Age: 26 years.
Children: 3, living in Venezuela.
When did you arrive in Curacao? 2 years ago
How did you get to Curacao?  By plane.
What was your occupation in Venezuela? Student
 
What circumstances made you come to Curacao?
The economic situation is very bad in Venezuela. I’m a single mother of three and my youngest daughter was born with a handicap and had to be operated. That’s the reason why I went to Curacao.
What do you need to improve your situation in Curacao?
What I really need is a job here, that would be of great help.
What lessons do you take with you from your current situation?
My experiences are unfortunately very bad on Curacao, we are treated badly.
Generally we have to learn that there shouldn’t be place for xenophobia and racism. They stereotype us all the time: We are this, we are that, we are black…. That all has to change.
If the situation changes in Venezuela, what are you going to do?
I would go back. All I want is to be with my children.
If you could say something, what would it be?
That we deal with each other differently. We have to help each other like brothers, like people. We have to try to better understand each other so we all have a better life. There are so many terrible things happening in the world and not only in Venezuela. That has got to change.

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.
 With this project, “The Hidden Voices of undocumented Venezuelans on Curacao”, we offer a chance for personal experiences to be heard, giving a voice in the media for these men and women, students and professionals, forced to live in the shadows of our society. My hope is that this project can change hearts and inspire support for those displaced and living in hiding by bringing attention to the individual stories from these hidden voices.