Project profile — Venezuela Crisis - Emergency Response - 2021

• Venezuela (100.00%)

• Emergency food aid:
Emergency food aid (72040) (75.00%)
Relief co-ordination; protection and support services (72050) (25.00%)

• 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)
• Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• Nutrition (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

March 2021 - The ongoing economic crisis in Venezuela has resulted in severe food and fuel shortages, record hyperinflation and the collapse of the healthcare system. Essential items, such as food and medicine, are out of reach for over 7 million people. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the situation has further declined due to border closures, weakened economic activity, and increasing demands on the health system already struggling. As the situation continues to deteriorate in Venezuela, vulnerable and crisis-affected populations require critical live-saving assistance, including primary healthcare, water, sanitation services, hygiene kits, as well as food and nutrition assistance. With GAC's support, this project helps address the essential protection and nutrition needs of up to 43,500 crisis-affected children, adolescents, and pregnant women in the region. Project activities include: (1) providing nutritional assistance and nutrition counselling session to crisis-affected people and healthcare providers; (2) providing training on the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse to local organizations and communities; and (3) facilitating peer group counselling sessions to mitigate and respond to child and gender-based violence protection risks.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved nutritional care for vulnerable people; and (2) improved protective environment for children, adolescents, and women. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved, suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises and acute food insecurity.

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