Stories of Hunger in Venezuela

CARACAS, VENEZUELA - APRIL 18: A bag of rice in Yunni's kitchen at La Bombilla Slum, Petare on April 18, 2019 in Caracas, Venezuela. With a kilo of rice Yunni will feed her five members family for three day. Yunni (not in frame) is 49 years old, has three kids and works in the public garbage collection service. On her way home back form work, she inspects the garbage of bakeries and supermarkets every day and takes home products that have expired to prepare food for her family. Political and economic crisis has triggered a food emergency in Venezuela. Most supermarkets and shops do not offer a wide variety and amount of food and goods due to the shortage that affects the country. To struggle with semi empty shelves, Venezuelans have to navigate street stalls and vendors to get eggs, corn and wheat flour and rice which are the basis of the Venezuelan diet. According to the 2018 survey on life conditions ENCOVI, conducted by three local universities, 89% of people consider their incomes are not enough to afford a proper diet. Six out of 10 said they had gone to bed hungry because they did not have the money to buy food. International Monetary Found estimates a 10 million percent inflation for Venezuela in 2019 with skyrocketing rises in the price of food and goods, increasing the number of Venezuelans unable to access to a healthy nutrition. According to FAO Early Action on Food Security report 2019, Venezuela is in alert due to food insecurity and has no consistent humanitarian response plan. (Photo by Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images)
CARACAS, VENEZUELA - APRIL 18: A bag of rice in Yunni's kitchen at La Bombilla Slum, Petare on April 18, 2019 in Caracas, Venezuela. With a kilo of rice Yunni will feed her five members family for three day. Yunni (not in frame) is 49 years old, has three kids and works in the public garbage collection service. On her way home back form work, she inspects the garbage of bakeries and supermarkets every day and takes home products that have expired to prepare food for her family. Political and economic crisis has triggered a food emergency in Venezuela. Most supermarkets and shops do not offer a wide variety and amount of food and goods due to the shortage that affects the country. To struggle with semi empty shelves, Venezuelans have to navigate street stalls and vendors to get eggs, corn and wheat flour and rice which are the basis of the Venezuelan diet. According to the 2018 survey on life conditions ENCOVI, conducted by three local universities, 89% of people consider their incomes are not enough to afford a proper diet. Six out of 10 said they had gone to bed hungry because they did not have the money to buy food. International Monetary Found estimates a 10 million percent inflation for Venezuela in 2019 with skyrocketing rises in the price of food and goods, increasing the number of Venezuelans unable to access to a healthy nutrition. According to FAO Early Action on Food Security report 2019, Venezuela is in alert due to food insecurity and has no consistent humanitarian response plan. (Photo by Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images)
Stories of Hunger in Venezuela
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