In 2024, we celebrated 22 years of uninterrupted work, contributing to improving the quality of life for over one million people in Venezuela.
During 2023 alone, our permanent health, food, education, agriculture, and water programs benefited nearly 229,000 people.
Thanks to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy and CORE, since the "Water for All" program started in 2022 as of August 2024, the program has donated 3,052,580 liters of water and benefited 86,061 people. We also made progress by installing handwashing stations in areas where we raised awareness about their use and importance in preventing COVID-19 and other diseases, benefiting 6,840 people.
Thanks to Acceso, since the program started in 2019, and as of December 31, 2023, we managed 215 loads, distributing 990,828 kg of food and providing 3,256,223 meals, which benefited 75,829 people. In 2023 alone, we distributed 189,159 kilograms of food and served 626,299 meals, benefiting 15,887 people, primarily children. For the first half of 2024, we distributed 24 loads, totaling 81,523 kg of food. We served 271,744 meals, benefiting 7,070 people, including 5,534 children, across 49 schools.
Thanks to Direct Relief support from 2020 until 2023, we distributed medicine and supplies to benefit 142,583 people. In 2023 only, we donated medicines and supplies to 55,157 people.
Additionally, from December, 2022 to December 31, 2023 we provided dental, personal hygiene, and general hygiene items to over 87,945 people with the support of Colgate Palmolive - Venezuela. Also, thanks to Colgate Palmolive—Venezuela, from January to April 2024, we donated hygiene items to 5,609 people from 52 institutions. In June, we donated oral hygiene products to 50,019 people, benefiting 184 institutions.
In 2023, our ophthalmology health drive benefited 1,070 children, supported by VSP Vision Care. As of June 30,2024, our Sexual, Oral, and Dermatology Health Drives have benefited 440 people.
Our allies CORE, Center for Disaster Philanthropy, Direct Relief, ACCESO, World Central Kitchen, FEDEX, Colgate-Palmolive de Venezuela, VSP Vision Care and other incredible donnors have made this possible.
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