The COVID-19 virus has presented us with a challenge and awakened us to our purpose as Christians in becoming uncomfortable in our security and passivity and turning our beliefs into concrete actions. Therefore, as Fundación SEPAZ, we wanted to take on the challenge of being part of the solution to inaction displayed by some social and ecclesial sectors; assuming that the response to the pandemic will only be successful if we face it in a cooperative, supportive and empathetic way with the populations most affected. This includes the Venezuelan migrant population, who are stigmatized for being considered possible "carriers of the virus", which has led to unnecessary complications in their lives.
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Here we are at the end of another heart-wrenching year! Yet unlike the end of 2016, when many of us were experiencing huge amounts of disbelief, sadness and weariness at the outcome of a very contentious US political season, 2017, as difficult as it has been, has borne witness to the birth of new life for our organization in ways that we have not experienced before.
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