Caritas Venezuela's humanitarian program to counter hunger and denutrition

"Solid Pots" is one of the initiatives launched by Caritas Venezuela to counteract the food shortage in the poorest regions of the Country, particularly among children, adults and sick people. The program was officially launched in February 2017, with the "Compartir" Campaign that the Venezuelan Bishops' Conference carries out every year at the beginning of Lent. The initiative represents the immediate response of the Church to childhood malnutrition, especially among children under five years of age. The Bishops, in the note sent to Fides, are aware that the Program will not be enough to solve the problem of hunger in Venezuela if the State does not take full conscious of this drama and, consequently, allows a humanitarian channel for the entry of food and medicine. More…