Guyana — Flow Monitoring Surveys of Indigenous Venezuelan Nationals in Guyana, Round 5 (March 2023)

The economic crisis in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (hereinafter referred to as Venezuela) has resulted in the massive displacement of Venezuelan nationals throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. To clearly understand the impact of this crisis on Venezuelan nationals residing in these countries, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has been conducting Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) exercises across the globe. The objective of DTM is to capture data on various humanitarian needs such as protection, health, education, integration, food security, shelter, mental health, and the like to establish population profiles, track movements, map routes, and identify entry and exit points.

Since 2018, IOM Guyana has been conducting DTM activities on Venezuelan nationals. This 2023 DTM is the first conducted strictly on Indigenous Venezuelan nationals. The IOM team of enumerators worked with key informants and government officials to identify flow monitoring points where Indigenous migrants reside. Enumerators interviewed one member from each household and used snowball sampling to capture as many households as possible. From March 19 - 28, 2023, 162 interviews were conducted in regions 1, 2, 7, and 9.