As a Venezuelan, I often wonder if there could be a way to apply an Effective Altruist mentality/framework on how to do things that would be the most effective in moving towards a freer and happier society.
A rough translation of HumVenezuela’s (a group of humanitarian NGOs in the country) report for the “Complex Humanitarian Emergency” in 2023:
“measurement as of November 2023 show a total of 20.1 million people with humanitarian needs, of which 14.2 million had critical needs in different areas of their lives, with different degrees of severity, reaching thresholds of severe needs a total of 4.2 million people.”
https://reliefweb.int/report/venezuela-bolivarian-republic/informe-de-seguimiento-la-emergencia-humanitaria-compleja-en-venezuela
I’m also really sad to say Maduro’s group is discussing some laws that could impair the work of humanitarian NGOs:
“The legislation grants powers to the government of Nicolás Maduro to open administrative proceedings against non-governmental organizations that can lead to the suspension of their activities up to their dissolution. The law is controversial and has been criticized by non-governmental organizations, which have denounced that it is aimed at criminalizing NGOs and human rights activists, and that it would have negative effects on both the defense of human rights and humanitarian aid in the country.”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Solidarity_Law
As a Venezuelan, I often wonder if there could be a way to apply an Effective Altruist mentality/framework on how to do things that would be the most effective in moving towards a freer and happier society.
A rough translation of HumVenezuela’s (a group of humanitarian NGOs in the country) report for the “Complex Humanitarian Emergency” in 2023: “measurement as of November 2023 show a total of 20.1 million people with humanitarian needs, of which 14.2 million had critical needs in different areas of their lives, with different degrees of severity, reaching thresholds of severe needs a total of 4.2 million people.” https://reliefweb.int/report/venezuela-bolivarian-republic/informe-de-seguimiento-la-emergencia-humanitaria-compleja-en-venezuela
I’m also really sad to say Maduro’s group is discussing some laws that could impair the work of humanitarian NGOs: “The legislation grants powers to the government of Nicolás Maduro to open administrative proceedings against non-governmental organizations that can lead to the suspension of their activities up to their dissolution. The law is controversial and has been criticized by non-governmental organizations, which have denounced that it is aimed at criminalizing NGOs and human rights activists, and that it would have negative effects on both the defense of human rights and humanitarian aid in the country.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Solidarity_Law