A Computer To Change Everything

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The history of this Venezuelan is the harsh reality of what has been lived in the country for more than 15 years.

Jhonny Luces is a brother full of talents and father of 3 beautiful daughters whom he must support with superhuman work, because obtaining food in Venezuela is a great effort and in the end they cannot acquire everything they need.

Faced with so many challenges in Venezuela, Brother Jhonny has had to do different jobs in order to survive. From working in companies making little money, to selling products in popular markets. All this combined with the freelance work that he does a few hours a day.

Presumably, the move to all the places where he can generate income is expensive, considering that he lives far from the city. He even sometimes has to leave his family alone because he cannot return home by public transport making it impossible to pay for private transport.

These adversities are recurrent, day after day he must undergo different tests, even stop eating to do more work. Of course this affects his health and his performance at work, yet he does everything he can to generate income without even reaching $ 60 a month.

His previous day was challenging. Jhonny’s day started very early at 5 am leaving the town to the city, for which it takes between 25 to 40 minutes. Then he would go to the market to try his luck selling some products until approximately 9 o’clock when he had to go to his work to fulfill a 9-hour schedule. These activities were combined with some remote jobs from a computer and internet rental site.

A change of hope

As Jhonny acquired new technology skills, he learned how to generate more income online. But unfortunately the economic crisis caused the company where he worked and received a fixed income to go bankrupt, which is why he was fired without any compensation.

This situation affected his family life and he had to desperately find other ways to bring food home. With a baby barely months old and having no way to meet his needs, he had to do something else. It was then that he decided to dedicate more time to freelance work and learn new things that will help his progress.

Now his day was different; he would leave his home very early to go to the market to continue selling some products and then he would spend a large part of the day doing freelance work. However, he had to pay a large sum of money at the computer rental center and what he had left to buy food was insufficient.

Jhonny, contacted Operation Family Freedom to apply for a grant and be able to buy a computer to stop paying the rental fee. He expressed his desire to improve his situation by working full time as a freelancer and continuing to acquire skills in that area.

Of course, he saw great opportunities to be better at what he does and turn that into a permanent income generating activity.

In this way, he explained his need to have the necessary equipment and start his work immediately. He also was willing to help other people in need. Operation Family Freedom through their donors approved this help and allowed the brother to buy the computer and a cell phone.

Now brother Jhonny has a place to do his work and only pays for the internet connection. This leaves him better earnings and he can spend a few hours learning about copywriting and other digital services.

Also, he can return home more relaxed because his income allows him to pay for his daily fare. Although he still does not have a sufficient income, Brother Johnny struggles to learn and gain experience.

It should be noted that competition at the level of freelance work in Venezuela has also been affected, because many foreigners think that hyperinflation gives a better value to the dollar and therefore, freelance workers receive a lot in their local currency, which it is a mistake.

However, the brother has learned many principles of self-sufficiency throughout his life and this has allowed him to find some jobs remotely.

Brother Jhonny has faith that now with the new computer and the telephone he will be able to earn more income and help his family. He is grateful for the good works of Operation Family Freedom and for the help it provides to Venezuelans in vulnerable situations.

Thanks to this donation, his family is safer and they can progress.