Arriving in Peru
Arriving in Peru
The country is now home to 1.5 million Venezuelans, and of those, 532,000 are registered as people seeking asylum, making it the first host country for Venezuelan asylum seekers in the world. Those fleeing include our CasaTalentos finalists – Venezuelan artists, musicians and dancers César García and Ali Lizcano, Mazio, Maria and Cruz, Manny Castela, Jose Angel y Duke, Andy, Paola, Alessia, Ebert, and Cristina.
Once they arrive in Peru, many refugees struggle to access basic services. People end up feeling they have few choices but to work in the informal economy, where they are at risk of exploitation. The UNHCR is working to help refugees to overcome challenges accessing food, housing and stable employment.
In order to meet the needs of those arriving in Peru, UNHCR needs $61.1 million to provide housing, health and education support – as well as to help refugees to integrate into their new community. That money has helped to set up numerous innovative projects, including an emergency hotline that provides advice to arriving refugees. In 2022, our hotline took more than 6,000 calls.
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Thanks to your regular support, UNHCR can provide life-saving help to refugees like those arriving in Peru from Venezuela – from housing and basic essentials, to supporting children into school, and offering the emotional support they need to process the trauma of fleeing their home country.
In 2022, we donated medical equipment to seven health centres in the country, benefiting 19,000 Venezuelan refugees and migrant people.
