Every child has the right to a healthy life. We work with our partners to give children across Venezuela this right.
30% of children are chronically malnourished.
Infant mortality rates have soared since the crisis began.
Previously eradicated diseases - such as dyptheria and measles - have returned.
The crisis is having devastating effects on the health of the population – and children are some of the hardest hit.
The healthcare system and the economy are in tatters. For many children, their only lifeline comes from local organisations that provide healthcare support.
We provide our partners with the tools, resources and funds they need to carry out projects that have a tangible impact on the health of children.
From the provision of medical equipment, to the support of nutrition programmes and remote healthcare projects - we help our partners to protect children’s rights to happy, healthy, dignified lives.
SUPPORTING HOSPITALS
Since 2015, we have been supporting hospitals with donations of infrastructure, medicine, and equipment, helping them to continue their life-saving work in better conditions and with the tools and equipment they need.
IN-KIND RESOURCE DONATIONS
Since 2016, we have been distributing milk, baby formula, personal health products, nutritional supplements, and vitamins to our partners across the country. These resources are secured through in-kind donations and partnerships with suppliers, and sent to our partners, who use them to improve the health of their beneficiaries.
WHEELCHAIR PROVISION
In 2018, we partnered with international NGO Walkabout Foundation to provide 110 wheelchairs to children in desperate need - providing them with mobility, dignity and independence. We are in the process of sending another container of 100 chairs this year.
REMOTE HEALTHCARE
In 2018 and 2019, we funded four week-long remote healthcare trips, providing medical and dental care to rural communities who otherwise would not have access to it.
NUTRITIONAL RECOVERY
In 2019, we provided the crucial funds to enable one of our local partners to run a nutritional recovery programme with 240 children and 40 pregnant and lactating women. This programme offers nutritional meals, therapeutic feeding care, and medical check-ups - with the aim of preventing malnutrition and its potentially devastating developmental effects.
FOOD SECURITY
Since the pandemic began, food and water shortages have worsened, and child malnutrition rates have soared. Families are now more reliant than ever on programmes run by soup kitchens and community centres, which often provide their only meal of the day. In order to enable the continuation of these vital programmes during the pandemic, we have provided almost 200 centres with WASH infrastructure.
URGENT WASH APPEAL - OVER $7,400 RAISED!
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