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STORY: PERU / VENEZUELANS RESIDENCY CARDS
TRT: 2:51
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTION: PLEASE CREDIT UNHCR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE(S): SPANISH / NATS
DATELINE: 9-10 OCTOBER 2018, LIMA, PERU
1. Close up, cellphone screen family photo
2. Wide shot, train passing
3. Aerial shot, drone view of Kelvin neighborhood
4. Wide shot, building where Kalvin and his wife and children are living
5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Kelvin Briceño, Venezuelan living in Lima:
“I came here without a single coin. I had nothing in my pocket. Absolutely nothing. Not even to take the bus or make a call.”
6. Wide shot, Kelvin with his family in the morning inside a little bedroom
7. Close up, baby's feet
8. Med shot, Marelis dressing her daughter
9. Med shot, Marelis dressing her daughter
10. Med shot, market street
11.Close up, Kelvin and baby Jimena in front of their door
12. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Kelvin Briceño, Venezuelan living in Lima:
“I was ashamed of people giving me money. I don’t like that. I like working. I was used to working and earning my own money.”
13. Close up, Kelvin's hand cooking in the kitchen
14. Close up, Kelvin's hand cooking in the kitchen
15. Med shot,Kelvin enters bread dough into the oven
16. Wide shot, backlight, Kelvin carrying bread basket
17. Wide shot, Kelvin place breads into the basket
18. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Kelvin Briceño, Venezuelan living in Lima:
“When we ran out of money we did not know how to pay for dialysis, because it had to be done through health insurance.”
19. Wide shot, Kelvin and his family go out to sell
20. Wide shot, Kelvin and his family go out to sell
21. Med shot, Kelvin and his wife walking to the market with Jimena
22. Close up, Marelis walking in the street
23. Close up, bread and Kelvin selling it
24. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Kelvin Briceño, Venezuelan living in Lima:
“I know that I wouldn’t have been able to make it alone. Thank God I can count on the help of all these people.”
25. Close up, family and Kelvin selling bread
26. Close up, man eating Kelvins' bread
27. Close up, Kelvin sells bread with family around
28. Wide shot,Kelvin and his family walking on the street market
29. Close up Jimena kisses father and mother
Marelis, a Venezuelan who fell serious ill after moving to Peru, was benefited from the residence card which grants her access to the public health system in the country.
Kelvin and Marelis left Venezuela a year ago, wanting a safe place to raise their daughter, Jimena. They found hope in Lima, Peru.
SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Kelvin Briceño, Venezuelan living in Lima:
“I came here without a single coin. I had nothing in my pocket. Absolutely nothing. Not even to take the bus or make a call.”
Kelvin sold food on the street to provide for the family. But when Marelis fell ill with kidney failure, they struggled to pay for medical care.
Peruvian and Venezuelan friends came together to help the young family.
SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Kelvin Briceño, Venezuelan living in Lima:
“I was ashamed of people giving me money. I don’t like that. I like working. I was used to working and earning my own money.”
Marelis spent 22 days in hospital. Then she needed dialysis three times a week. The added expense was a challenge
SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Kelvin Briceño, Venezuelan living in Lima: “When we ran out of money we did not know how to pay for dialysis, because it had to be done through health insurance.”
The government gave Marelis a special residency card allowing her access to Peru’s health-care system, a decision that saved her life.
SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Kelvin Briceño, Venezuelan living in Lima:
“I know that I wouldn’t have been able to make it alone. Thank God I can count on the help of all these people.”
Marelis was able to legalize her status in Peru due to her illness. Her residence card grants her access to the public health system. Very few Venezuelans – only 0.6 per cent of those in Peru – are granted extraordinary residency related to vulnerability like Marelis’ and thereby have access to the national health system.
Over two million Venezuelans have left their country since 2015. Over 450,000 have made their way to Peru, the highest arrivals figure after Colombia, which has nearly one million Venezuelans in its territory. Peru has also become the top destination country for Venezuelans seeking refugee protection, with over 150,000 asylum requests.
