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The Venezuelan Refugee Crisis continues to go unheard by the international humanitarian world, but that does not stop us. In fact, it propels us to work even harder to find funding to help the children and families who are suffering in marginalized Colombian border communities, because of the Venezuelan refugee crisis.

In a joint effort with partners on-the-ground, including Malteser Colombia and the Colombian Family Welfare Institute, we are providing medical care to the refugees, returnees, and migrants. But sometimes we see things that cause us to pause and find even more ways to help.

Recently, a family of 11 members (3 children, 1 pregnant woman with epilepsy) were found sleeping under a bridge on cardboard boxes. When our staff met them, they were drinking and bathing in contaminated river water. Two of the children suffer from severely infected mosquito bites, one of them with high risk of acute malnutrition. The other members of the family also had skin and respiratory infections. However, we were deeply struck by the 15-year-old pregnant girl who suffers from epilepsy and ongoing convulsions.

Under a bridge is no way to live. The life of a refugee is no way to live. But, we are committed to making sure that this family, and others like them, receive the medical treatment, medications, and repellant they need during this difficult time of their lives.

PROJECT GALLERY