AVSI has been in the country since 2000, following a severe flood that resulted in thousands of deaths in the Vargas and Miranda regions, near Caracas. Since 2019, AVSI has renewed its interest in working in Venezuela and later began its work in response to the complex humanitarian emergency that the country is experiencing, as part of the Regionalization Program alongside Peru, Mexico, and Ecuador.
Since 2002, AVSI has supported the San Antonio di Humocaro Foundation in the state of Lara through the Distance support program project benefiting more than 100 children. The Foundation, established through a friendship with the monks of the nearby Trappist monastery, currently manages a nursing home for 20 elderly people, a children's educational center, and a pediatric center that also includes a dental office.
Additionally, in the State of Yaracuy, we are working with the School-Based Program in collaboration with the World Food Program (WFP), where food assistance is provided to 60 Educational Units in the region, benefiting more than 8,000 people. This program has enabled the repair of kitchen and cafeteria infrastructures in the beneficiary schools.
Finally, in the State of Falcón, we are developing the Food Assistance and Livelihood Program in the municipalities of Falcón and Colina, where more than 100 people participate in a training program in baking or crafts. With this program, we aim to benefit mothers, representatives, and relatives of students from special education schools to help them generate their own sources of income. Additionally, this program, developed in collaboration with the World Food Program (WFP), includes a food assistance component for its beneficiaries.
