Poverty and Politics in Venezuela | The Borgen Project | Global Poverty
Venezuela is the most poverty-stricken country in Latin America. The nation’s position in poverty has led to Venezuelan citizens requiring aid from the United States,…
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Venezuelans Stuck Abroad Fight on Their Own to Come Back | Caracas Chronicles
To reach the closest thing to a notion of home, Angel* had to get married. “Every morning that we spent stuck in Panama,” he says,…
The Elderly Are Being Discriminated Under the Pandemic | Caracas Chronicles
When Luis Francisco Cabezas explains the context in which the elderly lived before coronavirus arrived, he lists the many elements that have affected their living…
COVID-19 and The Venezuelan Crisis | The Borgen Project
Of all households in Venezuela, 35% depend on financial support from family members working overseas. According to local economic researcher Asdrúbal Oliveros, remittances to Venezuela…
Making a Buck Off the Quarantine | Caracas Chronicles
As it is with most everyone still trying to make a living in Venezuela during these pandemic times, there’s a main trade and a secondary…
Venezuela, Where Health Workers Face the Worst of COVID-19 | Caracas Chronicles
Venezuela, where the pandemic came in late, is facing a high mortality rate in healthcare workers. They’re on the front lines without gloves, facemasks or…
More People Than We’re Told Are Dying in Venezuela From COVID-19 | Caracas Chronicles
Venezuela’s tiny diagnosis capability was identified as a critical weakness when facing the COVID-19 crisis long before the virus reached the country. Only two labs,…
How COVID-19, or Something Like It, Killed Pablo | Caracas Chronicles
It happened just after midnight on Tuesday, June 16th: Pablo died without coughing, his chest choked with fear. To avoid pain, he’d cough while sleeping…
Code for Venezuela: Solving the Crises | The Borgen Project
Amid the outbreak of intense political, economic and humanitarian crises in Venezuela, one group of Silicon Valley-based Venezuelan expatriates came together to create the nonprofit…
Chavismo Barricades Venezuela | Caracas Chronicles
Venezuela came in a little late to the COVID-19 pandemic, but its curve is on the rise and with no sign of slowing down; on…
