By Andrea Gandolfi | Project Leader
Peru is in mandatory isolation (with an additional curfew from 9pm to 4am) since March 16. All non-essential activities have been suspended and, up until June 3, people’s movement have been limited to the procurement of food and medicine. Venezuelan migrants are particularly affected by this situation, as most of them make a living selling food in the street or as day laborers. In fact, shortly after the beginning of the quarantine, we started receiving dozens of help requests from vulnerable individuals who were unable to provide food for their children and families.
To respond to this emergency, AGTR has been delivering emergency food baskets to the most vulnerable households. The average basket contained approximately 12 kg of non-perishable food, such as rice, beans, oats or canned tuna. We also included the special flour used to cook arepas, a traditional Venezuelan dish, to try to give migrants and refugees a taste from home.
With the help of local allies, we were able to provide aid to over 150 households. We are now working to secure additional funding to help many others who are still in need of assistance. Unfortunately, migrants and refugees were not included in Government aid programmes and have nowhere to turn to. With a little help, together we can keep this initiative going!
Thank you for helping us making all of this possible!
Sincerely,
Andrea Gandolfi
By Andrea Gandolfi | Project Leader
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