1.0World Vision Advocacyhttps://www.worldvisionadvocacy.orgKatie Taylorhttps://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/author/kataylor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="zcUX6SZlhn"><a href="https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/2019/10/10/safe-third-country-agreements-must-uphold-safety-migration/venezuela-migrant-crisis-sofia-lopez-story/">Venezuela Migrant Crisis – Sofia Lopez Story</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/2019/10/10/safe-third-country-agreements-must-uphold-safety-migration/venezuela-migrant-crisis-sofia-lopez-story/embed/#?secret=zcUX6SZlhn" width="600" height="338" title="“Venezuela Migrant Crisis – Sofia Lopez Story” — World Vision Advocacy" data-secret="zcUX6SZlhn" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/D080-0143-125-2.jpg800533Sofia Lopez, white shirt, is 5 and her family is struggling to find stable housing near the CFS. Sofia is here with her mom, Mariangel, dad, Elias, and three siblings. They left Venezuela last October because they were malnourished and have struggled to find steady work and a stable place to live. They slept on the streets during their first 2 weeks in Colombia. They currently live in a one-room house in view of the CFS, but Mariangel says they can’t pay rent and worry the landlord will come by any day and kick them out. “The situation for us is very hard here, but we are getting by,” she says. “It’s still better than in Venezuela.” The children were in school in Venezuela, but they are not in school now. “The Child-Friendly Space is the best thing in my children’s lives. I send them there to play. They make friends and they come home happy and singing. If they didn’t have the CFS, they would have nothing to do. They love it.” El Talento is an informal settlement outside of Cucuta. It is divided into seven barrios or neighborhoods. There are about 2,000 families here, says Pastor John Pena, of Centro Cristiano church. The area was settled by squatters, who now either live on their land, or offer small plots with houses for sale or rent. Over time, some residents have built larger, more substantial houses than the small wood and tarpaulin huts that predominate. Power lines extend through some of the community and water is delivered to household tanks, but there are no sewer connections. Many Venezuelans live here; perhaps 80 percent of today’s residents are Venezuelan migrants, say World Vision staff. Venezuelans located here to be close to relatives and because they find inexpensive places to rent. Centro Cristiano has been in El Talento almost four years. World Vision partnered with Centro Cristiano to put a Child-Friendly Space on church property in the community. World Vision staff lead activities in the CFS tent several days a week for