Latin America & Caribbean

Venezuela exports migrants with acute malnutrition

Caritas warns that 90% of households in Venezuela have a poor diet. Damage caused by chronic malnutrition is irreversible for thousands of children.

Faith in action at the World Youth Day in Panama

Caritas young leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean, England and Canada gather in Panama to participate on the 34th World Youth Day.

Keeping the faith during the Venezuela food crisis

The Venezuela food crisis is affected people in unexpected ways. Not only has it left thousands of people hungry and many children at risk of malnutrition - it's now threatening the production of communion hosts. Nuns in Caracas tell us how people are so hungry they're eating the scraps from making the communion host.

Venezuela Crisis

Find out how Caritas is helping vulnerable Venezuelans with food and health care during the current economic crisis.

Venezuela food crisis: Nourishing childhoods

Read about Yusmarely and her children who are struggling because of the Venezuela food crisis. The children were at risk of malnutrition so Caritas Venezuela volunteers gave them supplements.

Venezuela crisis: Caritas volunteers restore health and hope

Monitoring children at risk of malnutrition Maria Mendoza opens the doors to her driveway in Punta de Mulato, Venezuela in early July. She’s preparing for a weekly growth monitoring session for children under five. Caritas volunteers who have been inspired to help during the Venezuela crisis carry chairs and tables from the Church grounds. A ...