Venezuela Crisis - Emergency Response - 2019

March 2019 - Severe food shortages and record hyperinflation have put buying food and medicine out of reach for many Venezuelans and has heavily impacted their ability to meet basic needs. As the situation continues to deteriorate in Venezuela vulnerable and crisis-affected populations are in need of critical assistance including basic health assistance food security and nutrition and water and sanitation. With GAC’s support this project is helping address the basic food needs of up to 9 000 crisis-affected people in Venezuela. Project activities include: (1) providing school meals to vulnerable and at-risk children; (2) distributing family food rations to food-insecure households; and (3) providing agricultural inputs such as seeds and capacity building to increase food production.

The expected outcome for this project is improved food security levels for vulnerable and crisis-affected households and improved access to education. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises or acute food insecurity.