RESPONDING TO THE VENEZUELAN REFUGEES HUMANITARIAN CRISIS Our project Hope For Venezuelan Refugees is helping alleviate hunger and improve the condition of malnutrition among vulnerable Venezuelan refugees, migrants and walkers ‘caminantes’ through the donation of fortified Rise Against Hunger meals and locally produced commodities to food distribution centers and shelters that are serving hot meals to the refugees in Cúcuta and Pamplona in Colombia.

1. RESPONDING TO THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS OF
VENEZUELAN REFUGEES
Our project Hope For Venezuelan Refugees is helping
alleviate hunger and improve the condition of
malnutrition among vulnerable Venezuelan refugees,
migrants and walkers ‘caminantes’ through the donation
of fortified Rise Against Hunger meals and locally
produced commodities to food distribution centers and
shelters that are serving hot meals to the refugees in
Cúcuta and Pamplona in Colombia.
ACCESS TO FOOD IS A PRIORITY IN THIS
HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
Venezuelans have been forced to leave their country in order
to escape violence, persecution, lack of work, lack of food
and medicine. With nowhere to go, no food and no shelter,
these Venezuelans face the difficult reality of life as
refugees. According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR),
this is the largest exodus in the recent history of Latin
American.
4.8 million refugees and migrants have left
Venezuela.
1.6 million Venezuelans are in Colombia.
In response to this humanitarian crisis, two concerned
Venezuelan Rotarians from the Rotary e-Club of Houston,
human freedom activist and former Miss Venezuela Cristal
Montañéz, and WaSRAG Ambassador Dr. Isis Mejías,
created the Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Project to
help alleviate hunger among vulnerable Venezuelan
refugees and migrants.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cristal Montañéz Baylor (713) 483-4990
cristalmontanezvenezuela@gmail.com
Isis Mejías (281) 746-8271
isis.mejias@gmails.com
TO DONATE VISIT
www.mightycause.com/story/29ixvf
ALLEVIATING HUNGER & BUILDING PEACE
OUR PARTNERS
Hope For Venezuelan Refugees project is a coalition
between the Rotary e-Club of Houston, Rise Against
Hunger, Food Bank of the Diocese of Cúcuta, Food Bank
of Pamplona Foundation, Rotary Club of Cúcuta 1, and
allied organizations that joined efforts to implement,
facilitate, and manage the project.
CONTRIBUTING ROTARY CLUBS
Phase 1: Rotary of Club Humble - Rotary Club of Brazosport -
Rotary Club of El Campo - Rotary Club of Highlands - Rotary Club of
Baytown - Rotary Club of Gulfway Hobby - Rotary Club of Katy -
Rotary Club of West University - Rotary Club of Memorial Spring
Branch - Rotary Club of El Paso Camino Real - Rotary Club of
Calgary - Rotary Club of Somerset
Phase 2: Perrysburg Rotary Club - Perrysburg Rotary Service
Foundation - Downtown Rotary Club of Houston - Rotary Club of
Humble - Rotary Club Karlovac-Dubovac -Rotary Cúcuta 1 -
Rotary e-Club of Houston

2. OUR PROJECT IMPACT
UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP)
STUDY REPORTS:
• 1 of every 3 Venezuelan is facing hunger
• 80% of Venezuelan in Colombia suffer from food
insecurity
Our donation of Rise Against Hunger meals and locally
produced complementary food responded to the food
insecurity affecting thousands of Venezuelan refugees,
migrants & walkers, and Colombian returnees in Colombia.
“WHEN PEOPLE NO LONGER NEED TO FIGHT
OVER FOOD, PEACE WILL REIGN”
We encourage Rotary leaders and organizations to join us
in creating awareness of the increasing need for
comprehensive support of the Venezuelan crisis: the
biggest exodus in the history of Latin America, affecting
many countries and millions of people.