Save the Children in Venezuela
Save the Children has been working with local partners on the humanitarian response in Venezuela since 2018. Save the Children established a team in Venezuela in October 2019, making us one of the few international relief actors with the capacity and permission to work in the country.
Since the humanitarian crisis started to rapidly deteriorate a few years ago, Save the Children has been scaling its response through local partners to support the increasing number of children in need. Save the Children delivers health, nutrition, education, child protection, , water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and food security support.
Since 2020, Save the Children has reached more than 279,000 people, including over 156,000 children. In light of the urgent and increasing needs, we remain committed to working with all relevant parties to ensure that we reach the children most in need.
- 1.15M children are out of school and another 710,000 are at risk of dropping out because of costs, transport barriers and deteriorating infrastructure.
- 1.9M children need protection services in a context marked by family separation and violence.
- 5.2M lack reliable access to safe water, while 83% of communities report limited access to cooking gas.
- 10.5M people face health-related needs in a weakened system.
- 1.2M people need nutrition assistance, especially young children and pregnant women.
Strategic Goals 2025-2027
Back to school and safe learning
- Ensuring children can safely return to school with access to essential learning materials, while equipping schools with the resources they need to provide a safe learning space.
- Supporting safe schools through the provision of kits for students, teachers, and educational spaces.
- Strengthening foundational skills in literacy, numeracy, and socio-emotional learning through targeted teacher training.
Living without violence
- Ensuring children and communities live free from violence through integrated protection services and safe, supportive environments.
- Providing case management, psychosocial support, and access to child-friendly spaces.
- Preventing sexual exploitation, abuse, and child labour.
- Strengthening community-based protection systems and fostering coordination with NGOs and national institutions,
Healthy Start in Life
- Ensuring mothers, newborns, and children have access to quality, life-saving health and nutrition services.
- Delivering Maternal and Child Health programmes, such as the MAMI Care Pathway.
- Providing Sexual and Reproductive Health services, including access to essential medicines, supplies, and equipment.
- Implementing WASH interventions at community level.
Safety nets and resilient families
- Promoting employability and entrepreneurship opportunities for adolescents, integrated with protection, education, and sexual and reproductive health services.
- Providing food assistance in combination with protection and nutrition interventions to address immediate vulnerabilities while safeguarding well-being.
- Supporting emergency response and early recovery of livelihoods to help families stabilize and rebuild after crises.
OUR IMPACT ON CHILDREN IN 2025
8,876
children support with child protection programmes
3,976
children supported through child poverty programmes
11,697
children supported through education programmes
17,055
children support through health and nutrition programmes
Humanitarian access conditions continue to evolve, which may present challenges in reaching children as needs change over time.
Within this context, our teams continue to adapt their approaches to support the continuity of assistance. Through sustained collaboration with local partners, engagement with community-based networks, and strong technical expertise, we aim to operate effectively in complex and dynamic environments, maintaining our commitment to reaching children with essential support.
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