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Venezuela

Support for Venezuelan resilience facing the crisis
20 million people need humanitarian assistance
7.9 million Venezuelans have fled the country since 2015
70% of the population does not have regular access to drinking water
144,015 people assisted

Context

Venezuela is experiencing a prolonged economic crisis, which has led to a continuous deterioration in access to basic services for its population.

Growing poverty is affecting the entire country, particularly due to rampant inflation and chronic shortages, forcing millions of people to leave the country. Since 2015, more than 7.9 million Venezuelans have left the country, constituting one of the world’s largest migration crises.  

The remaining population inside the country faces extremely precarious living conditions: more than 20 million people require humanitarian assistance, and access to clean water, food, healthcare, and education is severely limited. In both rural and urban areas, the lack of water and electricity, deteriorating infrastructure, and limited access to basic services and affordable food are having a profound effect on people’s lives and dignity. The international community has forgotten the crisis in Venezuela.

  • 28.5 million inhabitants
  • 120th out of 193 countries on the Human Development Index

Our action

  • Mission
    opened in 2019
  • Team 5 international staff
    49 national staff
  • Budget 1.8M€

In response to the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL is providing a targeted response to meet the vital needs of the most vulnerable populations through local partners and in support of the State. The association is focusing its intervention on areas most affected by the collapse of essential services. It is implementing emergency measures to improve access to drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). In collaboration with ECHO, the NGO is strengthening the resilience of local communities in the state of Sucre, particularly in the face of natural disasters. SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL is also intervening by distributing hygiene kits and restoring water systems in health centers. 

Partners

1nstitutional and private financial partners CDCS, ECHO, DoS

Our impact

water sanitation

Improving access to sustainable sanitation and hygiene services in vulnerable communities

  • Rehabilitation of water and sanitation systems in health centers in targeted regions, in partnership with medical NGOs 
  • Training communities in good hygiene practices and distributing hygiene kits 
  • Community water infrastructure rehabilitation 
  • Emergency WASH support for populations affected by natural disasters such as floods   

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