Welcome to Venezuela where families are forced to scavenge for food in garbage

For many Venezuelan families looking for food, the garbage bin has taken the place of the grocery store. It’s a survival strategy to ward off starvation.



“The worst part of all this is to see my children scavenging for food. It breaks my heart. My life changed in a blink of an eye,” said Angela Allende who’s a mother of 5.



Allende’s life changed dramatically after the family, who employed her as a housekeeper, left the country. She’s been unable to find another job, and her disabled husband is also out of work. So Angela takes the younger children and travels by train an hour and a half each way, to the capital, looking for food.



“My children and I, sadly, for now, need to stay here almost all day waiting for someone to take pity on us and give us something to eat,” Allende said.