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The importance of partnerships in the humanitarian response and the Project \u201cCome, You Can!\u201d <\/i>of <\/span><\/b>Vis\u00e3o Mundial<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not anything new in any of the fields of human knowledge that different individuals joining forces in support of a common goal is the most efficient way for everyone involved to gain that goal. This concept is not something new in the world of humanitarian aid either, given the history of the emergence of the Sphere Handbook as a guide that establishes the minimum standards for a humanitarian response, created with the collaboration of different and multiple agents and with the goal of improving the result of the response in common, as an articulated whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something that is also not new for those who follow the Brazilian humanitarian response to the Venezuelan immigration crisis, is that more than 100 institutions, between government agencies, agencies of the UN system, non-governmental organizations and religious associations participate in this response actively and together, making up Operation Welcome, coordinated by the Humanitarian Taskforce of the Armed Forces, representing the Brazilian government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In spite of none of that being new, the work in partnership among organizations that work for the benefit of human life somewhat transcends the popular jargon that exalts cooperation. It is a symbiosis that can only be experienced in daily practice, in working shoulder to shoulder. A chemical reaction that is catalyzed through the \u201cfoot on the hot gravel,\u201d a reference to the floor of most of the shelters in Roraima. It\u2019s something that\u2019s a little closer to the concept of synergy, but goes even further, considering that the ultimate purpose of the association of those involved is to benefit a third party. It is the materialization of coinciding positive values and principles, generating a meshing in which one helps the other to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is the routine in the humanitarian shelters and in other locations of Operation Welcome, in Pacaraima and Boa Vista, in the State of Roraima, or in Manaus, in Amazonas, which testifies to the importance of establishing partnerships between institutions for improving the quality of the response. It is innumerable organizations working simultaneously in the same space, each one providing assistance and acting in a different area, so that the population of refugees and immigrants given shelter can be protected, with their basic needs provided, recovering their dignity and receiving an opportunity for rebuilding their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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During this year, when the efforts of the Fraternity \u2013 International Humanitarian Federation (FIHF)<\/a> were more emphatically targeting the building of lasting solutions and livelihoods for the recipients  of the five indigenous shelters they manage, one partnership in particular provided a very important contribution to the creation of alternatives for the socioeconomic integration of the Venezuelan indigenous refugees and immigrants: the Project Come, You Can!, <\/i>of the Vis\u00e3o Mundial<\/u> (Global Vision), an organization that has been active since 1950 in defending the rights of vulnerable populations all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To find out a little more about the activities of the Vis\u00e3o Mundial and about this project, we give the floor to B\u00e1rbara Gil, projects coordinator of the institution, who responded to some questions from the Communications Team of the Humanitarian Fraternity (FIHF):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Come, <\/i>You Can<\/span>! <\/i>Project<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(B\u00e1rbara Gil): <\/span><\/b>The central idea of Come, You Can! <\/i>is to allow people to have access to their own means of livelihood. It comes as a response of Vis\u00e3o Mundial Brazil to the humanitarian emergency caused by the Venezuelan immigration crisis, helping immigrants and refugees from that country, and their children and adolescents, with projects for their adaptation and financial independence.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Begun in September of 2019, the employability and entrepreneurship project aims to train the recipitents for the Brazilian job market. Besides professional training and Portuguese language classes, Vis\u00e3o Mundial Brazil acts in engaging companies to hire refugees and immigrants through making them aware and educating them on the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project\u2019s objective is to strengthen the family in the matter of generating income. Through training and support, we help the heads of families, men and women, to have a means of livelihood, and in this way, provide a more secure environment for their children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n