Multisectoral response to the humanitarian needs and protection risks of children, adolescents, and their families in the Orinoco Mining Arc.

Direct beneficiaries of SDC:

A total of 6’483 people (4’700 female, 1’783 male), including children from 0 to 5 years old, children and young people from 6 to 18 years old, adult/elderly people, and a 5% of people with disabilities.

Indirect beneficiaries of SDC:

A total estimated of 19’532 people (9’766 female, 9’766 male).

Outcome 1: Increase the ability of the most vulnerable communities in the Orinoco Mining Arc region to exercise and enjoy legal identity rights, thus mitigating the protection risks they are exposed to and allowing school-age girls and boys to fully enjoy their right to education.

Outcome 2: Strengthen equitable access to quality basic services in Education through integrated programming with Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, build resilience and support Food Security and Livelihoods of the most vulnerable populations of the Orinoco Mining Arc in Bolivar State. 

Risultati principali attesi:  

Outcome 1:

Output 1. The ability of 2’224 people in five vulnerable communities in the Mining Arc region to exercise and enjoy legal identity rights, thus mitigating the protection risks they are exposed to and allowing school-age girls and boys to fully enjoy their right to education is increased.

Output 2. A response to sudden emergency is provided to 640 people. 

Outcome 2:

Output 3. 3’822 school-age girls and boys and teachers have access to safe and accessible learning environments, and formal education facilities improve with interventions in infrastructure rehabilitation and distribution of educational materials.

Output 4. 2’000 people affected by the Venezuelan crisis improve their ability to respond to their food needs. 

Total number of direct beneficiaries planned in phase 2: 6’483 by SDC, and 12’139 by other donors (SIDA, BHA, NMFA), for a total of 18,621 direct beneficiaries.

This project is part of an enhanced NRC approach in which NRC is increasingly seeking to propose multi-sectoral solutions, proposing a comprehensive response to the participants and the same person receives several services thus contributing to better resilience. On the contrary, the codonant part represents the scope of 4 separate and independent projects whose level of integration is low. 

Risultati fasi precedenti:  

Outcome 1

Protection:

• Using mobile clinics for the Information, Counselling, and Legal Assistence program, it was possible to transmit information regarding legal identity issues to 1’037 people.

Outcome 2

Education:

• 130 children and adolescents signed up for the remedial program created by the NRC team.

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene:

• The WASH program intervention in 4 schools benefited a total of 1’162 people from the educational communities
• 971 students and teachers benefited from workshops to improve hygiene habits at school. 

Food Security and Livelihoods:

• 130 beneficiary households involved with the community gardens have harvested approximately 2’000 kilograms of fresh vegetables to date.
• 11 of the 79 beneficiary households that received goat kits reported recent births of 16 goats, positively impacting the family economy, by providing a new productive asset that can be sold or exchanged.

Total number of beneficiaries by SDC in phase 1 of the project (according to the latest report - 31.10.2022): 4'620 direct beneficiaries.