Hernán, Frannys and Allan are from Isla Margarita in Venezuela, a place with beautiful beaches where Hernan worked as a sailor and cook on tourist boats. However, with the serious crisis in the country, life became increasingly difficult until they found themselves with no other alternative than to abandon their homeland and try to start over somewhere else.
They arrived in Brazil in December 2023 and despite missing their family who stayed in Venezuela, they were amazed by the hospitality and solidarity of the Brazilian people.
Now a little more accustomed to life in a new country, the family is eager to start rebuilding their future. Hernán was able to get a job and Allan is already enrolled in school.
Allan, who is 12 years old, has undergone previous consultations that led to suspicion that he is on the autism spectrum. However, as access to doctors and specialists in Venezuela is very difficult, the family was never able to receive a diagnosis and continue with therapies for the boy. Now in Brazil he is already receiving care through the health system and they hope to get him the help he needs to grow and develop here.
Hernán and Frannys’ dream is very simple and very similar to that of thousands of other refugees – a safe home for their family, in a country where their son can study and live a dignified life. That’s what we hope too!
