Venezuelan teen sells drawings on Twitter to buy food

Samuel Andres Mendoza, 14, places his snacks in a rundown fridge at his home in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. In a crisis-wracked country where workers earn an average of $2 per month, the sales of Mendoza's drawings can make a big difference for a family budget strained by his need for high-protein foods to deal with a form of malnutrition. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Samuel Andres Mendoza checks his Twitter account, where he sells his drawings, with his mother Magdalena Rodriguez at their home in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Rodriguez finds it difficult to afford the relatively expensive high-protein foods that doctors say her teen needs to deal with a form of malnutrition. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Samuel Andres Mendoza looks at a picture of a Pokemon on his computer before drawing it, at his home in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. The 14-year-old has been selling his drawings on his Twitter account to help the family get by. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Samuel Andres Mendoza sits in his room with a laptop, gifted to him by his social media followers, at his home in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. After the 14-year-old tweeted to sell his drawings to buy food, an artist gave him a scholarship to study drawing, and social media followers sent him a set of artists' pencils and food. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Samuel Andres Mendoza draws at his home, with the intention of selling it online in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. In a country where workers earn an average of $2 per month, the teen's drawings can make a big difference for a strained family budget. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)