00:00And local community networks are playing a vital role in the humanitarian response up in the mountains of El Junquito,
00:08a temporary camp managed by the Ministry of Communities, housing hundreds of displaced families from both Caracas and La Guaira
00:16through organized citizen brigades.
00:17For the details on this community-led effort, we go with our correspondent Belén de los Santos with her special
00:23report.
00:28Hello, studios. How are you? I'm coming to you from El Junquito, west of the city of Caracas, up in
00:36the mountains, actually.
00:37And this is a transitory camp that is being led by the Minister of Communities.
00:42You know that one of the main strategic points of Venezuela's political architecture has to do with the communes,
00:53development of all the policies for the past decades.
00:57And that is the ministry that is leading the organization of this transitory camp in particular.
01:04We'll be staying here throughout the day, understanding the way that it is working so far.
01:09The day is starting right now. Actually, the work is organized by brigades.
01:15So, the organization of this camp has divided people, both from the organizers and from the people who are staying
01:23here.
01:24About over 300 people, some from El Junquito, who were affected by the earthquakes,
01:30but many from La Guaira, you know, the state, has been most affected by the earthquakes of June 24.
01:36They're staying here and the work brigades have been organized by the organizers and those staying here as well.
01:43So, work brigades related to health, to cleaning, to education, the way of organizing assemblies that included the work of
01:54everyone staying here,
01:56choosing leaders, for example, leading the necessary tasks so that everyone could benefit from the organization.
02:06Truly an exercise of popular power.
02:08That is what we'll be continuing to report today, hearing testimonies, so stay tuned.
02:14Guys, I go back to you now.
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