When the Venezuelan refugee crisis collides with a viral pandemic

“Just to contextualise a bit, the humanitarian support to Venezuelans in Roraima is called Operação Acolhida, coordinated by the Brazilian Armed Forces (Navy, Army, and Aeronau’cs), UNHCR and IOM. And Refúgio 343 is one of the actors, dedicated entirely to the reintegration process of these families in Brazil. We also operate in Boa Vista 2 units of the Escola Refúgio (Refuge School), which offers them cultural adaptation, Portuguese classes, informatics and other technical trainings, with a curriculum of 108 hours of studies to prepare them for the integration process and their new life in Brazil. Full Text -> OpenAccessGovernment

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