(Caracas, Venezuela) - The neighbourhood of Petare, in Caracas. With a population of over one million people, it’s Venezuela’s most dangerous slum. A majority of violent crimes occur in the slums, home of the most vulnerable and hardest hit by the crisis.
(Caracas, Venezuela) - People queue up in the morning to buy gas in the Petare slum (eastern Caracas). Endless queues have become a daily life reality for Venezuelans, trying to find scarce products. In many cases, the cargo wouldn't arrive or is not enough for everyone. Sometimes, people have to try at several shops in order to complete their groceries or home supplies.
(Caracas, Venezuela) - A woman stares at her empty fridge at her house in Petare. For many families, even the most basic items such as tomatoes or beans are out of reach: according to ENCOVI, 80% of homes in Venezuela are food insecure.
(Caracas, Venezuela) - Children wait for their food at a solidarity kitchen run by Alimenta la Solidaridad, a local NGO working in Petare, a slum in East Caracas. In Petare, many families can’t afford to buy enough food and often children only make one meal a day. food at a charity-run kitchen from Alimenta la Solidaridad, a local NGO, at a slum in East Caracas. In Petare, many families can’t afford to buy enough food and often children only make one meal a day. According to report from Cáritas (2018), 65% of the children they worked with had different levels of malnutrition.
(Caracas, Venezuela) Community volunteers help serve food to children at a charity-run kitchen from Alimenta la Solidaridad, a local NGO working in Petare, a slum in East Caracas. In Petare, many families can’t afford to buy enough food and often children only make one meal a day. According to report from Cáritas (2018), 65% of the children they worked with had different levels of malnutrition.
(Caracas, Venezuela) - A grandmother feeds her grandchild at a charity kitchen run by volunteers and an NGO. Often someone in the family ends up giving up their meal so that the other members of the family can eat a bit more.
(Caracas, Venezuela) - Children look for food in a garbage dump at the back alley of a large shopping center. According to Cáritas, 53% of families have had to look for food at unconventional places, often meaning garbage.
(Caracas, Venezuela) - People queue in the morning in front of a small market to try to buy food. Endless queues have become a daily life reality for Venezuelans, trying to find scarce products. In many cases, the cargo wouldn't arrive or is not enough for everyone. Sometimes, people have to try at several shops in order to complete their groceries.
(Caracas, Venezuela) - A woman holds her baby at a house in the slum of El Junquito. She has recently decided to be sterilized as she already can't afford to feed her three children.
(Caracas, Venezuela) - A mural of the Hugo Chavez’s eyes dominates the view of the 23 de Enero neighbourhood, a slum in Caracas. The painting of Hugo Chavez’s eyes became iconic after his death and mas meant to be a symbol of his presence and legacy. While the 23 de Enero used to be one of the strongholds of the Chavismo, many have grown tired of years of economic mismanaged and persisting crisis.
(Caracas, Venezuela) - A bowl of food served by a charity-run kitchen for children. Most of the food is now based in carbs such pasta or rice while proteins have almost disappeared from the diet, creating cases of anemia and other diseases related to malnutrition.
(Caracas, Venezuela) - Men unload CLAP boxes in Petare. The CLAP box contains basic food supplies and is one of the measures of the socialist government to fight against the "economic war". About 87% of households now receive CLAPs subsidized food, yet it is never clear when the next cargo of boxes will arrive. It has been highly criticized by the opposition as considered a tool for ensuring the vote of the poorest
(Caracas, Venezuela) - Two man carry CLAP boxes, at the slum neighborhood of El Valle. The CLAP box contains basic food supplies and is one of the measures of the socialist government to fight against the "economic war".
(Caracas, Venezuela) - Freddy -16 years old-, a member of a kidnappers gang, at a safe house in a slum in Caracas. He joined the gang when he realized “things were hard at home. I saw my mum struggling to buy flour, rice, anything. That’s when I decided to join the band, so we can have food for my little brothers. I started as a thief but now I carry a gun for bigger hits”.
(Caracas, Venezuela) - Prisoners claiming for food and water at their cells in a police station. Many of them said they had a regular job but turned to crime because of the economic crisis and the impossibility to bring food home.g
(Caracas, Venezuela) - A protestor covered with the Venezuelan flag prepares himself to throw rocks to the police, at the Francisco Fajardo highway, one of Caracas’ main.
(Caracas, Venezuela) - Protestors stands during the blockage of the Francisco Fajardo highway. A political graffiti behind him reads the word “hunger”.