Name: Elizabeth
Age: 37
Children: 3 living in Venezuela
How did you get to curacao?  By Plane
Arrived in Curacao: 9 months ago
Profession in Venezuela: Teacher  

Why did you decide to leave Venezuela?
To start, I am the mother of 3 children. The situation in Venezuela was getting worse by the day and the government tries to cover what the real social situation is. There is a lot of hunger, a lot of shortage, there are no medicines. Nothing is available. The monthly salary is not enough for anything. This has forced us to leave the country in order to find food for our children, our family and sometimes even for those who are not family. If we are able to help other people, we do it too. .
How do you see your future?
I arrived here intending to stay for only 28 days, but it was very difficult to find a job. The first 15 days I had no job, so I had to stay longer to recover at least the money I paid for the tickets. I found a job as a baby sitter and from then on it’s all gone very well.
I think I’ll stay for a few more months, not longer. The distance from my children affects me a lot sentimentally. My children need me. Not only economically, but they also need my affection. I plan to work for a few more months and then return to Venezuela to get my children and go to another country where I can be free.
If the situation in Venezuela changes, will you go back?
Yes, yes, surely I will do that.
Do you want to tell us anything else?
I am really grateful with the Island (Curacao). The people who have known me have given me the opportunity. They have opened their doors and that is very valuable to me. We (Venezuelans) are not all the same. You cannot judge all people by the actions of one person. We, the good ones are always more

The world news on the situation in Venezuela is highlighted from many angles: from the poignant food and medicine shortages to developments at the global geopolitical level. But what is invisible in the reports about numbers, international problems and possible solutions is the true face of those displaced, the many undocumented, and therefore illegal, Venezuelans abroad..