Twenty Million Venezuelans Still Have Severe Humanitarian Needs
The fourth edition of a report on the humanitarian complex emergency, published by HumVenezuela platform, shows a fall in purchasing power and a new push for migration in 2022 and 2023
Tag: poverty
Encovi 2021: Venezuela Is The Poorest Country in Latin America
Venezuela reached new levels of poverty according to Encovi. 94.5% of the population is in poverty, out of which 76.6% live under extreme poverty. Only one-third of women are active in the economy, men make more money in all sectors, and in executive positions, the gap is 76%.
Building Hope Against the Violence of Petare
Residents of Petare endure daily urban warfare and their fear of crime is way deeper than their fear of COVID-19. A couple of organizations, though, are doing their best to rekindle the community’s dreams
Yes, Venezuela Is Now the Poorest Country in the Americas
Our main universities released the latest ENCOVI survey and the figures are as bad as we imagined. Here’s our take on a study that shows what chavismo did, in all its horror
Flying Kites in El Cementerio
For the young men of impoverished areas everywhere, crime is a way into peer acceptance and respect. But in a Caracas barrio, children are breaking that cycle in quite creative ways
The Challenge of Child Malnutrition for Venezuela’s Future
We know that several thousand children are malnourished. How do we avoid a self-fulfilling prophecy?
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