Teachers cook a meal for the students during an activity for the end of the school year at the Padre Jose Maria Velaz school in Caracas, Venezuela July 12, 2016. Due to the faltering socialist economy and the plunge in global oil prices, Venezuela has been in recession since early 2014. It suffers from the world's highest inflation and is experiencing shortages of basic goods, from milk to medicines. Huge lines at shops and pharmacies are now the norm, and hungry residents are quickly stripping the nation's lush mango, coconut and papaya trees. Critics say Venezuela's crisis is the fault of economic policies under President Nicolas Maduro and his predecessor, Hugo Chavez. But the government says it is the victim of an “economic war” led by opposition politicians, businessmen and the United States. (Photo by Carlos Jasso/Reuters)





Teachers cook soup for the students during an activity for the end of the school year at the Padre Jose Maria Velaz school in Caracas, Venezuela July 12, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Jasso/Reuters)





Students grab snacks during an activity for the end of the school year at the Padre Jose Maria Velaz school in Caracas, Venezuela July 12, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Jasso/Reuters)





A teacher distributes soup to the students during an activity for the end of the school year at the Padre Jose Maria Velaz school in Caracas, Venezuela July 12, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Jasso/Reuters)





A soup for the students is pictured during an activity for the end of the school year at the Padre Jose Maria Velaz school in Caracas, Venezuela July 12, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Jasso/Reuters)





A student waits to be served as her classmates enjoy a soup cooked for them during an activity for the end of the school year at the Padre Jose Maria Velaz school in Caracas, Venezuela July 12, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Jasso/Reuters)





Students enjoy the soup cooked for them during an activity for the end of the school year at the Padre Jose Maria Velaz school in Caracas, Venezuela July 12, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Jasso/Reuters)





A student prays before eating his soup cooked for him and his classmates during an activity for the end of the school year at the Padre Jose Maria Velaz school in Caracas, Venezuela July 12, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Jasso/Reuters)





Teachers prepare soup for the students during an activity for the end of the school year at the Padre Jose Maria Velaz school in Caracas, Venezuela July 12, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Jasso/Reuters)





A kindergarten student is seen next to a bowl of soup cooked for him and his classmates during an activity for the end of the school year at the Padre Jose Maria Velaz school in Caracas, Venezuela July 12, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Jasso/Reuters)





Students pray before eating their soup cooked for them during an activity for the end of the school year at the Padre Jose Maria Velaz school in Caracas, Venezuela July 12, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Jasso/Reuters)





Students enjoy the soup cooked for them during an activity for the end of the school year at the Padre Jose Maria Velaz school in Caracas, Venezuela July 12, 2016. (Photo by Carlos Jasso/Reuters)