Humanitarian aid/Medical supplies for Venezuela
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My name is Linda Parra, Founder and President of Nuestra Gente Community Projects, Inc. I am from Venezuela. My entire extended family, as well as countless other friends and their families, lives in Venezuela. We are raising funds to help the people of Venezuela, who are in the middle of a crisis.
According to the United Nations, 7 million Venezuelans are in urgent need. 90% of the population of Venezuela cannot afford to buy food. Poverty affects 90% of the population. Nearly 9 in 10 Venezuelans live in poverty. Venezuela has been in the news for the last few months. I’m sure many of you have seen on TV or read about the humanitarian crisis. Food shortages, hospitals without medicine and supplies. Widespread food insecurity was one of the primary factors behind the massive protests that roiled the country in 2015, and since then, access to food has become far worse. The suffering of people in the country is dramatic. Venezuela is in crisis, and the people there are suffering without access to adequate food and basic supplies.
A recent report by the United Nations found that 3.7 million Venezuelans are undernourished, and a 2017 survey found that 75% of the population had lost a dangerous amount of weight. Health care has become hard to access
As the economy declines, hospitals have run out of supplies and health care professionals have fled the country en masse. NGOs have had to fill in the growing medical gaps, and a roaring black market now supplies desperate patients with everything from cancer drugs to insulin, according to IRIN. More than 85% of pharmacies are facing medicine shortages, the UN report notes.
Access to water and sanitation worsens. Wealthy families have been able to drill private wells to cope with the lack of water flowing from their faucets, but for the vast majority of Venezuelans, water availability has slowed to a trickle, according to AP. The UN's report reports that just 29% of households had daily access to water.
The scale of suffering in Venezuela resembles a war zone, as the country copes with a humanitarian crisis that has triggered one of the fastest growing refugee crises in the world. That's why Nuestra Gente Community Projects has been collecting donations of food and medical supplies to be shipped to Venezuela. In fact, we've received so many donations that we need help getting the donations to the people who desperately need them. We have a freight container filled to the top with dry goods, canned food, medicines, medical supplies, and other basic necessities. Won’t you please help us? No matter how small the donation, every little bit helps. All donations will go toward the freight shipping costs to Venezuela. We thank you for your help and support to aid so many families in need.
Nuestra Gente Community Projects, Inc., is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization established in Toledo, Ohio, and serving Lucas County. The organization provides education, social services, and health and safety awareness to residents, and families.
According to the United Nations, 7 million Venezuelans are in urgent need. 90% of the population of Venezuela cannot afford to buy food. Poverty affects 90% of the population. Nearly 9 in 10 Venezuelans live in poverty. Venezuela has been in the news for the last few months. I’m sure many of you have seen on TV or read about the humanitarian crisis. Food shortages, hospitals without medicine and supplies. Widespread food insecurity was one of the primary factors behind the massive protests that roiled the country in 2015, and since then, access to food has become far worse. The suffering of people in the country is dramatic. Venezuela is in crisis, and the people there are suffering without access to adequate food and basic supplies.
A recent report by the United Nations found that 3.7 million Venezuelans are undernourished, and a 2017 survey found that 75% of the population had lost a dangerous amount of weight. Health care has become hard to access
As the economy declines, hospitals have run out of supplies and health care professionals have fled the country en masse. NGOs have had to fill in the growing medical gaps, and a roaring black market now supplies desperate patients with everything from cancer drugs to insulin, according to IRIN. More than 85% of pharmacies are facing medicine shortages, the UN report notes.
Access to water and sanitation worsens. Wealthy families have been able to drill private wells to cope with the lack of water flowing from their faucets, but for the vast majority of Venezuelans, water availability has slowed to a trickle, according to AP. The UN's report reports that just 29% of households had daily access to water.
The scale of suffering in Venezuela resembles a war zone, as the country copes with a humanitarian crisis that has triggered one of the fastest growing refugee crises in the world. That's why Nuestra Gente Community Projects has been collecting donations of food and medical supplies to be shipped to Venezuela. In fact, we've received so many donations that we need help getting the donations to the people who desperately need them. We have a freight container filled to the top with dry goods, canned food, medicines, medical supplies, and other basic necessities. Won’t you please help us? No matter how small the donation, every little bit helps. All donations will go toward the freight shipping costs to Venezuela. We thank you for your help and support to aid so many families in need.
Nuestra Gente Community Projects, Inc., is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization established in Toledo, Ohio, and serving Lucas County. The organization provides education, social services, and health and safety awareness to residents, and families.
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Linda Parra
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Toledo, OH
Nuestra Gente Community Projects, Inc.
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