Raise money for family in Venezuela
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A year ago I got married to my wife who is originally from Venezuela. She still has lots of family there, people who are struggling because of the political situation and the problems it has caused in all aspects of life.
Some of these family members require medication which is hard to come by and very basic items such as rice or toilet paper is difficult to procure. In the past we have sent care packages but these did not always make it to them. Venezuela is now one of the few countries that Royal Mail will not ship parcels to because of the problems going on in the country.
A lot of our family are still only young. We have many cousins, three under ten and others slightly older, whose futures will be severely restricted by what has happened and what looks like will continue for the foreseeable future.
We are hoping that any money raised will contribute towards paying for passports, travel and relocation. Hopefully we can help as many as we can and the initial focus is on getting the youngest out of Venezuela so that they will have better opportunities in life. We also hope to aid to family who will continue to persevere in their home country. We do luckily have family and friends in the United States and Mexico who still manage to get packages through, although this has become more difficult.
We would be extremely grateful for any help, no matter how small. My wife is the biggest family person I know and it would mean the world to her, as well as the rest of her family, to know that their loved ones are safe and that they will have promising futures. Life is such a struggle for people in Venezuela right now and we wish we could do more. We try and do small things when we can. Instead of gifts for our wedding we asked people to donate money. This contributed to relocating two aunts to Portugal, a cousin to Peru, and another cousin to Chile. We made this page hoping that we might help more and if you are able to donate we would feel blessed.
Some of these family members require medication which is hard to come by and very basic items such as rice or toilet paper is difficult to procure. In the past we have sent care packages but these did not always make it to them. Venezuela is now one of the few countries that Royal Mail will not ship parcels to because of the problems going on in the country.
A lot of our family are still only young. We have many cousins, three under ten and others slightly older, whose futures will be severely restricted by what has happened and what looks like will continue for the foreseeable future.
We are hoping that any money raised will contribute towards paying for passports, travel and relocation. Hopefully we can help as many as we can and the initial focus is on getting the youngest out of Venezuela so that they will have better opportunities in life. We also hope to aid to family who will continue to persevere in their home country. We do luckily have family and friends in the United States and Mexico who still manage to get packages through, although this has become more difficult.
We would be extremely grateful for any help, no matter how small. My wife is the biggest family person I know and it would mean the world to her, as well as the rest of her family, to know that their loved ones are safe and that they will have promising futures. Life is such a struggle for people in Venezuela right now and we wish we could do more. We try and do small things when we can. Instead of gifts for our wedding we asked people to donate money. This contributed to relocating two aunts to Portugal, a cousin to Peru, and another cousin to Chile. We made this page hoping that we might help more and if you are able to donate we would feel blessed.
Organizer
Sam Bainbridge
Organizer
