The grim reality facing mothers in Venezuela: “They say their children cry all day and they can only give them water. They are dying.” So says Maritza Landaeta coordinator of Caracas based non-profit Bengoa which works to aid Venezuelans in food and nutritional needs since 2000.
In some parts of the country 50% of the children have left school because of hunger. The website Estimulo reports that the average person in Caracas Venezuela has lost 30 pounds since the beginning of 2016.
The Catholic aid organization Caritas Venezuela estimates that 14.5% of children under age five suffer from moderate or severe malnutrition.
Food is controlled and votes are bought. To receive food rations Venezuelans must carry a government issued license available only to those approved by the regime.
The above is based on an article 11/20/2017 in the Wall Street Journal by Mary O’Grady Venezuela Is Starting Its People.
Cameron Jackson  drcameronjackson@gmail.com
