Project profile — Venezuela Crisis - Emergency Health and Nutrition Response - 2017

• Venezuela (100.00%)

• Material relief assistance and services:
Material relief assistance and services (72010) (80.00%)
Relief co-ordination; protection and support services (72050) (20.00%)

• Gender equality (significant objective)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (not targeted)
• Participatory development and good governance (not targeted)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

August 2017 - The deepening economic and political crisis in Venezuela is resulting in severe shortages of basic food and medicine and a significant increase in the prices of basic goods. As a result, poor and vulnerable households are adopting negative coping mechanisms. Humanitarian needs have increased in multiple sectors including food security, malnutrition, health and water, sanitation and hygiene. With GAC's support, this project provides health and nutrition services to vulnerable and crisis-affected communities in Venezuela. Project activities include: (1) provision of basic health services; (2) distribution of nutritional supplements to children under five and pregnant women; (3) distribution of essential medication to vulnerable and at-risk individuals; (4) support to organize community meals; and (5) distribution of household hygiene kits and water filters.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased access to basic health services and medication; (2) increased access to nutritional supplements and food; and (3) improved access to clean water. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved, suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crisis or that are food insecure.

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