-probabilistic sampling by convenience, and for the second group we worked with 4 experts involved in human mobility issues with the Venezuelan population. Results obtained show that the main challenges faced by Venezuelan women in a situation of irregular human mobility in terms of social integration in the city of Cuenca are related to: lack of legal documentation, economic situation, discrimination and lack of access to public services.