Dear Donors and Benefactors of Human Solidarity: I am reaching out to you at a time of deep need and with the candidness that only an existential crisis can inspire. My name is Santos Ojer, I am 48 years old, and I am a father of two children, ages 13 and 6, residing in Caracas, Venezuela. After two decades of effort and dedication, I now find myself in the most difficult fight of my life: to protect my home and recover my professional dignity. For 14 years, I maintained a storage and logistics business, specializing in imported goods such as electrodes, vehicle consumables, fabrics, and marble—a livelihood forged through sacrifice. Unfortunately, the last year has turned into a nightmare. I was the victim of a devastating betrayal by a business partner who, abusing a legal power of attorney I granted him for purely administrative purposes, defrauded me. He put all the company's assets—including essential work tools like racks and the forklift—under his name, leaving me without assets, without a business, and unable to pay my creditors. Since then, I have relentlessly pursued a secure position mainly as a warehouse manager, but at 48, I am continually passed over in favor of younger candidates. Currently, my wife, Luana is the only breadwinner in our family; she works as a sales manager. She does her best, but her earnings are hardly enough to help the family meet their expenses and confront the accumulated debts. The Urgency of the Situation We have critical deadlines looming over our family stability, which is essentially hanging by a thread. Risk of Eviction: I have just ten days before making a semi-annual rent payment of $4,200. If we are unable to pay that amount, my wife, children, and I face the risk of losing our home. Health Compromised: I have been needing two emergency extractions due to infection and cracking, but the process has been long overdue because of a lack of resources, compromising my overall health. Accumulated Debts: Other than rent, I have accumulated smaller debts, yet urgent debts of $3,000 in arrears. The Recovery Plan: An Investment in Self-Sufficiency My request is not just to have a solution for the crisis at hand but also for a dignified and independent future with my family. For this, I have undertaken an entrepreneurial project using my background as a Metallurgical Engineer: the fabrication of Pizza Steel baking plates, targeting the local market, and an innovative niche that can have high potential in Venezuela. I need $1,400 for the initial startup of this business. This seed capital will allow me to purchase raw materials and equipment necessary in the generation of a good income that would leave me independent of a job market that now closes its doors to me. This is not a superficial request for support, but one that calls for an all-inclusive rescue: Immediate Stabilization (Rent and Health). Mobility: Vehicle repair for $1,600 - key for work and distribution. Investment in the Future: Business launch capital. It is with focused support that we will be able to save not only our home but also reintroduce a professional enterprise that will ensure self-sustainability in the long run. I ask you to see in me not just a victim of adversity, but a 48-year-old man with experience and vision, with an unbreakable will to fight for his children. Any contribution is a lifeline that will enable us to shift from despair into reconstruction. With utmost respect and hope, Santos Ojer City of Residence: Caracas, Venezuela