USAID’s Funding Freeze Meets Anti-NGO Law in Venezuela
Humanitarian work in the country becomes harder than ever, between chavista persecution and Trump’s orders against U.S. foreign aid
Tag: Humanitarian Aid
Susana Raffalli: Food Bags Won’t Solve Venezuela’s Humanitarian Crisis
The nutritionist and humanitarian explains in detail why CLAP means political blackmail and unhealthy products
Venezuelan NGOs Need (And Want) to Improve Their Performance and Management
A survey reveals Venezuelans NGOs grapple with organizational and financial challenges to sustain its operations, deepen its professionalization and gap geographic inequalities. But with the necessary backing and coordination, the social industry can strengthen itself and widen its impact
The Humanitarian Agreement Between Maduro’s Regime and the National Assembly, Explained
Chavismo's Ministry of Health and the National Assembly’s public health advisor signed an agreement with PAHO to handle the pandemic in Venezuela. What does it mean—and how is it even possible?
Protest on the Edge
The battle for humanitarian aid at the Venezuela-Colombia border affected people on both sides, physically and spiritually. Anger, frustration, chaos and a glimmer of hope, this is what we saw from the field.
The Auto-Siege of Venezuela and the Politics of Hunger
Instead of a siege from abroad, the Venezuelan people are already besieged by its own government: the Maduro regime has submitted the population to control by hunger, like some totalitarian systems of the past.
The Importance of Singing Together
As someone born and raised close to Colombia in many senses, the Venezuela Live Aid was the quintessential gathering of that nation of superposed identities and affections that lives around this border. The symbolism goes way beyond what Branson said.
A Concert That Reveals What Borders Really Are
Venezuela Aid Live brought up the best of people, regardless of which side of the border they come from, while it helped to make our problems visible to the world. But the event, from that marginalized, strange place, also showed the strength we Venezuelans have built, even under the threat of war.
In Venezuela You’re a Criminal If You Try to Help HIV Patients
Members of the foundations Mano Amiga por la Vida (Mavid) and Conciencia por la Vida are being fiercely persecuted and harassed by the security forces of the Maduro regime. Their crime: receiving medicines and milk formulas for HIV patients.
The Hard Decisions of Humanitarian Aid
A Venezuelan doctor with many years of experience in international humanitarian aid explains the magnitude of the challenge: clear priorities, bigger amounts, and de-politicization are the right ways to provide emergency relief to Venezuela.
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