There is a crisis in Venezuela that extends social, political and economic boundaries. Over the last few years, with the appointment of new President Nicolás Maduro in 2013, the country has rapidly declined with triple digit inflation, increase in murder, low oil prices, food shortages and political riots.

Since the crisis has started, the Venezuelan people tried to raise awareness about their situation with the popular hashtags #SOSVenezuela and #PrayforVenezuela that have circulated on Twitter and Instagram since 2014. The youth of Venezuela have taken a strong role in protests as they grow tired of seeing their country in pain and agony, and grow even more weary from asking themselves when they will eat next or live to see another day.

Below are interviews from 10 Venezuelan youth who wish for the world to understand and feel their tragedies, stories and lives. Some identities have been hidden to protect the interviewee's privacy and family.

1. Roberto Wallau, 19

"I feel so much frustration to go outside in my country... afraid to go to my college... afraid to go buy necessities as simple as shoes. It's outrageous to line up for more than 12 hours just to buy a loaf of bread and then be told that it no longer is available. It is depressing to see young people go to sleep hungry and not be able to go to school or go to work because they have no money for transportation."

2. Brinelly Oca, 23

"Venezuela is a beautiful country that has dismissed its youth. Some have sadly lost hope for a future and others are still working hard to regain its future, despite the insecurity, shortages, unemployment, injustice and persecution."

3. Luis Barrios, 27

"The Venezuelan economic situation gets worse every day. Most young people and professionals are trying to leave the country because of the economic crisis. Basic food items are hard to come by. We have to wait in long lines at super markets and there are regulations on how much to buy or what I can buy. Venezuelans see themselves as hopeless."

4. Dagni Chuki, 27

"I am a doctor in Venezuela who has learned to work in a country as if it were a war zone. Doctors don't have materials or medicines to treat patients, so they are dying every day even when we try our best. Gangsters threaten us doctors if we are unable to treat their sick relatives. Venezuelan doctors are leaving out of the fear of being killed and in order to have a better chance of having opportunities."

5. Diang Velásquez, 26

"Venezuela is a great country with so much to offer, unfortunately the government had made some bad decisions on how to run the country and now the people are suffering. I had a great job and had my friends and family but the quality of life had changed so much that I made the decision to move overseas. I wish to come back soon and work for my people but I know that I have more opportunities away from Venezuela."

6. Silvana Delgado, 25

"My blood boils when black market peddlers or "bachaqueros" offer products like rice or pasta up to 50 times its real price, knowing that there are people starving in our country. It breaks my heart when I see people looking for food in the garbage cans. I see sick people asking for money in the subway because they can't afford their treatments and even my own 61 years old mother takes half her diabetes tablets to make it last until our family in Argentina sends us more. I thank God for every meal and pray for this to end."

7. Anonymous, 19

"I have lost about 12 pounds from hunger already. Every 3 months the government sends a bag of food and every 3 months, it has less. This month it had only 1 gallon of milk, 1 pack of sugar, 2 packs of rice and 2 packs of flour. I cried when I saw it because I miss sugar and other items like mayo and butter. A pack of Oreo's is a luxury here. It was cheaper for my grandmother to fly to buy our necessities and food than to wait and pray there was food in the supermarkets."

8. Isabel Salas, 20

"Venezuela is a country that has given me everything, but being a young adult in my country has been incredibly difficult. Most of my friends have left the country already. I see everyday more and more kids in the streets selling candies and singing guitar instead of going to school. A lot of young professionals like me don't work in their field because there are no vacancies, or the salary offer is too low and demanding. The Venezuelan people are strong and learn from their hardest times."

9. Dennys Medina, 19

"If you did a survey of all the students in university about what they want to achieve after they graduate, more than half of them will say they would like to leave the country and find work elsewhere. Some are lucky to have relatives abroad, but others like me must stay. The crimes are like inflation; they only go up. Youth in the slums end up robbing and mugging instead of going to school and work. Printing bills is more expensive than what they are worth. It's literally cheaper to use bills as toilet paper than buying a new pack."

10. Maria Valentina Lugo, 23

"I have lived all my life in Venezuela and unfortunately all my life knowing the government. We had the wrong ideology and we lost who we are and we lost our history. We have become intolerant and insensitive because we do not believe in good. We live in a country where there is no food and medicine, but there is insecurity and fear. Venezuela has a lot to offer the world but, it must move forward. I love Venezuela more than ever and hopefully one day all this will just be a passage in a textbook."