Story

This project will improve health outcomes for children in Venezuela - providing care and resources to a generation growing up in one of the biggest humanitarian crises in the world. By working with local, community-led partners, we will reduce malnutrition (through nutritional recovery programmes and school meals), improve community health (through provision of WASH infrastructure and community medical provision), and provide resources (such as wheelchairs and hospital equipment).

Impact

Children's health has a direct effect on their development, ability to learn, and happiness - and a lasting impact on their future. Beyond the immediate reduction in suffering, this project also contributes to improving outcomes in the long term, lifting communities out of poverty and providing opportunities. By building the capacity of healthcare programmes, we invest in the long-term infrastructure of Venezuela, giving our partners tools to help children more efficiently and effectively.

Challenge

Even before the pandemic, Venezuela's healthcare system was stretched to its limits, with dire shortages of resources, infrastructure and healthcare workers. The complex humanitarian crisis of the past decade has caused extreme rates of malnutrition, the return of vaccine-preventable diseases, and expanding epidemics associated with declines in basic public health services. Some of the most vulnerable and disproportionately affected in this health crisis are children.

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