Phase 7 Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Project Soup Program

PHASE 7 HOPE FOR VENEZUELAN REFUGEES
Soup Meal Program
&
Humanitarian Aid Distribution
Prepared by
Cristal Montañéz Baylor, International Coordinator Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Project
Ambassador Coalición por Venezuela

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Project Duration
May 2022 – September 2022
Actual Soup Meal Distribution & Utilization
May 25, 2022– September 5, 2022
Challenge Access to food continues to be a priority on the Venezuelan-Colombian
humanitarian crisis.
Project Title Phase 7 Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Soup Program
Slogan Alleviating hunger – Building Peace
Brief Project Description Phase 7 of the Hope For Venezuelan Refugees “Soup Meal” Program
is an emergency humanitarian effort created to respond to food insecurity
and alleviate hunger affecting thousands of Venezuelan migrants and
refugees in-transit “caminantes” on the Cúcuta-Pamplona humanitarian
route fleeing from the Venezuelan complex humanitarian crisis.
The 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
Colombia continues to be the host country of the largest number of
refugees and migrants from Venezuela, hosting an estimated 2.8 million
refugees and migrants and 845,000 Colombian binational returnees
according to the R4V (Inter-Agency Coordination Platform for Refugees
and Migrants from Venezuela) Latin American and the Caribbean and the
region.
Target Population Venezuelan migrants and refugees in-transit “caminantes”
Donors - Chapelwood Foundation
- Individual Donors
Humanitarian Aid Donors - Houston Group
Partners - United4Change Center
- Rotary Club Cùcuta District 4172
- International Service Committee Rotary District 4380
HOPE FOR VENEZUELAN REFUGEES
PHASE 7 SOUP PROGRAM REPORT
Executive Summary
A. Propose Performance Period Start and End Date
B. Executive Summary

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Logistic Partners - Supermercados Ebenezer
Selected Food Distribution Centers
& Shelters
- RHP-1 Punto de Apoyo Hermanos Caminantes Venezolanos y
Colombianos
- RHP-2 Albergue Vanessa
Project Objective 1 Objective 1 - Procure and distribute locally produced food commodities to
the selected food distribution centers & shelters cooking and serving meals
to the migrants and refugees in-transit “caminantes” on the Cúcuta-
Pamplona route “la Ruta del Caminante”
The project helped stimulate the local economy.
Objective 1 Results Distributed 10,522 soup meals
US $0.95 per Soup Meal including all project expenses and considering
an approximate 20% price increase on local food commodities due to
inflation and the political crisis
Project Objective 2 Objective 2 - Prepare and distribute Soup Meals to Venezuelan refugees,
migrants, and walkers “caminantes” on the Cúcuta-Pamplona
humanitarian route. Each Soup Meal consists of:
- A nutritious bowl of chicken & vegetable soup
- An arepa (Venezuelan traditional cornbread)
- A cup of hot panela drink (unrefined whole cane sugar)
Objective 2 Actual Results Total Amount of Food Commodities Purchased & Distributed:
- 6,805.93 kg (14,973.05 lb / 7.50 ton) of local food commodities
procured and delivered to selected food distribution centers/shelters
USA Points of Contact Cristal Montañéz Baylor
Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Project International Coordinator
Ambassador International Service Committee Rotary D-4380
Honorary Member Rotary Club of Cúcuta D-4271
Member Rotary e-Club of Houston D-5890
cristalmontanezvenezuela@gmail.com
+1 (713) 483-4990
Ximena Murillo
United 4 Change Center (U4C) President & CEO
xmurillo@united4changecenter.org
+1 (832) 968-4349
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

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Social Media - Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Hope-For-Venezuelan-
Refugees-Project-113163323407295
- Instagram: @hope_for_venezuelan_refugees
C. Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Project Background & Overall Impact
Phases 1 to 7 (January 2019 to September 2022)
The Hope For Venezuelan Refugees has provided thousands of Venezuelan migrants and refugees in-transit
“caminantes” with hope and access to food to alleviate hunger affecting this population on the Cúcuta-Pamplona
humanitarian route known as “La Ruta del Caminante” during the largest migration exodus in the Western
Hemisphere.
To date, thanks to our donors and supporters, Hope For Venezuela Refugees Project procured 160,280 kg
(352,458 lb) of locally produced commodities and, in conjunction with the volunteer-led food distribution center
and shelters, has distributed more than 948,986 prepared hot meals to Venezuelan refugees.
Phases 1-4 (January 2019 to March 2021) of the project were 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. More than 578,000 migrants and refugees in-transit “caminantes” benefitted from the project

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during this period, according to an article published by Rise Against Hunger on June 21, 2021.1
During the
COVID-19 global pandemic, thanks to the support of RAH and other donors, our team distributed the needed
PPE (Personal Protection Equipment), portable hand washing stations, face masks, and other materials required
to fight the spread of the coronavirus.
In March 2021, our team initiated Phase 5 of the Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Soup Meal Program, 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. Phase 6 was initiated in December 2021. Individual donors funded this Hope For Venezuelan
Refugees Soup Meal Program phase. United4Change Center, Rotary Club of Washington, DC & Rotary
Foundation of Washington, Action4Help-Action for Solidarity, Venezolanos en Ohio, Good Bears of the World,
and Bear Hugs for Venezuela, join our efforts and provided needed humanitarian aid for the refugees.
This completion report documents the development and implementation of Phase 7 of the Hope For Venezuelan
Refugees Soup Meal Program, a partnership with the Chapelwood Foundation, United4Change, Rotary Club
Cùcuta District 4172, and International Service Committee Rotary District 4380.
Phase 7 of the Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Soup Program began in May 2022. This project phase was
sponsored by Chapelwood Foundation's Global Grant, and individual donors. This report reflects the
quantifiable and tangible impact of how these generous contributions and our work with the local volunteers
benefit the vulnerable Venezuelan refugee population we serve.
Brief Venezuelan Humanitarian Crisis Background
The complex crisis in Venezuela continues to unfold as the country is suffers its worst political, humanitarian, and
economic crisis in history caused by the Nicolás Maduro illegitimate regime. Poverty in Venezuela is an epidemic.
The ENCOVI2
report found that 96% of the households are in a situation of 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.
The shortage and high cost of food and medicine, lack of essential services, collapse of the hospital system,
unemployment, increase in crime, violence, corruption, and a monthly minimum wage of $28.00,3
only enough
to buy a kilogram of cheese and a liter of milk, has forced 1 in 7 Venezuelans to flee to neighboring countries.
Most of them travel on foot under dangerous and extremely 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
1
https://www.riseagainsthunger.org/worldrefugeeday-2021/
2
https://www.proyectoencovi.com/informe-interactivo-2019
3
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/venezuela-minimum-wage-risen-18-115603945.html
D. Venezuelan Crisis Overview

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in 10 have had to cut back on the amount they eat.4
Venezuelan Exodus
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.
According to Rachel Schmidtke5
, senior
advocate for Latin America at Refugees
International, the number of Venezuelan
refugees had surpassed that of refugees who
have left Syria, about 5.6 million, according
to UNHCR6
.
Since 2015, more than 6.8 million have left
Venezuela. 5.75 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 2.48 million refugees and migrants
and 845,000 Colombian binational returnees
according to the R4V (Inter-Agency
Coordination Platform for Refugees and
migrants from Venezuela).7
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.
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
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https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/06/1093902
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/04/venezuela-refugee-crisis-ukraine-syria/
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https://data.unhcr.org/en/situations/syria
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https://www.r4v.info/es/refugiadosymigrantes

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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”?
The walkers “caminantes,” as they are known, are women, men, and children refugee in-transit 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. 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. These improvised
crossings trails have become the only access
between the two countries for Venezuelans
who travel
on foot.
The caminantes are exposed to accidents and
suffer from hypothermia and dehydration as
they walk from 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.
Victimization and exploitation are rampant in
the border regions. Paramilitary groups are
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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.
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.8
”
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 and alleviate the
exhaustion and despair suffered by refugees and migrants during their very long and challenging walks to their
destinations.
Link to video of Caminantes on the Cúcuta-Pamplona humanitarian route “La Ruta del Caminante.”
https://youtu.be/UjlBu6AmVAc
Disclaimer: All the pictures in the video were taken by the food distribution centers and shelters volunteers.
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https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/06/1093902

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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 has 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.
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 several 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.
The Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights establishes access to food as a fundamental human
right.9
After successfully completing Phases 1-5 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 a place to go. 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 2021.10
Considering that access to food continues to be a priority in the Venezuelan-Colombian humanitarian crisis,
faced with such a human tragedy, in May 2022, our team initiated Phase 7 of the Hope For Venezuelan Refugees
with a Soup Meal Program to continue responding to the emergency food insecurity and 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:
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https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights
10
https://www.fao.org/giews/country-analysis/external-assistance/en/
E. Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Phase 7 Soup Program

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- RHP-1 Punto de Apoyo Hermanos Caminantes Venezolanos y Colombianos
- RHP-2 Albergue Vanessa
Phase 7 Partnerships and Support Networks
The Hope For Venezuelan Refugees team counts with one staff member, Country Project Manager Henry
Sandoval, based in the border city of Cúcuta. Our team works in conjunction with a network of volunteers and
support organizations to successfully:
- 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.
- Distribute the new meal distribution registration lists and encourage the volunteers to register the
beneficiaries to keep track of the number of soup 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 distribution, including sharing pictures
in the WhatsApp group daily.
- Develop relationships and coordinate efforts with local and international organizations in the region to
prevent duplication of efforts and donations.

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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
- 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 program.
Additionally, all the centers shared pictures and videos of the meal preparation and distribution.
Phase 7 of the Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Soup Meal Program is an emergency humanitarian effort created
to respond to food insecurity and alleviate hunger affecting thousands of Venezuelan migrants and refugees in-
transit “caminantes.” The project provides locally produced commodities to the selected volunteer-led food
distribution centers and shelters. The volunteers are committed to cook and distributing a nutritious hot soup
meal (chicken and vegetable soup with arepa (Venezuelan corn traditional bread) and a warm high, energy drink)
to this migrant population in the Cúcuta- Pamplona humanitarian route.
Phase 7 Project Objective 1
Procure and distribute locally produced food commodities listed below to the selected food distribution centers
and shelters cooking and serving meals to the migrants and walkers “caminantes” on the Cúcuta-Pamplona route.
Results Objective 1
Our team distributed 6,805.93 kg (14,973.05 lb / 7.50 ton) of needed food commodities/ingredients to the selected
food distribution centers and shelters for volunteers to cook the chicken soup with vegetables, arepas, and hot
energy drinks. A total of five food deliveries were made from May to September 2022
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F. Phase 7 Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Project Objectives

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Phase 7 Project Objective 2
To prepare and distribute soup meals to Venezuelan migrants and refugees in-transit “caminantes” on the
Cúcuta- Pamplona humanitarian route.
Each soup meal consists of:
- A nutritious bowl of chicken & vegetable soup
- An arepa (Venezuelan traditional cornbread)
- A cup of hot panela drink (unrefined whole cane sugar)
Results Objective 2
Volunteers cooked and distributed 10,522 soup meals to Venezuelan migrants and refugees in-transit
“caminantes” through the selected food distribution centers/shelters.
- 9,699 Soup meals distributed to registered beneficiaries, including volunteers
- 823 Soup meals distributed to non-registered beneficiaries calculated at 10%*
*Note: There are several reasons why some migrants and refugees in-transit “caminantes” don’t sign the meal
distribution registration lists:
- Lack of dedicated volunteers to register beneficiaries
- Lack of funds to hire a dedicated person to the register beneficiaries
- People who were afraid to sign
- People could not sign because volunteers were occupied, and the registration book was unavailable.

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Meal Distribution per Food Distribution Center & Shelter
The table and graphic below reflects the number of meals distributed to migrants and refugees in-transit
“caminantes” at the selected food distribution centers on the Cúcuta-Pamplona humanitarian route during the
period of times indicated.
The table illustrates the percentage of soup meals distributed tochildren, 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 in the registration lists from 5/25/22 to 9/5/22.

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Men 19-50 years old represent the 34% of the total number of migrants and refugees in-transit “caminantes”
according to the data collected in the registration lists in this food distribution center.

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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 5/25/2022 - 9/5/2022
Soup Distribution Days: 104
Soup Meal Distribution Frequency: Lunch 7 days/week
Soup Meal Distributed to Registered Beneficiaries
Including Volunteers: 5,124
Soup Meal Distribution by Gender & Age:
Boys 1-18 518
Girls 1-18 793
Men 19-50 1,896
Women 19-50 1,354
Men 50+ 324
Women 50+ 239
Soup Meal Distributed to Non-Registered Beneficiaries
Calculated at 10% 439
Total Number of Meals Distributed 5,563
Partner Organizations: Punto de Apoyo Hermanos Caminantes
Venezolanos y Colombianos
Coordinators: Ronald Vergara & Reina Carmona
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:
Staples Donors:
- Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Project
- Solidarités International
- Programa Mundial de Alimentos/OIM
Services: Our project provided lunch daily. Our team
delivered food commodities every two weeks for the
preparation of the soup and arepas. Ronald and his
family run this food distribution center with the
help of volunteers. Each family member and
volunteer play a role in preparing food and caring
for the migrants and refugees in-transit caminantes
in-transit who daily stop at this distribution center
on their way Pamplona or to other cities or
neighboring countries.
Type of Migrant Population Served: Venezuelan migrants and refugees in-transit
“caminantes.
Link to Album (all pictures were submitted by the
volunteers)
https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjA1Lqm
G. Meal Distribution Summary per Food Distribution Center & Shelters

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RHP-1 Punto de Apoyo Hermanos Caminantes Venezolanos y Colombianos Soup Meal Distribution
The table below summarizes the number of soup meals distributed to Venezuelan migrants and refugees in-
transit “caminantes” according to the data collected and documented in the registration forms during the project
implementation based on 1 meal per day (lunch) 7 days per week. The data is based on 5 food purchase orders
and distribution made on the dates detailed on the table below.

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The graphic below is based on the number of meals distributed during the period of times indicated and reflects
the migration flow in this food distribution center.

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Soup Meals Distribution & Registration by Gender & Age
The chart illustrates the percentage of children, women, and men registered who received a meal based on the
following age ranges and gender: boys 1-18, girls1-18, men 19-50, women 19-50, men 50+, and women 50+.
Men 19-50 years old represent 37% of the total number of migrants and refugees in-transit “caminantes”
according to the data collected in the registration lists in this food distribution center from 5/25/22 to 9/5/22.

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HP-2 Albergue Vanessa
Albergue Vanessa Summary
Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Soup Meal Program 05/25/2022 – 08/31/2022
Soup Meal Distribution Days: 77
Soup Meal Distribution Frequency: 2 Meals per day (breakfast & dinner) 7 days/week
Soup Meal Distributed to Registered Beneficiaries
Including Volunteers: 4,575
Soup Meal Distributed to Registered Beneficiaries by Gender & Age:
Boys 1-18 1,081
Girls 1-18 842
Men 19-50 1,582
Women 19-50 938
Men 50+ 52
Women 50+ 80
Soup Meal Distributed to Non-Registered Beneficiaries
Calculated at 10% 384
Total Number of Soup Meals Distributed 4,959
Partner Organization: Albergue Vanessa
Coordinator: Vanessa Pelaez
Number of Volunteers 8
Location: Carrera 3 #5-39 Barrio Las Américas, Pamplona
Food Donors: - Hope for Venezuelan Refugees
- Solidarités International
- On The Ground International
Services: Our project provided breakfast 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 migrants and refugees
in-transit “caminantes” for breakfast and dinner.
Additionally, volunteers distribute baby kits,
hygiene kits, face masks, and offer overnight shelter.
Type of Migrant Population Served: Venezuelan migrants and refugees in-transit
“caminantes,” local vulnerable and Colombian
returnees.
Link to Album (all pictures were submitted by the
volunteers)
https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjA1Mm6

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RHP-1 Albergue Vanessa Soup Meal Distribution Summary
The table below summarizes the number of soup meals distributed to Venezuelan migrants and refugees in-
transit “caminantes” according to the data collected and documented in the registration forms during the project
implementation based on 2 meals per day (breakfast & dinner) 7 days per week. The data is based on 5 food
purchase orders and distribution made on the dates detailed on the table below.
This graphic is based on the number of meals distributed during the period of times indicated and reflects the
migration flow passing through this food distribution center.

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Soup Meals Distribution & Registration by Gender & Age
The chart below illustrates the percentage of children, women, and men registered who received a meal based
on the following age ranges and gender: boys 1-18, girls1-18, men 19-50, women 19-50, men 50+, and women
50+.
Men 19-50 years old represent 35% of the total number of migrants and refugees in-transit “caminantes”
according to the data collected in the registration lists in this food distribution center from 5/25/22 to 8/31/22.

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Venezuelan refugees barely have the clothes they are wearing. The donation of hygiene kits, warm ponchos,
shoes & socks, and teddy bears made a real difference and provided immediate comfort and relief to hundreds
of Venezuelan migrants and refugees in-transit “caminantes.”
Venezuelan in Houston
Most refugees don't have socks, and their shoes are already in tatters. To help improve their condition, Larilem
Rodriguez and a group of Venezuelans in Houston collected shoes and socks and shipped them to our team in
Colombia for distribution.
Volunteers at Punto de Apoyo Hermanos Caminantes Venezolanos y Colombianos in Pamplonita distributed
the shoes and socks to men, women, and children refugee in-transit "caminantes" to help ease their difficult on
foot journeys to their destination.
H. Humanitarian Aid Distribution

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Our team implemented Phase 7 of the Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Soup Meal Program despite the
challenging food commodities and gas price increases which led to constant budget adjustments. We leveraged
the lessons learned during Phases 1-6 to overcome difficulties and efficiently coordinate the procurement,
transportation, and distribution of food products and nutritious soup meals. Every week, our Project Manager
evaluated the food inventory, collected the meal distribution registration lists, processed the data by the number
of meals distributed by gender and age, and distributed humanitarian aid donations, as reflected in this report.
Thanks to the partnership with the Chapelwood Foundation, United4Change, Rotary Club Cùcuta District 4172,
and International Service Committee Rotary District 4380, and the selected volunteers-led food distribution
centers and shelters serving Venezuelan migrants and refugees in-transit “caminantes,” our Hope For Venezuelan
Refugees Soup Meal Program successfully procured and delivered more than 6,805.93 kg (14,973.65 lb / 7.50
ton), and distributed 10,522 hot soup meals that 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…
I. Conclusion & Results

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Articles & Presentations
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
H. Publications

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Project Completion Reports Phases 1-6
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
Phase 5 Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Soup Meal Program
Phase 6 Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Soup Meal Program

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For more information contact:
Cristal Montañéz Baylor
Hope For Venezuelan Refugees Project International Coordinador
Honorary Ambassador International Service Committee Rotary D-4380
Honorary Member Rotary Club of Cúcuta D-4271
cristalmontanezvenezuela@gmail.com

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