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Named person(s)
Gilchen Michele Garrido Davalillo
Date photo taken
11 October 2019
Partner organization
Quito Anabaptist Mennonite Christian Church (ICAME)
City/Town
Quito
Province/State
Ecuador
Country of origin
Ecuador
Region
Latin America and Carribbean
Photo credit
MCC Photo/Annalee Giesbrecht
Themes
Relief
Description
Media caption: Designated centennial funds were used to support Venezuelan refugees in Ecuador, including Gilchen Michele Garrido Davalillo and her family, through MCC's partner, Quito Anabaptist Mennonite Christian Church. MCC photo Annalee Giesbrecht
Extra information:
Gilchen Michele Garrido Davalillo with her family, all from Venezuela, at their home in Quito, Ecuador.
This photograph was taken in late February 2020 prior to COVID-19 social distancing measures in Ecuador.
Personal/Project impact
While Ecuador has comparatively generous policies for refugees and newcomers, arriving in a new country is still difficult, especially for those fleeing conflict or economic crisis and arriving with very little to sustain them. Venezuelan refugees in Quito struggle to find adequate housing and jobs in light of growing xenophobia, and at times face barriers to accessing services that are restricted to those fleeing conflict. The Quito Anabaptist Mennonite Christian Church (ICAME)’s refugee project’s agility and flexibility has allowed the project to quickly adapt to increasing numbers of Venezuelan refugees as well as other emerging crises.
Project Summary
MCC supports ICAME’s work providing material, financial, and psychosocial support to refugees arriving in Quito, Ecuador.
Special collections / Photos for relief sales and thrift shops