Phase 5 Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Soup Meal Program_Amended

PHASE 5 HOPE FOR VENEZUELAN REFUGEES
SOUP MEAL PROGRAM REPORT
Prepared by
Cristal Montañéz Baylor, Hope For Venezuelan Refugees International Coordinator
Honorary Ambassador International Service Committee Rotary District 4380
Member Rotary e-Club of Houston

Project Duration
March 13, 2021 to October 30, 2021
Challenge Access to food continues to be a priority on the Venezuelan-Colombian
humanitarian crisis.
Project Title Phase 5 Hope For Venezuelan Refugees “Soup” Program
Slogan Alleviating hunger – Building Peace
Brief Project Description Phase 5 of the Hope For Venezuelan Refugees “Soup Meal”
Program was created to respond to the emergency food insecurity
and alleviate hunger affecting thousands of Venezuelan refugees and
migrants in-transit “caminantes” fleeing from the Venezuelan complex
humanitarian crisis.
Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights establishes
access to food as a fundamental human right.
Country Colombia
Location Cúcuta-Pamplona Humanitarian Route “Ruta del Caminante”
Number of Refugees & Migrants
Affected in the Targeted Area
According to the Inter‐Agency Coordination Platform for Refugees and
Migrants from Venezuela (R4V) the number of Venezuelan refugees
and migrants (including in‐transit and temporary) in need of food
assistance is estimated at 3.26 million in 2021.
Target Population Venezuelan refugees and migrants in-transit “caminantes”
Donors - United4Change Center
- RAG for Refugees, Forced Displacement, and Migration
- Rotary Club of Washington Global
- Rotary Fellowship for Global Development
- Chanhassen Rotary Foundation & Rotary Club Chanhassen
- Venezuelan Association of Massachusetts
- Individuals
Food In-Kind Donors - Banco de Alimentos de la Diócesis de Cúcuta
- Supermercados Ebenezer
- Supermercados Betel
Humanitarian Aid Donors - Action4Help-Action for Solidarity
- Acción Social Venezuelan-CHRIO Houston
- Interact Club of Hancock High School
- Good Bears of the World
- Venezuelan Association of Massachusetts
Project Duration March 13, 2021 to October 30, 2021
HOPE FOR VENEZUELAN REFUGEES
PHASE 5 SOUP MEAL PROGRAM REPORT
A. Propose Performance Period Start and End Date
B. Executive Summary

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Selected Food Distribution Centers
& Shelters
- RHP-1 Punto de Apoyo Hermanos Caminantes Venezolanos y
Colombianos
- RHP-2 Albergue Fundar 1
- RHP-4 Albergue Hogar de Paso Marta Duque (Fundación
Marta Duque
- RHP-6 Albergue Vanessa
- RHP-7 Centro de Apoyo Mery
Project Objective 1 Objective 1 – Prepare and distribute Soup Meals to Venezuelan
refugees, migrants, and walkers “caminantes” on the Cúcuta-Pamplona
humanitarian route during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
- A nutritious bowl of chicken & vegetable soup
- An arepa (Venezuelan traditional cornbread)
- A cup of hot panela water (unrefined whole cane sugar)
Objective 1 Projection Projection: Plan to distribute 49,000 Soup meals
Projected Cost: US$0.50 per soup meal
Objective 1 Actual Results Actual: Distributed 63,882 soup meals
Actual Cost: US$0.32 per Soup Meal
Project Objective 2 Objective 2 - Procure and distribute locally produced food
commodities to the selected food distribution centers & shelters
cooking and serving meals to the migrants and walkers “caminantes”
on the Cúcuta-Pamplona route.
The project helped:
- Stimulate the local economy; and hopefully this helped,
- Decrease xenophobia towards the migrant population.
Objective 2 Actual Results Purchased
- 17,619 kgs (38,665 lbs/19 tons)) of local food commodities
procured and delivered to selected food distribution
centers/shelters
In-Kind Donations Received
- 3,408 kgs (7,499 lbs/4 tons) in-kind donations food
commodities received
For a Total Amount of Food Commodities Distributed:
- 21,027 kgs (46,164 lbs/23 tons))
USA Point of Contact Cristal Montañéz Baylor
Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Project International Coordinator
Honorary Ambassador International Service Committee Rotary D-4380
Rotary e-Club of Houston
cristalmontanezvenezuela@gmail.com
+1 (713) 483-4990
Ximena Murillo
United 4 Change Center (U4C) President & CEO
xmurillo@united4changecenter.org
+1 (832) 968-4349

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United4Change Center is a non-profit organization under section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code EIN 35-2385293
Colombia Point of Contact
Project Staff
Henry Sandoval
Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Project Country Manager
henryalbertosandoval@gmail.com
+57 (321) 202-5129
Logistic Partners - Supermercado Ebenezer
Social Media Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Hope-For-Venezuelan-
Refugees-Project-113163323407295
Instagram Phase 4: @hope_for_venezuelan_refugees
Donation link: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/united-for-change-
center-for-intl-development-global-citizenship/hope-for-venezuelan-
refugees
United4Change Center: https://united4changecenter.org/hope-for-
venezuelan-refugees-project/
Project Summary & Background 2019-2021
Phases 1 to 4 of the Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Project was a partnership between the Rotary e-Club of
Houston, the Rotary Club of Cúcuta, with the support of Rise Against Hunger (RAH), Rotary Clubs, and allied
organizations to provide access to food and alleviate hunger affecting thousands of Venezuelan refugees, migrants,
walkers “caminantes,” and Colombian returnees on the Cúcuta-Pamplona humanitarian route. See links to
completion reports on page 62.
During Phases 1 to 4 (January 2019 to March 2021), the project accomplished the following:
- Distributed more than 859,000 hot meals among 14 volunteers-led food distribution centers and shelters
on the Cúcuta-Pamplona humanitarian route “la ruta del caminante.”
- Distributed 46 tons (87,813 lbs) of RHA fortified meals.
- Procured and distributed 89 tons (177,621 lbs) of locally produced commodities with the support of Rise
Against Hunger and other donors.
- Provided PPE, portable hand washing stations, face masks, and other materials required to fight the spread
of the COVID-19 virus.
More than 578,000 refugees and migrants benefitted from the project according to an article published by Rise
Against Hunger on June 21, 2021.1
We are very grateful for the support of the Chanhassen Rotary Foundation/Rotary Club Chanhassen, 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, Perrysburg
Rotary Club/Perrysburg Rotary Service Foundation, Downtown Rotary Club of Houston, Rotary Club of Humble,
Rotary Club Karlovac-Dubovac, Rotary Club of Cúcuta, Rotary e-Club of Houston, and the River Road Elementary
School.
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https://www.riseagainsthunger.org/worldrefugeeday-2021/

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Currently, Phase 5 of the Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Soup Meal Program is a partnership with
United4Change Center, in collaboration with RAG for Refugees, Forced Displacement, and Migration Rotary
Club of Washington Global, Rotary Fellowship for Global Development, and the Chanhassen Rotary Club. This
report documents and illustrates the impact of Phase 5 of the project.
Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Overall Impact (Phases 1 to 5 January 2019 to October 2021)
Our efforts provide thousands of Venezuelan refugees, migrants and caminantes with hope and access to the
fundamental human right to food!!
To date, thanks to our donors and supporters, Hope For Venezuela Refugees, in conjunction with the volunteer-
led food distribution center and shelters, has distributed more than 923,380 prepared hot meals and 148,636 kgs
(327,000 lbs /157 tons) of locally produced commodities between January 2019 and October 2021.
Summary
Phases 1 & 2
Phase 2
Report
Phase 3 Report
COVID-19 Efforts
Phase 4 Report
COVID-19 Response
Brief Venezuelan Humanitarian Crisis Background
Venezuela is suffering its worst political, humanitarian, and economic crisis in history caused by the Nicolás
Maduro illegitimate regime. Poverty in Venezuela is an epidemic. The ENCOVI 2
report found that 96% of the
households are living in poverty and 79% in extreme poverty, a fact that means in the latter case that the income
received is insufficient to cover the food basket.
2
https://www.proyectoencovi.com/informe-interactivo-2019
C. Crisis Overview

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The shortage and high cost of food and medicine, lack of essential services, collapse of the hospital system, lack
of employment, increase in crime and corruption, and a monthly minimum wage equivalent to $3.503
only
enough to buy a kilogram of cheese and a liter of milk. This critical situation has forced 1 in 7 Venezuelans to
flee to neighboring countries under dangerous and risky conditions, without money, identification documents,
destination, or plans, only with the desire to escape from a situation that offers them nothing but hunger and
misery.
According to UNHCR, prior to the pandemic, one in four Venezuelans skipped meals. Older persons, often the
major breadwinner, face additional hardship since almost half have lost their jobs. Since COVID-19, more than
4 in 10 have had to cut back on the amount they eat.4
Venezuelan Exodus
Since 2015, almost 5.9 million have left Venezuela. 4.87
million are seeking refuge across the region in Argentina,
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico,
Panamá, Perú, and the Caribbean, reaching a saturation point.
Colombia continues to be the host country of the largest
number of refugees and migrants from Venezuela, hosting an
estimated 1.8 million refugees and migrants and 845,000
Colombian binational returnees according to the Regional
Refugee and Migrant Response Plan for Refugees and
Migrants from Venezuela.5
The Venezuelan exodus represents the biggest refugee crisis
in the history of Latin America, the Western Hemisphere, and
the Caribbean; and the largest forced migration crisis caused
by dictatorship and corruption in the world, second only to the
Syrian refugee crisis, which has suffered from war for more
than eight years.
The migration flow of Venezuelans to Colombia is
unprecedented in the region. It represents too great a
challenge as neither Colombia nor the region's countries are
prepared to take on the immense migratory flow. Income
losses during the pandemic have increase food insecurity, access to essential services, and the needs of the
refugee population living in Colombia.
3
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-raises-minimum-wage-fourth-year-hyperinflation-2021-05-01/
4
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/06/1093902
5
https://www.r4v.info/node/88647

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The government of Colombia and its international cooperation partners have a great responsibility to create and
implement effective policies and programs in response to the growing challenges that this crisis is causing in
the labor market, food supply, housing, health care and the public services, infrastructure, and education. Other
countries must share part of his burden since the destabilizing effects of the Venezuelan affect other Latin
American nations.
Who are the Venezuelan Walkers “Caminantes”?
Every day, hundreds of Venezuelan walkers “caminantes” cross the Venezuelan-Colombian border through
illegal and clandestine trails called “trochas” despite the regulations imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The walkers “caminantes,” as they are known, are women, men, and children traveling on foot to escape from
the violence, lack of food, medicine, essential services, poverty, and misery brought by Nicolas Maduro's
regime. Most of them are hungry and very poor in desperate need of assistance.
These improvised crossings trails have become the only access between the two countries for Venezuelans who
travel on foot. They are exposed to accidents and suffer from hypothermia and dehydration as they walk from

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city to city, and to other neighboring countries, through regions that oscillate between the unbearable heat and
the low temperatures of the Andean Region of the Páramo of Berlin located at 3,146 ft above sea level, while
traveling dangerous roads.
According to Michael Grant, Assistant Deputy Minister for the Americas at Global Affairs Canada “The facts
for Venezuelan refugees and migrants are stark: over half don’t have enough to eat, 80 to 90 per cent have lost
their source of income, one in four children are separated from their families during the journey, and many
women and girls face particular challenges, such as gender-based violence and lack of access to sexual and
reproductive health services.6
”
Victimization and exploitation are rampant in the border regions. Paramilitary groups are actively recruiting
Venezuelan youth and young adults. At the same time, armed groups force undocumented immigrants to work
in coca fields and illegal mining, while many Venezuelan women and children are into sex work.
Some caminantes walk approximately 556 kilometers from the border city of Cúcuta to Bogotá. Others, walk
for days to other cities, and others walk for weeks to neighboring countries on dangerous and narrow roads
without money or food. Activating a humanitarian transportation program will reduce this danger andalleviate
the exhaustion and despair suffered by refugees and migrants during their very long and challenging walks to
their destinations.
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https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/06/1093902

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Link to video of Caminantes on the Cúcuta-Pamplona Humanitarian Route https://youtu.be/UjlBu6AmVAc
Disclaimer: All the pictures in the video were taken by the food distribution centers and shelters volunteers.
COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis, Migration & Food Insecurity
At the end of January 2020, as the new coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 (COVID-19) began to spread throughout
Europe, the Colombian authorities were aware that the disease would eventually arrive in the country and test
its health system - a system already burdened by various historical, social, and economic-related problems,
likely to be exacerbated by the pandemic and to lead to tragedy.
The virus was confirmed to have reached Colombia on March 6, 2020. According to the World Health
Organization (WHO), the Colombian government, led by President Iván Duque and the governors and mayors
of the main cities, swiftly designed a strategy to respond to COVID-19 with monitoring and evaluation
mechanisms and instruments such as the Unified Command Post (PMU). From 17 March to 1 September 2020,
Colombia denied entry to those who were not Colombian citizens, permanent residents, or diplomats, and as of,
and a negative PCR test result issued within 96 hours prior to departure was required to enter the country. Land
and water borders remained closed until 1 November 2020.
As the number of COVID-19 cases increased in Colombia and other neighboring countries, so did the number
of displaced Venezuelans who lost their income source and were evicted from their homes. In contrast, others
continued to flee from Venezuela to Colombia and other countries, escaping violence, persecution, lack of work,
and scarcity of food and essential services in Venezuela, resulting in a bi-directional migration despite the
restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic.

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The impact of COVID-19 further aggravated the food insecurity among the Venezuela refugees and migrants
limiting access to food. According to the three Joint Needs Assessments carried out by GIFMM during 2020
(Colombia, RMRP 2021, 121)7
. The recent assessments of the Food Security and Nutrition sector:
- 91% of the Venezuelan population has identified food security and nutrition as their primary overall
need following the impact of COVID-19
- 73% of refugees and migrants face food insecurity.
At the beginning of the pandemic, most humanitarian activities were suspended on the Cúcuta-Pamplonaroute
due to protocols and guidelines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The pandemic also affected the limited
aid two of the shelters received through an agreement with the World Food Program, which decided to cancel
their programs. The humanitarian route was left unattended during this complex humanitarian crisis. The
shelters were closed following the protection guidelines and protocols imposed by the local and national
government Colombian government to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Nonetheless, it was very challenging
for the local and national governments, and international organizations to contain the influx of refugees and
provide food for this vulnerable population.
When COVID-19 pandemic emerged in Colombia, the Hope For Venezuelan Refugees team initiated a
campaign to help the migrant population in need of food assistance during the emergency crisis caused by the
global pandemic and expanded our response to include personal protective equipment (PPE) and bio-security
suits for the volunteers, portable hand washing stations, thousands of washable masks, gloves, infrared
thermometers, and disinfectant and cleaning products were distributed to all locations as part of our efforts to
help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 on the Cúcuta-Pamplona humanitarian route; volunteers continued to
cook and distribute thousands of food rations in disposable containers to refugees and caminantes in transit,
thanks to the Rise Against Hunger partnership and support. Bags with groceries and personal hygiene supplies
were distributed to vulnerable local families thanks to donations sponsored by the Rotary Club of Chanhassen,
Rotary Clubs, and individuals.
The Important Role of the Civic Society
For the last five years, the volunteers operating the civic society food distribution centers and shelters have
provided basic services and hundreds of thousands of meals to refugees and migrants. Their work have
contributed to saving lives and dignifying the passage of walkers along the humanitarian route by offering hot
food, providing information and accompaniment to migrants, refugees, and caminantes 24 hours a day and seven
days a week. It will be difficult to imagine what would have happened in some regions without the
volunteers' response and attention.
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However, as the flow of Venezuelan refugees, migrants, and walkers increases, more support is required from
UN agencies and local authorities responsible for ensuring the protection and defense of refugees and migrants'
fundamental human rights and the host population.
The UN agencies and the government of Colombia are mitigating various aspects of the humanitarian crisis in
some regions of Colombia and must consider including a broader representation of civic society and volunteer
organizations to formulate and unify strategies, strengthen the inorganic organizations, and create alliances to
offer a more comprehensive and sustainable support plan for Venezuelan refugees and migrants. It is essential
to highlight that the work of civil society and volunteer organizations has been crucial to respond to the
challenges faced by refugees and migrants in Colombia in the sectors of nutrition and health.
Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights establishes access to food as a fundamental human right.8
After successfully completing Phases 1-4 of the project, our team observed how Venezuelans continued to flee
from the shortages of food and essential services, impunity, and abuses imposed by the regime, despite the lack
of money and the restrictions of the radical weeks and flexible weeks imposed by the regime during the global
pandemic. According to the Inter‐Agency Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela
(R4V), the number of Venezuelan refugees and migrants (including in‐transit and temporary) in need of food
assistance is estimated at 3.26 million in 2021.9
8
https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights
9
https://www.fao.org/giews/country-analysis/external-assistance/en/
D. Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Phase 5 Soup Meal Program

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Faced with such a human tragedy, and considering that access to food continues to be a priority in the
Venezuelan-Colombian humanitarian crisis, in March 2021, our team began Phase 5 of the Hope For
Venezuelan Refugees with a Soup Meal Program to respond to the emergency food insecurity and to alleviate
hunger affecting thousands of Venezuelan refugees, migrants, and walkers “caminantes” through the donation
of locally produced commodities to the selected food distribution centers food and shelters cooking and
distributing meals to this migrant population in the Cúcuta-Pamplona humanitarian route:
- RHP-1 Punto de Apoyo Hermanos Caminantes Venezolanos y Colombianos
- RHP-2 Albergue Fundar 1
- RHP-4 Albergue Hogar de Paso Marta Duque (Fundación Marta Duque)
- RHP-6 Albergue Vanessa
- RHP-7 Centro de Apoyo Mery
Phase 5 Partnerships and Support Networks
The Hope For Venezuelan Refugees team worked with the network of support organizations to:
- Execute, monitor, and manage all project related activities in alignment with the proposed objectives.
- Coordinate the food commodities and supplies procurement, distribution, transportation, and delivery
in compliance with quarantine protocols and restrictions.
- Work with the coordinators and volunteers of the selected food distribution centers/shelters and oversee
the preparation, cooking and distribution of meals to the refugees and migrants following the protocols,
guidelines and constraints imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine.

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- Distribute the new meal distribution registration lists and encourage the volunteers to register the meals
distributed.
- Collect and process the data containing the number of meals distributed by food distribution center,
gender and age.
- Request evidence and pictures of all activities involving the food and PPE distribution, including sharing
pictures in the WhatsApp group daily.
- Develop relationships and coordinate efforts with local, international and GIFMM organizations in the
region to prevent duplication of efforts and donations.
Partners and supporting organizations: United4Change Center, Rotary Refugee, Forced Displacement and
Migration Action Group, Rotary Club of Washington Global, Rotary for Global Development, Rotary Club of
Chanhassen, and individuals.
Meal Distribution Registration Lists
Volunteers collected the following data to help measure the number of meals distributed per family unit, gender
and age categories in each food distribution center/shelter:
- Date
- ID # of the head of family FECHA:
- Name & last name,
- No. of boys 1-18 per family
- No. of girls 1-18 per family
- No. men 19-50 per family
- No. women 19-50 per family
- No. men +50 per family
- No. women +50 per family
The project manager collected the copies of the registration lists every two weeks, processed, and logged in the
data into the designated Smartsheet. Additionally, all the centers shared pictures and videos of the meal
preparation and distribution. Below is a sample of the new registration list.
EDADES NIÑAS Y
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Phase 5 of the Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Soup Meal Program is an emergency humanitarian effort
created to respond to the food insecurity and alleviate hunger affecting thousands of Venezuelan refugees,
migrants, and walkers “caminantes.” The project provides locally produced commodities to the selected food
distribution centers & shelters, cooking and distributing meals to this migrant population in the Cúcuta-
Pamplona humanitarian route.
Phase 5 Project Objective 1
Prepare and distribute soup meals to Venezuelan refugees, migrants, and walkers “caminantes” on the Cúcuta-
Pamplona humanitarian route during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
Each soup meal consists of:
- A nutritious bowl of chicken & vegetable soup
- An arepa (Venezuelan traditional cornbread)
- A cup of hot panela water (unrefined whole cane sugar)
E. Phase 5 Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Project Objectives

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Results Objective 1
63,882 Soup meals were distributed to Venezuelan refugees, migrants and walkers “caminantes” through the
selected food distribution centers/shelters:
A. 52,465 Soup meals distributed to registered beneficiaries
B. 11,417 Soup meals distributed to non-registered beneficiaries and volunteers (calculated at 10% which
includes the meals per day for 31 volunteers). There are several reasons why some refugees and migrants
did not sign the meal distribution registration lists:
- Challenges imposed by the pandemic and the fear of propagation of COVID-19
- Lack of dedicated volunteer to register beneficiaries
- Lack of funds to hire a dedicated person to the register beneficiaries
- People who were afraid to sign
- People who could not sign because volunteers very occupied and the registration book was not
available.
- People who pick up a meal box an continue walking without signing the registration list.

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Meal Distribution per Food Distribution Center & Shelter
The table and graphic below contain the number of meals distributed to refugees, migrants, and walkers
“caminantes” by the selected food distribution centers in the Cúcuta-Pamplona humanitarian route during the
period of times indicated.
Food Dist Centers/ Shelters
Initial
Date
End
Date
No.
Days
1- No. Soup Meals
DistributedtoRegistered
Beneficiaries + Non-
RegisteredBeneficiaries
2- Soup Meals
Distributed to
Volunteers
3- Total Soup
MealsDistributed
(1+2)
RHP-1 Hermanos Caminantes 3/13/21 10/30/21 185 28,641 3,258 31,899
RHP-2 Albergue Fundar 1 5/22/21 8/4/21 76 7,075 1,467 8,542
RHP-4 Fundación Marta Duque 3/13/21 5/14/21 47 2,151 322 2,473
RHP-6 Albergue Vanessa 3/13/21 8/1/21 118 14,901 944 15,845
RHP-7 Centro de Apoyo Mery 3/13/21 6/13/21 60 4,494 180 5,123
Total 3/13/21 10/30/21 486 57,262 6,171 63,882

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The table and chart below illustrate the percentage of the total number of meals distributed to registered children,
women, and men by age range and gender from March 13 to October 30, 2021.
The chart illustrates the percentage of children, women, and men by age range and gender based on the following
age ranges: boys 1-18, girls1-18, men 19-50, women 19-50, men 50+ and women 50+ of refugees, migrants and
caminantes according to the data collected on the registration lists in the listed food distribution center and
shelters from 3/13/21 to 10/30/21.

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Phase 5 Project Objective 2
Procure and distribute locally produced food commodities to the selected food distribution centers & shelters
cooking and serving meals to the migrants and walkers “caminantes” on the Cúcuta-Pamplona route to:
- Stimulate the local economy, and
- Decrease xenophobia towards the migrant population.
Results Objective 2
During Phase 5, a total of 21,427 kgs (46,164 lbs) of food commodities distributed. The distribution to the
selected food distribution centers/shelters was scheduled every two weeks for the duration of the project. The
first distribution was made on March 13, 2021, and the last one was made on October 30, 2021.
No. Product Vendor Kgs Lbs Tons
Total 1 Local Food Commodities Ebenezer 17,619 38,665 19
Total 2 In-Kind Donation Food Items
Banco Alimentos Diocesis de Cúcuta / Super
Mercados Ebenezer & Betel
3,408 7,499 4

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In-Kind Donations of Food Commodities
Super Mercados Ebenezer and Betel included the Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Soup Meal Program in their
Corporate Social Responsibility program and made weekly donations of diverse food commodities. The Banco
de Alimentos de la Diócesis de Cúcuta donated boxes of fortified rice. These donations helped extend the
duration of our soup program.
Total Food Commodities Distributed
No. In-Kind Donatiions Vendor Unit Kgs Lbs Tons
Local Food Commodities
1.2 Diverse food products Ebenezer & Betel kg 1,895 4,170 2.09
1.2 Fortified rice Banco Alimentos Diocesis de Cúcuta kg 1,513 3,329 1.66
Total 1.2 3,408 7,499 3.75

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RHP-1 Punto de Apoyo Hermanos Caminantes Venezolanos yColombianos
Punto de Apoyo Hermanos Caminantes
Venezolanos y Colombianos
Summary
Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Soup Meal Program 3/13/21 – 10/30/2021
Soup Distribution Days: 185
Soup Meal Distribution Frequency: 3 Meals per day (breakfast, lunch & dinner)
7 days/week
Soup Meal Distributed to Registered Beneficiaries by
Gender & Age:
Boys 1-18 3,770
Girls 1-18 4,964
Men 19-50 9,367
Women 19-50 6,587
Men 50+ 748
Women 50+ 602
1- Soup Meals Distributed to Registered Beneficiaries +
10% Non-Registered Beneficiaries
28,641
2- Soup Meals Distributed to Volunteers 3,258
3- Total Soup Meals Distributed (1+2): 31,899
Partner Organizations: Punto de Apoyo Hermanos Caminantes
Venezolanos y Colombianos
Coordinator: Ronald Vergara
Number of Volunteers: 6
Location: KDX 47-5 In front of the Finca Villa Marina
entrance of UNIPAMPLONA, Vereda Matajira,
Pamplonita, Norte de Santander
Food Donors: Breakfast, lunch & dinner - Hope For
Venezuelan Refugees
Banco Diocesano de Alimentos de Cúcuta
Other Donors: On The Ground International, Red Cross,
UNICEF
Services: Serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. Our
team delivered food commodities every two
weeks for the preparation of the soup and arepas.
Ronald and his family with the help of On the
Ground volunteers run this food distribution
center. Each family member plays a role in
preparing food and caring for the refugees,
migrants, and caminantes in-transit who daily
stop at this distribution center on their way
Pamplona or to other cities or neighboring
countries. Additionally, On the Ground and
Carpa Esperanza volunteers wash the feet of
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the caminantes and treat their blisters.
Type of Migrant Population Served: Venezuelan refugees “caminantes” and
Colombian returnees.
Challenges: It was challenging for international
organizations to commit support since this food
distribution center was not registered as an
NGO under Colombian laws. The Venezuelan
family who operates this distribution center
had to seek help from individuals to assist with
the payment of the rent, public services, shelter
adaptation, food, health and other expenses.
Link to Video (made with images submitted by volunteers): https://youtu.be/wPQI4KJFx1Q
Link to Album: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmUX26xT

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RHP-2 Punto de Apoyo Caminantes Venezolanos y Colombianos
Based on 3 Meals per Day (breakfast, lunch & dinner)
5,000
4,500
4,000
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
4,440 4,567
3,394 3,301
2,963
2,750
1,559
1,948
2,328
1,969
RHP-1 Punto de Apoyo Hermanos Caminantes Venezolanos y Colombianos Soup Meal Distribution
The table below summarizes the soup meal distribution to refugees, migrants, and walkers “caminantes”
according to the data collected and documented on the registration forms during the implementation of the
project based on 3 meals per day (breakfast, lunch & dinner) 7 days per week.
Food Dist
Centers/
Shelters
Initial Date End Date
No.
Days
1-Soup Meals
Distributed &
Registered +10%
Non-Registered
Beneficiaries
2-Soup Meals
Distributed to
Volunteers
3-Total Soup
Meals
Distributed
(1+2)
RHP-1 3/13/21 3/31/21 19 1,274 285 1,559
RHP-1 3/30/21 4/13/21 15 1,723 225 1,948
RHP-1 4/16/21 4/30/21 15 4,215 225 4,440
RHP-1 5/5/21 5/22/21 18 4,297 270 4,567
RHP-1 5/22/21 6/5/21 15 3,079 315 3,394
RHP-1 6/5/21 6/21/21 17 2,944 357 3,301
RHP-1 6/22/21 7/2/21 11 2,732 231 2,963
RHP-1 7/3/21 7/17/21 15 2,058 270 2,328
RHP-1 7/18/21 8/3/21 17 2,444 306 2,750
RHP-1 9/12/21 09/25/21 14 1,717 252 1,969
RHP-1 09/26/21 10/12/21 17 1,146 306 1,452
RHP-1 10/19/21 10/30/21 12 1,013 216 1,229
Total 3/13/21 10/30/21 185 28,641 3,258 31,899
This graphic based on the number of meals distributed during the period of times indicated reflects the migration
flow passing through this food distribution center.
1,452 1,229
03/13/21 03/30/21 04/16/21 05/05/21 05/22/21 06/05/21 06/22/21 07/03/21 07/18/21 9/12/21 9/26/21 10/19/21
03/31/21 04/13/21 04/30/21 05/22/21 06/05/21 06/21/21 07/02/21 07/17/21 08/03/21 9/25/21 10/12/21 10/30/21

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Soup Meals Distribution & Registration by Gender & Age
Food Dist
Centers/
Shelters
Initial Date End Date Boys 1-18 Girls 1-18 Men 19-50 Women 19-50 Men +50 Women +50
RHP-1 03/13/21 03/31/21 58 49 722 323 3 3
RHP-1 03/30/21 04/13/21 79 74 828 507 30 48
RHP-1 04/16/21 04/30/21 584 1165 1102 789 119 73
RHP-1 05/05/21 05/22/21 536 708 1194 1239 128 101
RHP-1 05/22/21 06/05/21 267 264 1229 887 76 76
RHP-1 06/05/21 06/21/21 560 633 800 568 77 38
RHP-1 06/22/21 07/02/21 565 559 693 461 105 101
RHP-1 07/03/21 07/17/21 304 394 634 448 46 45
RHP-1 07/18/21 08/03/21 366 495 759 506 32 64
RHP-1 9/12/21 9/25/21 192 328 581 381 51 28
RHP-1 9/26/21 10/12/21 128 162 430 262 46 14
RHP-1 10/19/21 10/30/21 131 133 395 216 35 11
RHP-1 3/13/21 10/30/21 3,770 4,964 9,367 6,587 748 602

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age ranges: boys 1-18, girls1-18, men 19-50, women 19-50, men 50+ and women 50+.
Men 19-50 years old represent 36% of the total number of refugees, migrants and caminantes according to the
data collected on the registration lists in this food distribution center from 3/13/21 to 10/30/21.

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RHP-2 Albergue Fundar 1
Albergue Fundar 1 Summary
Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Soup Meal Program 5/22/21 - 8/4/21
Soup Meal Distribution Frequency: 2 Meals per day (breakfast & dinner) 7
days/week
Gender and Age:
Boys 1-18 398
Girls 1-18 375
Men 19-50 3,386
Women 19-50 2,199
Men 50+ 52
Women 50+ 22
1- Soup Meals Distributed to Registered
Beneficiaries + 10% Non-Registered Beneficiaries 7,075
2- Soup Meals Distributed to Volunteers 1,467
Partner Organizations: Fundación Antonio Rojas
Coordinator: Julián Tiria Galviz
Location: 500 Meters from the Bochalema entrance next
to the La Antigua Gallera
Food Donors: Solidarités International
Hope For Venezuelan Refugees
Other Donors: Red Cruz, CARE, OIM, Premiere Urgence
International, Opción Legal
Services Offered: Food, bathroom & shower services, and
shelter
Type of Migrant Population Served: Venezuelan migrants, refugees & walkers
“caminantes”
Challenges: At the beginning of phase 5 of our project, an
international NGO provided lunch daily,
cleaning supplies, operating expenses and
made important infrastructure and adaptations
to this shelter. Some legal adversities arose,
and the partnership ended. Hence, our team
committed to delivering food commodities
every two weeks to prepare soup and arepas
for breakfast and dinner for ten weeks.
Link to Video (made with images submitted by volunteers): https://youtu.be/iihzRQAhkvc
Link to Album: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmVMzW6Y

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RHP-1 Albergue Fundar 1 Soup Distribution Summary
The table below summarizes the soup meal distribution to refugees, migrants, and walkers “caminantes”
according to the data collected and documented on the registration forms during the implementation of the
project based on 2 meals per day (breakfast & dinner) 7 days per week.
Food Dist
Centers/
Shelters
Initial
Date
End
Date
Meal
Duration
1-Soup Meals
Distributed &
Registered + 10%
Non-Registered
Beneficiaries
2-Soup Meals
Distributed to
Volunteers
3-Total Soup
Meals
Distributed
(1+2)
RHP-1 5/22/21 6/4/21 14 1,362 252 1,614
RHP-1 6/5/21 6/18/21 14 1,021 252 1,273
RHP-1 6/22/21 7/6/21 15 1,129 270 1,399
RHP-1 7/3/21 7/17/21 15 1,800 315 2,115
RHP-1 7/18/21 8/4/21 18 1,764 378 2,142
Total 5/22/21 8/4/21 76 7,075 1,467 8,542

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Food Dist
Centers/
Shelters
Initial Date End Date Boys 1-18 Girls 1-18 Men 19-50 Women 19-50 Men +50 Women +50
RHP-2 5/22/21 6/4/21 115 83 614 410 10 6
RHP-2 6/5/21 6/18/21 109 104 409 284 18 4
RHP-2 6/22/21 7/6/21 71 64 538 339 10 4
RHP-2 7/3/21 7/17/21 40 63 917 604 8 4
RHP-2 7/18/21 8/4/21 63 61 908 562 6 4
RHP-2 5/22/21 8/4/21 398 375 3,386 2,199 52 22
Men 19-50 years old represents 53% of the total number of refugees, migrants and caminantes according to the
Men 19-50
3,386 Meals
53%
Women 19-50
2,199 Meals
34%
375 Meals
6%
Girls 1-18
Women +50
22 Meals
0%
Boys 1-18
398 Meals
6%
Men +50
52 Meals
1%
Soup Meals Distributed & Registered by Gender &Age
RHP-2 Albergue Fundar 1
5/22/21 - 8/4/21
Boys 1-18
Girls 1-18
Men 19-50
Women 19-50
Men +50
Women +50

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RHP-4 Albergue Hogar e Paso Marta Duque
Albergue Hogar de Paso Marta Duque
Fundación Marta Duque
Summary
Soup Meal Distribution Frequency: 1 Meal per day (dinner) 7 days/week
Gender & Age:
Boys 1-18 268
Girls 1-18 270
Men 19-50 841
Women 19-50 500
Men 50+ 40
Women 50+ 36
1- Soup Meals Distributed to Registered Beneficiaries +
10% Non-Registered Beneficiaries
2,151
2- Soup Meals Distributed to Volunteers 322
3- Total Soup Meals Distributed (1+2) 2,473
Partner Organizations: Albergue Hogar de Paso Marta Duque
Coordinator: Marta Duque
Location: Carrera 9 # 1 – 02 Barrio El
Camellón,Pamplona
Food Donors: Dinner - Hope for Venezuelan Refugees
Lunch - Solidarités International
Other Donors: On the Ground International, individuals
Services: Serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily.
Marta Duque and her Venezuelan volunteers
cook and distribute soup and arepas to
refugees and migrants in transit. The location
of this shelter is critical location in Pamplona
for governmental organizations and NGOs
that in association with OIM perform regular
visits to register the flow of refugees entering
Pamplona.
Type of Migrant Population Served: Venezuelan refugees and migrants in-
transit “caminantes,” Colombian
returnees, and very vulnerable local
Venezuelans
Challenges: Albergue Hogar de Paso Marta Duque
benefitted from the donation of food
commodities every two weeks to prepare and
distribute soup and arepas for dinner.
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program, the donor of the propane gas ended
its commitment to this shelter at a time when
cooking over the open fire arose the fear that
some volunteers could relapse with respiratory
symptoms after COVID-19 and discontinue all
cooking activities.
Faced with this situation, the donation of food
commodities was redirected to another shelter.
Link to Video (made with images submitted by volunteers): https://youtu.be/JFF2C8JvToc
Link to Album: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmUX2Ejp

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RHP-4 Albergue Hogar de Paso Marta Duque Soup Meal Distribution Summary
The table below summarizes the soup meal distribution to Venezuelan refugees and migrants in-transit
“caminantes” according to the data collected and documented on the registration forms during the
implementation of the project based on 1 meal per day (dinner) 7 days per week.
Food Dist
Centers/
Shelters
Initial Date End Date
Meal
Duration
1- Soup Meals
Distributed &
Registered +10%
Non-Registered
Beneficiaries
2- Soup Meals
Distributed to
Volunteers
3- Total Soup Meals
Distributed (1+2)
RHP-4 3/13/21 3/31/21 19 545 133 678
RHP-4 3/30/21 4/7/21 10 438 63 501
RHP-4 4/16/21 4/23/21 8 558 56 614
RHP-4 5/5/21 5/14/21 10 611 70 681
Total 3/13/21 5/14/21 47 2,151 322 2,473
This graphic based on the number of meals distributed during the period of times indicated reflects the
migration flow passing through this food distribution center.

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The chart illustrates the percentage of children, women, and men by age range and gender based on the
following age ranges: boys 1-18, girls1-18, men 19-50, women 19-50, men 50+ and women 50+.
Men 19-50 years old represent 43% of the total number of refugees, migrants and caminantes according
to the data collected on the registration lists on this food distribution center from 3/14 to 5/14/21.

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RHP-6 Albergue Vanessa
Albergue Vanessa Summary
Soup Meal Distribution Frequency: 2 Meals per day (breakfast & dinner)
7 days/week
Gender & Age:
Boys 1-18 2,470
Girls 1-18 2,770
Men 19-50 3,962
Women 19-50 3,952
Men 50+ 220
Women 50+ 172
2- Soup Meals Distributed to Volunteers: 944
Partner Organization: Albergue Vanessa
Coordinator: Vanessa Pelaez
Number of Volunteers 8
Location: Carrera 3 #5-39 Barrio Las Américas,
Pamplona
Food Donors: Breakfast & Dinner - Hope for Venezuelan
Refugees
Other Donors: On the Ground International, individuals
Services: Serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily.
This shelter benefitted from the donation of
food commodities every two weeks.
Vanessa and her Venezuelan volunteers cook
and distribute soup and arepas to refugees
and migrants for breakfast and dinner.
Additionally, volunteers distribute baby kits,
hygiene kits, face masks, and offer overnight
shelter.
Type of Migrant Population Served: Venezuelan refugees and migrants in-transit
“caminantes,” local vulnerable and
Colombian returnees.
Challenges: The local community leaders and neighbors
filed a formal complaint to the local
authority against the shelter. They consider
the shelter humanitarian attention to the
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a point of risk for the security of the local
citizen. This situation has led to limiting the
hours of care and has exposed the shelter to
technical reviews of the health and safety
departments, which handle very demanding
standards by the technical-administrative
guidelines.
However, the shelter coordinator and
volunteers continue to distribute meals to
calm the hunger of the caminantes who
arrive in Pamplona with no place to stay and
are exposed to high temperatures and fatigue
of the long days on the road.
Also, every day the coordination must
manage the search for private donors to
support it with public services, rent, and
other logistical expenses to keep this shelter
open.
Link to Video (made with images submitted by volunteers): https://youtu.be/3kn6NrVM8Sk
Link to Album: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmUWPavh

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RHP-6 Albergue Vanessa Soup Meal Distribution Summary
implementation of the project based on 2 meals per day (breakfast & dinner) 7 days per week.
Food Dist
Centers/
Shelters
Initial
Date
End
Date
Meal
Duration
1- Soup Meals
Distributed &
Registered +
10% Non-
Registered
Beneficiaries
2 - Soup Meals
Distributed to
Volunteers
3 - Total Soup
Meals
Distributed
(1+2)
RHP-6 03/13/21 03/26/21 14 873 112 985
RHP-6 03/30/21 04/06/21 8 917 64 981
RHP-6 04/16/21 04/26/21 11 1419 88 1,507
RHP-6 05/05/21 05/22/21 18 2924 144 3,068
RHP-6 05/22/21 06/02/21 12 1472 96 1,568
RHP-6 06/05/21 06/18/21 14 1696 112 1,808
RHP-6 06/22/21 07/02/21 11 1426 88 1,514
RHP-6 07/03/21 07/17/21 15 1483 120 1,603
RHP-6 07/18/21 08/01/21 15 2691 120 2,811
Total 03/13/21 08/01/21 118 14,901 944 15,845

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This graphic based on the number of meals distributed during the period of times indicated reflects the
migration flow passing through this food distribution center.

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Food
Distribution
Center/Shelters
Initial Date End Date Boys 1-18 Girls 1-18 Men 19-50
Women
19-50
Men +50 Women +50
RHP-6 3/13/21 3/26/21 272 240 72 206 4 0
RHP-6 3/30/21 4/6/21 104 136 216 330 28 20
RHP-6 4/16/21 4/26/21 176 302 366 396 36 14
RHP-6 5/5/21 5/22/21 310 324 1162 824 14 24
RHP-6 5/22/21 6/2/21 110 116 572 522 8 10
RHP-6 6/5/21 6/18/21 190 188 630 500 18 16
RHP-6 6/22/21 7/2/21 216 236 366 418 34 26
RHP-6 7/3/21 7/17/21 402 414 202 262 32 36
RHP-6 7/18/21 8/1/21 690 814 376 494 46 26
Total 3/13/21 8/1/21 2,470 2,770 3,962 3,952 220 172
The chart illustrates the percentage of children, women, and men by age range and gender based on the
following age ranges: boys 1-18, girls1-18, men 19-50, women 19-50, men 50+ and women 50+.
Mem 19-50 years old represent 37% of the total number of refugees, migrants and caminantes according to
the data collected on the registration lists in this food distribution center from 3/13/21 to 8/1/21.
Total Meals Distributed to Registered Beneficiaries by Gender & Age
3/13/21 - 8/1/21
Women +50
1%
Men +50 172 Meals
2%
220 Meals
Boys 1-18
18%
2,470 Meals
Women 19-50
29%
3,952 Meals
Girls 1-18
21%
2,770 Meals
Men 19-50
29%
3,962 Meals
Boys 1-18
Girls 1-18
Men 19-50
Women 19-50
Men +50
Women +50

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RHP-7 Centro De Apoyo Mery Summary
Centro de Apoyo Mery Summary
Soup Meal Distribution Frequency: 1 Meal per day (breakfast) 7 days/week
Gender & Age:
Boys 1-18 1,102
Girls 1-18 1,263
Men 19-50 921
Women 19-50 893
Men 50+ 177
Women 50+ 138
2- Soup Meals Distributed to Volunteers: 180
3- Total Soup Meals Distributed (1+2) 5,123
Partner Organization: Centro de Apoyo Mery
Coordinator: Rosmery Mendoza
Number of Volunteers 3
Location: Vereda Alto Grande Las Casetas, Km
110Zona Rural, Pamplona
Donors: Breakfast - Hope for Venezuelan Refugees
Other Donors:
Services: Serves breakfast and lunch daily. This
distribution center benefitted from our
donation of food commodities every two
weeks. Rosmery and her family cook and
distribute soup and arepas for the refugees
and migrants passing through this critical
and cold mountainous region. Most
migrants carry no money, are exhausted
and very hungry after walking for hours.
Solidarités International provides lunch
boxes.
Type of Migrant Population Served: Venezuelan refugees and migrants in-transit
“caminantes.”
Challenges: At the end of week 12 of phase 5 of our
project, the Centro de Apoyo Mery had to
stop delivering meals to the refugees,
migrants in-transit “caminantes” because
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symptomatology and was hospitalized, and
the family was isolated for an extended
period of time.
Due to this emergency, our team
redistributed the donation of food
commodities to another shelter.
By the time the coordinator recovered, phase 5
of the project had ended.
Link to Video (made with images submitted by volunteers): https://youtu.be/L--SFszyXno
Link to Album: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmUWPcfE
RHP-7 Centro de Apoyo Mery Soup Meal Distribution Summary
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Food Dist
Centers/
Shelters
Initial
Date
End
Date
Meal
Duration
1- Soup Meals
Distributed &
Registered +
10% Non-
Registered
Beneficiaries
2 - Soup Meals
Distributed to
Volunteers
3 - Total Soup
Meals
Distributed
(1+2)
RHP-7 3/13/21 3/20/21 8 585 24 609
RHP-7 3/30/21 4/8/21 10 363 30 393
RHP-7 4/18/21 4/29/21 12 1476 36 1,512
RHP-7 5/5/21 5/18/21 14 978 42 1,020
RHP-7 5/22/21 5/28/21 7 685 21 706
RHP-7 6/5/21 6/13/21 9 856 27 883
Total 3/13/21 8/1/21 60 4,943 180 5,123

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Soup Meal Distribution & Registration by Gender & Age
Food
Distribution
Center/Shelters
Initial Date End Date Boys 1-18 Girls 1-18 Men 19-50
Women
19-50
Men +50 Women +50
RHP-7 3/13/21 3/20/21 105 141 124 125 22 15
RHP-7 3/30/21 4/8/21 68 86 82 78 9 7
RHP-7 4/18/21 4/29/21 359 381 258 259 44 41
RHP-7 5/5/21 5/18/21 207 235 206 175 40 26
RHP-7 5/22/21 5/28/21 160 179 113 116 28 27
RHP-7 6/5/21 6/13/21 203 241 138 140 34 22
Total 03/13/21 06/13/21 1102 1263 921 893 177 138
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Venezuelan refugees barely have the clothes they are wearing. The donation of clothing, shoes, and hygiene
items made a real difference and provided immediate comfort and relief to hundreds of Venezuelan refugees
and migrants in-transit. We are very grateful to the following organization for their valued donations.
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Volunteers in Houston organized a recollection of humanitarian aid for the Venezuelan refugees and migrants in-
transit “caminantes” in Colombia on behalf of Action4Help, an initiative of Action for Solidarity. Their efforts
resulted in the shipment of boxes filled with clothing, shoes, and hygiene products. Action4Help entrusted this
donation to the Hope For Venezuelan Refugees team for distribution on the Cúcuta-Pamplona route.
Our team organized some of the items in kits to facilitate its distribution:
- Children and babies’ kits containing clothing shirts, socks, pants, gloves, and hats
- Caminantes kits containing shoes, socks, and hats
- Hygiene kits
The rest of the clothing items were distributed to the Venezuelan refugees and in-transit migrants through the
following food distribution centers and shelters on the Cúcuta-Pamplona humanitarian route “la ruta de
caminante": Fundación Actitud Resilente in Cúcuta, Fundación Nueva Ilusión in Los Patios, Albergue Fundar
1 in Bochalema, Punto de Apoyo Hermanos Caminantes Venezolanos y Colombianos in Pamplonita, Fundación
Marta Duque and Albergue Vanessa in Pamplona.
Link to Album https://flic.kr/s/aHsmWuuwV7

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Members of the Interact Club of Hancock High School, the Rotary Club of Bay St Louis, and the Rotary
Club of Mid-City New Orleans donated shoes, caps, socks, and t-shirts distributed to the Venezuelan
caminantes by volunteers at Albergue Fundar 1.
Link to Album https://www.flickr.com/gp/64484371@N03/1Emr8f
Boxes of clothing, shoes, hygiene products, and canned food donated by Acción Social Venezuela and CHRIO
Houston were distributed to the refugees and migrants by the volunteers at Albergue Fundar 1 in Bochalema,
Punto de Apoyo Hermanos Caminantes Venezolanos y Colombianos in Pamplonita, Fundación Marta Duque
in Pamplona. Link to Album https://flic.kr/s/aHsmWzShqz

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The following donations are currently in transit:
- Blankets donated by Action4Help
- Teddy bears donated by Good Bears of the World
- Shoes, socks, and caps donated by Venezuelan Association of Massachusetts
Challenges
Our team implemented the Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Soup Meal Program despite all the difficulties and
challenges that meant to initiate a new phase of a project without the security of an international donor.
We leveraged on the lessons learned during Phases 1-4 to efficiently coordinate the procurement, transportation
of food commodities, and the distribution of soup meals overcoming the challenges imposed by the national
strike, the ELN (National Liberation Army) armed strike, and great difficulties enforced by the region's COVID-
19 pandemic restrictions and protocols.
Conclusion & Project Impact
Our team, in partnership with volunteers-led food distribution centers and shelters, distributed 63,882 soup
meals to Venezuelans refugees and migrants in-transit “caminantes” on the Cúcuta-Pamplona route during the
largest exodus and migration crisis in the Western Hemisphere aggravated by the global pandemic. We
successfully procured and delivered more than 21,027 kgs (46,164 lbs/23 tons), evaluated the project progress,
collected
H. Challenges & Conclusion

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the meal distribution registration lists, and processed the data by number of meals distributed by gender and
age, as reflected in this report.
Thanks to this partnership, Hope For Venezuelan Refugees and U4C, in collaboration with the Rotary Action
Group for Refugees, Forced Displacement, and Migration, Rotary Club of Washington Global, Rotary
Fellowship for Global Development, Chanhassen Rotary Foundation/Rotary Club Chanhassen, Venezuelan
Association of Massachusetts, and caring individuals, our Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Soup Meal Program
impacted many lives and provided thousands of Venezuelan refugees with hope and access to the fundamental
human right to food.
Together, We are Serving to Change Lives…

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Articles & Interviews
Women Leader's at the UN Event 6/6/21
The Front Line of Change: Women Leaders and the United Nations on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVOPXfd9zXM
Rise Against Hunger 6/21/21
On World Refugee Day, Hope Starts with a Meal
https://www.riseagainsthunger.org/worldrefugeeday-2021/
Rotary Voices 6/22/21
Venezuelan refugees find help, meals
https://blog.rotary.org/2021/06/22/venezuelan-refugees-find-help-meals/#more-12061
Diario Las Américas 6/22/21
Aliviando el hambre de refugiados y migrantes venezolanos
https://www.diariolasamericas.com/america-latina/aliviando-el-hambre-refugiados-y-migrantes-venezolanos-
n4225798
Imágenes Magazine of La Opinión Newspaper on Sunday, 7/4/21
“Aliviando el hambre de la población migrantes y construyendo la paz"
https://www.pressreader.com/colombia/la-opinion-imagenes/20210704/281522229074830
Revista Multijurídica al Día Tribuna Digital 8/2021
Una Reina al Servicio de la Labor Humanitaria - 12va edición
https://www.slideshare.net/CristalMontanez/revista-multijurdica-al-da-tribuna-digital-una-reina-al-servicio-
de-la-labor-humanitaria-12va-edicion
The World Affairs Council of Greater Houston 9/10/21
Hope for Venezuelan Refugees Project’s Cristal Montañéz Baylor webinar with Sandija Bayot, Chief
Development at WAC
https://youtu.be/_BT6m506FXA
Venezuela 360 Voz de América 10/8/21
https://youtu.be/XoXWhzJcxsg
Organization of American States OAS - Washington Global Rotary Refugee Report 2020
Providing Relief and Creating Opportunities for Refugees June 2020
https://www.slideshare.net/CristalMontanez/oea-washington-global-rotary-refugee-report-2020-providing-relief-
and-creating-opportunities-for-refugees-june-2020
OAS & Rotary 2020 Jun 23 Migrants and Refugees in the Americas in the context of the COVID 19 Pandemic
https://youtu.be/cHVnWfWJP9o
I. Publications

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Completion Reports
Summary Phases 1 & 2 Hope For Venezuelan Refugees
https://hopeforvenezuelanrefugees.blogspot.com/2020/05/brochure-hope-for-venezuela-refugees.html
Phase 2 Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Completion Report
https://hopeforvenezuelanrefugees.blogspot.com/2020/04/hope-for-venezuelan-refugees-phase-2.html
Phase 3 Hope For Venezuelan Refugees COVID-19 Efforts Completion Report
https://hopeforvenezuelanrefugees.blogspot.com/2020/11/phase-3-hope-for-venezuelan-refugees.html
Phase 4 Hope For Venezuelan Refugees COVID-19 Response Completion Report
https://hopeforvenezuelanrefugees.blogspot.com/2021/04/phase-4-hope-for-venezuelan-refugees.html

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For more information contact:
Cristal Montañéz Baylor
Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Project International Coordinador
Honorary Ambassador International Service Committee Rotary District 4380
cristalmontanezvenezuela@gmail.com

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