Venezuela’s rapidly deteriorating economic and political situation has sparked substantial increases in migration to Colombia since 2015.

The mass migration out of Venezuela is larger than the flow of migrants crossing the Mediterranean in Europe at its peak in 2015 – and the expectation is that this upward trend will continue.

Many families who remain in Colombia live on the streets or in overcrowded settlements/slums in makeshift shelters without access to water, sanitation or electricity.

Venezuelan children cannot access free healthcare and many parents can’t afford to pay to go private.

Save the Children has been working in three border regions to support in the areas of child protection, education, and non-food items.