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STORY: ECUADOR / COLOMBIAN OLDER REFUGEE
TRT: 01:51
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNHCR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: SPANISH / NATS
DATELINE: 30 MARCH 2021, SAN LORENZO, ECUADOR
1. Med shot, Agapito and his wife Vilma standing in their house, looking at the camera
2. Med shot, Agapito pointing to a picture on the wall
3. Close up, Agapito pointing to a picture on the wall
4. Wide shot, Agapito in his door frame, then picking his hanging clothing
5. Med shot, Agapito walking in his village
6. Med shot, Agapito and his wife
7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Agapito Andrade, Colombian Refugee:
"Some days, we hardly eat breakfast, we don't have dinner, Sometimes, we do not have breakfast, sometimes my wife and I eat only one meal a day. with my wife."
8. Wide shot, Vilma in her backyard
9. Med shot, Vilma in her backyard, picking leaves
10. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Vilma Estacio, Ecuadorian Midwife:
"I take care of pregnant women. When the baby is not well positioned, I straighten the baby. I take care of them touch their belly until their time comes to give birth. When I get paid, I’ll use it to they pay me, I already know that I am going to buy chicken."
11. Wide shot, Vilma in her backyard
12. Close up, Vilma in her backyard, showing the camera a leaf
13. Various shots, Agapito and other elderly people at a local association supported by UNHCR, making handicrafts to help generate income
14. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Neira Valencia, Secretary, San Lorenzo Retirees Association:
"This pandemic changed everything. Older adults, for example, in the social security system, don’t find all the medicines that they need. For any older person who comes here, whether they are no matter if they are from Colombia or Venezuela, the doors are open here, and we welcome them."
15. Med shot, Agapito and his wife overlooking a field
16. Close up, Agapito and his wife overlooking a field
17. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Agapito Andrade, Colombian Refugee:
"To live comfortably, have fun and unwind from the stress at home. To have enough food, so that our stomachs don’t weaken. That’s what we need."
18. Wide shot, Vilma dancing and playing maracas
19. Wide shot, Agapito and Vilma dancing
Every morning, Agapito wakes up not knowing how many meals he will have that day. The Colombian refugee, nearly 65, does not have a job or a pension that would provide him with a stable income. Thus, many days can only eat once or twice.
SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Agapito Andrade, Colombian Refugee:
"Some days, we hardly eat breakfast, we don't have dinner, Sometimes, we do not have breakfast, sometimes my wife and I eat only one meal a day. with my wife."
He lives with his wife Vilma, a 79-year-old Ecuadorian midwife, in San Lorenzo, very close to the border between Ecuador and Colombia.
SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Vilma Estacio, Ecuadorian Midwife:
"I take care of pregnant women. When the baby is not well positioned, I straighten the baby. I take care of them touch their belly until their time comes to give birth. When I get paid, I’ll use it to they pay me, I already know that I am going to buy chicken."
Like many older adult refugees, Agapito has been unable to find formal employment in his host country, something that was made even more difficult during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a report published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and HelpAge, some 64 percent of older people on the move in Latin America had no monthly income before the pandemic and, of those who received income, 62 per cent consider that it was not enough to meet their basic needs.
SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Neira Valencia, Secretary, San Lorenzo Retirees Association:
"This pandemic changed everything. Older adults, for example, in the social security system, don’t find all the medicines that they need. For any older person who comes here, whether they are no matter if they are from Colombia or Venezuela, the doors are open here, and we welcome them."
Agapito is still looking for a job to hold on to the essentials in life
SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Agapito Andrade, Colombian Refugee:
"To live comfortably, have fun and unwind from the stress at home. To have enough food, so that our stomachs don’t weaken. That’s what we need."
