Settlement, WASH, and Non-Food Assistance for Venezuelan Migrants in Brazil (SWAN) Semi-Annual Report

Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA). The project aims to provide new socioeconomic opportunities for Venezuelans in Brazil, supporting them to generate their own income and become less dependent on external support. The main scope of SWAN is to address the urgent material needs of vulnerable Venezuelans who fled to Roraima State, while helping to abate the resulting overpopulation and social challenges faced in the state. The project initially planned to be active in at least six different regions in Brazil: Roraima, Amazonas, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Paraná, and Rio Grande do Sul. However, due to the high number of Venezuelan migrants arriving in Manaus, the project adapted its strategy to focus on providing WASH assistance and connecting migrants to livelihood opportunities locally. In other sub-offices, when a job opportunity is provided to a beneficiary, all support is given by ADRA to resettle the head of the household and the family, including logistics, rent, communication, and transportation. During the reporting period, ADRA reached a total of 126,533 beneficiaries, with 78 heads of households employed in six different regions of Brazil thanks to SWAN. The project has also provided WASH sensitization sessions and material, short tutorials on personal finances, sessions on rights, and explanations of responsibilities to beneficiaries. In Rio Grande do Sul, Portuguese classes are set to start in November for beneficiaries in that location. The project has implemented various strategies to support Venezuelan migrants, including providing electronic voucher cards for hygiene promotion, conducting follow-up home visits, and collecting baseline data for the main indicators. The first Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM) survey was performed with a sample of the first group of beneficiaries, and a feedback mechanism has been established to allow project participants to provide feedback about project implementation and service delivery. The SWAN project is aligned with the strategy of the Brazilian Government and the international community for alleviating the plight of Venezuelan migrants who have entered Brazil. The project addresses the urgent material needs of vulnerable Venezuelans, while helping to abate the resulting overpopulation and social challenges faced in the state of Roraima. The project's key strategies and activities are selected to help Venezuelan migrants achieve a state of economic self-reliance and social acclimation in the immediate term. The project's scope of activities spans through four OFDA sectors: Economic Recovery and Market Systems, Logistics Support, Shelter and Settlements, and WASH. The project has connected 78 beneficiaries to new jobs, with a range of jobs including cashier, waiter, general services assistant, clerk, janitor, night watchman, stockist, administrative assistant, operations manager, receptionist, mechanic, and general services. Regional teams are working locally to contact companies for new job opportunities, and ADRA regional teams are introducing potential employers to the project. The project has made significant progress in supporting Venezuelan migrants, with a total of 126,533 beneficiaries reached and 78 heads of households employed in six different regions of Brazil. The project's strategies and activities are designed to help Venezuelan migrants achieve a state of economic self-reliance and social acclimation in the immediate term, and the project's progress demonstrates its effectiveness in addressing the urgent material needs of vulnerable Venezuelans.