The CLAP funds were created in 2016 under the Government of Nicolás Maduro in the midst of a serious economic storm. Food bags became common after the breakdown of the resource allocation mechanisms offered by the market economy.
The content of the boxes consists of a bag of rice, another of grains, pasta, corn flour, sugar, powdered milk, canned sardines, tuna or ham. Its contents have been questioned for its poor quality, although a significant part of the population continues to depend on them.