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Joining forces to help Venezuela

A directory of verified initiatives already receiving aid after the earthquake. You choose where to help and your contribution reaches each organization directly.

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Featured

Integral response

I Love Venezuela Foundation — Emergency relief

I Love Venezuela Foundation (We Love Foundation Inc.) teamed up with Global Empowerment Mission to bring a large-scale response after the earthquake: food, clean water, medical care, hygiene kits, temporary shelter and support for the most vulnerable families.

Visit
gofundme.com
Rehabilitation

Humanitarian Fund 77

Colombia's CIREC Foundation, with 50 years rehabilitating people with physical disabilities, opens Humanitarian Fund 77 alongside the Juan Pablo Dos Santos Foundation and Venezuela's Children's Orthopedic Hospital. It cares for those the earthquake left with amputations, spinal cord injuries or severe trauma: surgeries, comprehensive rehabilitation, prostheses, orthoses and wheelchairs. You can donate from Colombia, the U.S. or another country.

Visit
fundacioncirec.org
Integral response

Venezuela Earthquake Relief

Sun.Risas Inc, a 501(c)(3) organization based in Doral (Florida), is activating its emergency response network after the earthquake. Together with trusted local partners and volunteers, it delivers essential resources and coordinates relief for the most affected communities.

Visit
fundraise.sunrisas.org

Children

Child protection

Home and care for orphaned children

Hogar Bambi Venezuela (Caracas) provides a home, education, medical care and food to 120 orphaned or abandoned children and youth. With the earthquake worsening the crisis, its work protecting vulnerable children is even more urgent. A verified project featured on GlobalGiving.

Visit@hogarbambi
globalgiving.org
Child response

Emergency response for children

UNICEF scaled up its response after the June 24, 2026 earthquakes: it estimates 1.8 million people affected, 680,000 of them children. It brings clean water, health, nutrition, child protection and education to affected families.

Visit@unicef
help.unicef.org
Child protection

Help for children

Save the Children released $1.5 million from its Children's Emergency Fund and works with local partners on health, shelter, food and child protection. It has a 4-star Charity Navigator rating and is currently matching every donation it receives.

Visit@savethechildren
savethechildren.org
Child health

Child nutrition and health

Venezuelan NGO that supports hospitalized or chronically ill children and their caregiving mothers. Facing the earthquake emergency it is delivering medical supplies, diapers, wet wipes and personal and menstrual hygiene items to hospitals. It accepts donations via PayPal, Pago Móvil and bank transfer.

Visit@preparafamilia
preparafamilia.org
Mental health

Emotional support for children

While others rebuild walls, INVEDIN (Venezuelan Institute for the Integral Development of Children) rebuilds the emotional foundations of children and teens who survived the earthquake. With its team on the ground in Naiguatá, it creates safe spaces, provides trauma psychotherapy and trains local teachers and leaders so the help endures. Donate via Donorbox.

Visit
donorbox.org
Child protection

Venezuela Emergency

Campaign by Fundana, a Venezuelan foundation and UNICEF partner with 34 years protecting children in situations of abandonment or risk. All donations go directly to Fundana in Venezuela to care for vulnerable children after the earthquake.

Visit@fundana_fundacion
gofundme.com
Child protection

Mamás con VZLA

A network of volunteer mothers and women, founded by Dana Jiménez (Houston, Texas), protecting Venezuela's children after the earthquake. Its on-the-ground network registers and verifies cases of affected children and families, and follows up for child protection and family reunification. It fundraises via GoFundMe and Zeffy to bring food, diapers, shelter and supplies to the most vulnerable.

Visit
gofundme.com
Child protection

Juntos por Venezuela — Rebuilding

Campaign by Fundación Luchemos por la Vida, a 501(c)(3) organization running a bilateral US–Venezuela network to protect, feed and provide medical care to children and vulnerable people living on the streets after the earthquake. Raised through Zeffy; tax-deductible in the US.

Visit@acluchemosporlavida
zeffy.com
Child protection

Sembradores de Esperanza

Through its Sembradores de Esperanza campaign, the Venezuelan foundation Calles de Oro y Mar de Cristal brings help to children affected by the earthquake: food, care, education and medical attention for street children, now even more vulnerable. Donate once or with a monthly gift via Stripe (card, Apple Pay, Google Pay) or Zelle.

Visit@accallesdeoro
callesdeoro.org

Food

Food relief

Donaciones Acaure

Acaure initiative that sustains the delivery of 1,500 kg of protein per week —around 8,000 meal portions— through partner kitchens, to feed earthquake victims, rescuers and volunteers. Donate by bank transfer (EUR and other channels).

Visit@acaure.ve
donacionesacaure.com
Nutrition

SOS Terremoto Venezuela

Meals4Hope runs community food and nutrition programs for children and families in poor communities across Venezuela. After the earthquake it launched its SOS Terremoto campaign to bring food and care to the affected communities; it states that 96% of donations go to its programs. Donate online from abroad.

Visit@meals4hope
sosterremoto.meals4hope.org
Community kitchens

Venezuela Nos Necesita

Alimenta la Solidaridad, a Venezuelan community network known for its soup kitchens for children, launched its Venezuela Nos Necesita campaign after the earthquake. Through its community leaders and partners on the ground it identifies urgent needs and delivers aid to the affected communities. A 501(c)(3) organization; your donation is tax-deductible in the US.

Visit@alimentalasolidaridad
donate.alimentalasolidaridad.org
Child nutrition

Venezuela necesita ser luz

The House Project, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, provides nutritious meals to children and vulnerable families in Maracaibo, Venezuela —around 3,200 plates a month— alongside projects in Colombia, the Dominican Republic, India and Jordan. After the earthquake it launched an emergency relief campaign to deliver food, clean water and hygiene kits to affected families. It offers tax-deductible donation certificates in the US.

Visit@thehouseproject
thehouse-project.org
Emergency kitchens

Comidas para Venezuela

World Central Kitchen (WCK), the organization founded by chef José Andrés, activated its Relief Team after the earthquake and, together with longtime partners in Venezuela, prepares and delivers freshly made meals to affected families. A 501(c)(3) organization with a four-star Charity Navigator rating and Candid Platinum transparency seal. Your donation is tax-deductible in the US.

Visit@wckitchen
donate.wck.org
Emergency kitchens

Venezuela Earthquake Response

Mercy Chefs, a US faith-based disaster-relief nonprofit (501(c)(3) with a four-star Charity Navigator rating), is on the ground in Venezuela with local partners preparing hot, chef-cooked meals for affected families, first responders and volunteers. Your donation is tax-deductible in the US.

Visit@mercychefs
give.mercychefs.com
Food programme

WFP — Meals for families

ShareTheMeal, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) app, opened an earthquake appeal: every contribution helps WFP scale up food rations, baskets with cereals, pulses and oil, and hot meals in shelters. It has already reached more than 25,000 people across the country and set up the first food hub. Donate in the currency you prefer.

Visit@wfp_venezuela
sharethemeal.org

Health & medicine

Medicines

Unidos por Venezuela — Farmatodo

Venezuela's best-known pharmacy chain puts its store network and logistics to work for the emergency: it channels medicine and essential supplies straight to those affected by the earthquake.

Visit@farmatodovzla
farmatodo.com.ve
Health

Emergency Appeal — Earthquake in Venezuela

From the UK, the charity Healing Venezuela turns its work for Venezuela's health system toward the emergency: it supports hospitals, resident doctors and rescue services, and buys medical supplies. Donate in pounds via JustGiving.

Visit@healingvenezuela
justgiving.com
Rehabilitation

Fundaprocura — Humanitarian Emergency

Venezuelan foundation specialized in medical and orthopedic equipment —wheelchairs, prostheses and rehabilitation— that goes beyond its usual mission to respond to the earthquake. Through its Humanitarian Emergency campaign it channels your contribution to the quake victims. Donate by card, PayPal or Venmo.

Visit@fundaprocura
fundaprocura.shop
Health

MSF — Donate for Venezuela

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has been preparing and distributing emergency medical kits since the earthquake: eight hospitals in Caracas and La Guaira have received supplies for about 4,000 patients. It set up a mobile clinic in La Guaira with doctors and mental-health professionals. Donate through its Chile office (MSF South America).

Visit@msf_sudamerica
msf.cl
Medical care

VAMA Foundation

The Venezuelan American Medical Association (VAMA), a Florida-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, works directly with doctors and relief workers on the ground to treat earthquake victims. It states that 100% of donations go to relief and healthcare efforts; it raises funds via GoFundMe.

Visit
gofundme.com

Rescue & firefighters

Medical supplies

Humanitarian Aid Program for Venezuela

Florida-based organization (PAHPV) that, in partnership with Locatel, equips University Firefighters and rescue teams with medical supplies delivered directly in Venezuela. It accepts donations from the U.S. via Zelle, PayPal and check.

Visit@ayudahumanitariavzla
ayudahumanitariavenezuela.org
Rescue

Rescue equipment

The UCV university firefighters are among the first into the rubble. This campaign by Give Pan de Vida and the UCV Firefighters Foundation buys the rescue equipment they need, delivered immediately in Caracas.

Visit
donorbox.org
Air rescue

Patrulla Aérea Civil Colombiana

Colombian nonprofit with 60 years of delivering medical care by air to remote areas and disaster victims. It mobilizes doctors, supplies and humanitarian aid to communities affected by the earthquake; every flight carries health staff and rescuers. Donate in Colombian pesos.

Visit@patrullaaereacivilcolombia
donaronline.org

Church & faith

Faith and community

Fundación Loyola — Emergency response

The Jesuits of Mexico open their doors to Venezuela: Fundación Loyola supports families affected by the earthquakes. Donations are channeled through the Unidos en la Misión office with the reference 'Emergencia 2026 MX'.

Visit@fundacionloyola
fundacionloyola.mx
Faith and community

Cáritas de Venezuela

The humanitarian arm of Venezuela's Catholic Church, present across the country. After the earthquake it brings food, safe water, health care and hygiene kits to the most vulnerable families, reaching even the most isolated areas.

Visit@caritasdevzla
caritasvenezuela.org
Humanitarian network

Emergencias SJ

Four Jesuit organizations —Entreculturas, Alboan, Fe y Alegría and the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS)— united in a single earthquake response: shelter, essential items, protection and psychosocial support for affected families.

Visit@alboanong
emergencias-sj.org
Medical response

Samaritan's Purse

Christian disaster-relief organization that airlifted supplies to Venezuela after the earthquake and set up an Emergency Field Hospital in La Guaira, able to treat more than 100 patients a day with medical care and clean water.

Visit@samaritanspurse
samaritanspurse.org
Faith and community

Catholic Relief Services

One of the world's largest Catholic humanitarian agencies: the official relief arm of the U.S. Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and a member of Caritas Internationalis. It is already responding to the earthquake with emergency aid for families affected west of Caracas.

Visit@catholicreliefservices
crs.org
Faith and community

Misiones Salesianas

Misiones Salesianas (Spain) campaign for the earthquake. The Salesians have been in Venezuela since 1894 and accompany affected families, children and youth: support for those who lost their homes, educational and community aid, delivery of basic goods and recovery of damaged schools and parishes. Their long-standing presence lets them quickly identify where action is most urgent.

Visit@misionessalesianas
misionessalesianas.org

Funds & NGOs

International fund

Venezuela Earthquake Relief Fund

GlobalGiving fund (a 501(c)(3) organization with a four-star Charity Navigator rating) that provides fast, flexible funding to local organizations for emergency medical care, search and rescue, temporary shelter, food, clean water and hygiene supplies in the affected communities.

Visit@globalgiving
globalgiving.org
Matched fund

Canadian Red Cross — Matching fund

Canadian Red Cross earthquake appeal: until July 14, 2026 the Government of Canada matches every individual donation dollar for dollar, so each $1 becomes $2 to help those affected. This is the Red Cross of Canada, independent from the Venezuelan one.

Visit@redcrosscanada
redcross.ca
Community aid

Dividendo Voluntario para la Comunidad

One of Venezuela's most established social organizations. It channels your contribution toward education, health and livelihoods in the communities hit hardest by the earthquake, where it's needed most.

Visit@dvc_ve
dividendovoluntario.org
Community aid

Resilience in Action

A network of 18 civil-society organizations with Christian inspiration and 50 years of community work across all 24 Venezuelan states. Its Resiliencia en Acción program accompanies, with dignity, the Caracas families affected by the June 24, 2026 earthquake. Donate by card through Mercantil's payment button.

Visit@gscesap
gruposocialcesap.org
Integral response

Global Empowerment Mission

501(c)(3) organization that, together with I Love Venezuela, is allocating an initial $35 million in aid: food, water, hygiene, shelter materials and medical supplies for hospitals in the affected areas.

Visit@globalempowermentmission
globalempowermentmission.org
Private sector

Venezuelan American Chamber of Commerce

The Venezuelan-American Chamber of Commerce mobilizes its business network to respond to the earthquake. Your donation funds search and rescue, humanitarian assistance, clean water, medical supplies and temporary shelter for affected communities.

Visit@venamcham_oficial
donate.stripe.com
Humanitarian response

Emergency response

International humanitarian aid NGO with an office in Venezuela and extensive experience in earthquakes and disasters. Facing the earthquake it channels direct aid: rescue, safe water, food and care for affected families.

Visit@cadenainternational
donate.cadena.ngo
Support network

Venezuela Emergency: Support Network

The American Venezuelan Engagement Foundation activated a support network for families affected by the earthquakes and coordinates with on-the-ground partners to deliver direct relief across three pillars: medical supplies, family assistance and food security. Donate via Donorbox.

Visit
donorbox.org
Diaspora

Red de Ayuda a Venezuela

Initiative by Alianza por Venezuela (an organization of Venezuelans in Argentina) that coordinates solidarity campaigns for the earthquake response. Alianza does not receive or manage donations: funds are transferred directly to UNHCR’s official accounts for temporary shelter, essential items and protection for affected communities.

Visit@alianzaxvenezuela
alianzaporvenezuela.org
Regional response

Fundación TAAP

Colombian foundation (Bogotá) that from day one coordinated the citizen response to the earthquake: it reconnected thousands of families with their missing relatives, sent medical missions to collapsed hospitals and dispatched dozens of tons of aid to Caracas, La Guaira and Caraballeda. Donate in Colombian pesos.

Visit@fundaciontaap
donaronline.org
Humanitarian fund

UN — Humanitarian Fund for Venezuela

Campaign by UN Crisis Relief, managed by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Donations go to the Humanitarian Fund for Venezuela, which works with dozens of local NGOs and response teams to bring health, safe water, food, shelter and education to families affected by the earthquake.

Visit@ocha_venezuela
crisisrelief.un.org
Regional fund

Venezuela Fund

Latin America and the Caribbean's development bank opened an official fund for the earthquake. It channels donations toward emergency response and the long-term recovery of affected communities in Venezuela.

Visit@agendacaf
caf.com
Integral aid

Venezuela Earthquake Relief

Victoria Venezuela Foundation, a 501(c)(3) based in Weston, Florida, supports displaced families at two support centers —in Caracas (La Trinidad) and La Guaira (Caraballeda)— with food, water, medical supplies, shelter and childcare. Tax-deductible in the U.S. and processed by Donorbox.

Visit@victoriavenezuelafoundation
victoriavenezuelafoundation.org
Vetted fund

Venezuela Earthquake Emergency Response

GlobalGiving fund by the Wayuu Taya Foundation, with more than 20 years of humanitarian work in Venezuela, together with CORE, ACCESO, Direct Relief, Food For The Poor and Good Neighbors. It delivers food, clean water, medical supplies, shelter and hygiene kits to affected families. Project vetted by GlobalGiving since 2021.

Visit@wayuutaya
globalgiving.org
Housing and shelter

Venezuela Emergency — TECHO Chile

TECHO, the well-known Latin American NGO that builds homes alongside communities, launched its “Contigo donde más se necesite” campaign from Chile for the earthquake in Venezuela. Donate in Chilean pesos by credit/debit card or Banco Estado.

Visit
dona.techochile.org
Community aid

Más que un Aporte in Action

The Más que un Aporte Foundation, a Florida-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit present in more than 60 Venezuelan communities, is mobilizing resources for families affected by the earthquake. It works with partners and volunteers to deliver immediate humanitarian response and support the recovery with hope and opportunity. Raising funds through GoFundMe.

Visit
gofundme.com
Local response

Humanitarian Response · Venezuela Earthquake

Impaktemos, a Venezuelan civil association that runs educational projects, activated a humanitarian response to the earthquake. It has already met the most urgent needs in Caracas, La Guaira and other affected communities, delivering supplies and supporting families. It fundraises through GoFundMe.

Visit
gofundme.com

Pets

Animal rescue

Mi Primer Rescate

A Venezuelan animal rescue foundation caring for more than 100 rescued dogs and cats. Donations cover their food and medical care, all the more urgent amid the crisis left by the earthquake. It fundraises via GoFundMe.

Visit@miprimerrescate
gofundme.com
Animal rescue

GRAD — Animal Disaster Response Group

Brazilian NGO and world reference in animal rescue during disasters (100+ operations, 50,000+ animals assisted, active in the 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods). It launched a mission in Venezuela after the earthquake to rescue and care for animals and the multispecies families affected. Donate in reais via doare.org (Pix, card, PayPal).

Visit
paybox.doare.org

Other channels

Direct giving

Donate now

Yummy is Venezuela's super-app for rides and delivery; in the emergency it became the easiest, most reliable way to donate from anywhere in the world with an international card, crypto or Pago Móvil. Yummy and its partners match 25% of every donation and turn it into direct action on the ground, from connectivity for rescuers and survivors to aid in the hardest-hit areas. Led by its founder and CEO, Vicente Zavarce.

Visit
dona.yummyrides.com
Free internet

Internet for rescuers and victims

Campaign by the Conexión Segura y Libre association (VE sin Filtro) to deploy internet-connection and phone-charging points in Venezuela. It is key because the regime blocks free-internet sites, isolating those who coordinate rescues and search for their relatives.

Visit
gofundme.com
Crypto

VZLA 2026 Earthquake Emergency Fund

Donate in Bitcoin, with no banks or intermediaries and from any country: UCAB's BTC Academy (Universidad Católica Andrés Bello) opened this fund to get aid to those affected by the earthquake quickly and traceably.

Visit@academiabtcucab
btc.academiasucab.com
Direct aid

HEVENF — Help for Venezuela Foundation

Aid that arrives and shows: Help for Venezuela Foundation delivers food, medical supplies, essential items and mattresses in Caracas to families hit by the earthquake. It fundraises via GoFundMe.

Visit
gofundme.com
Reconstruction

Proyecto Renacer Venezuela

Andrea Lancioni and Andres Antonini (Nini), through The Lancioni Legacy Foundation, lead this project to rebuild the homes of families with children and elderly who lost everything in the June 24 earthquake. They prefabricate 50 houses to deliver in Venezuela, handling land acquisition and permits. Donate via GoFundMe.

Visit
gofundme.com
Hygiene and shelter

Showers for survivor shelters

Independent citizen initiative by María José Barrios (@maribarriosb) in Caracas: with a small volunteer team she brings supplies, hygiene and portable shower and changing systems to shelters for people displaced by the earthquake. Every purchase and delivery is documented with full transparency in a public Google Sheet. Donate via GoFundMe from abroad or Pago Móvil inside Venezuela.

Visit
gofundme.com

Help without donating

It is not all about money. Whether you are inside or outside Venezuela, you can offer your time and skills: sign up as a volunteer professional or help with logistics.

Professionals

Efecto Red

Join as a volunteer professional —mental health, medicine, engineering, law, education, housing and more— and help families affected by the earthquake via WhatsApp, inside and outside Venezuela. More than 1,200 professionals are already registered.

Visit
efecto-red.com
Doctors

Reservadoc

If you are a doctor, psychologist or health professional, join as a volunteer and see patients for free by video call. Thousands of professionals have already signed up to guide those in need after the earthquake.

Visit
sos.reservadoc.com
Doctors

SOS UCV — Faculty of Medicine

Initiative by the UCV Faculty of Medicine: register as a volunteer doctor and provide online primary-care consultations and medical guidance to people across Venezuela after the earthquake.

Visit
sosucv.umiasalud.com
Doctors

LUZ en Venezuela — Health

Asomevenar platform for Venezuelan doctors and psychiatrists abroad: sign up and treat people in Venezuela for free by video call after the earthquake. Each professional’s credentials are verified.

Visit
salud.luzenvenezuela.org
Psychologists

Psicólogos Sin Fronteras Venezuela

PSF Venezuela brings on volunteer psychologists to provide free psychosocial support to people affected by the earthquake: crisis intervention, grief support and psychological first aid. Sign up to help.

Visit@psfvenezuela
psfvenezuela.wordpress.com
Offer help

Da una Mano

Offer your help to those who need it: post what you can contribute or browse requests by municipality, category and status, and coordinate delivery via WhatsApp. It does not handle money or supplies.

Visit@daunamano.ve
daunamano.com
Collection

Ayuda por Venezuela

Sign up as a volunteer or drop off supplies: a nonprofit citizen platform that centralizes hundreds of active collection centers, inside and outside Venezuela. Filter by state, country and item and find the nearest point.

Visit
ayudaparavenezuela.com
Offer help

Donamos Venezuela

Donate physical aid, no money: post the goods you can contribute, offer a transport route and coordinate delivery with the centers that receive them. Every donation is reviewed and validated; it does not process payments.

Visit@donamosvenezuela
donamosvenezuela.com
Near you

VZLA Ayuda

Offer or find help near you, with no accounts and instantly. Post what you can contribute and connect with those who need it in your area.

Visit
vzlayuda.com
Mothers network

Mamás con VZLA

A network of volunteer mothers and women protecting Venezuela's children after the earthquake. Register as a Volunteer Mom —anywhere in the country or from the diaspora— or contribute resources such as food, supplies and services to the network. No money is donated here: you give your time and direct support.

Visit
mamasconvzla.org

Where NOT to donate

Organizations that lost their independence. We recommend avoiding them as a donation channel.

Avoid

Cruz Roja Venezolana

Since August 2023, the Supreme Tribunal of Justice intervened the Venezuelan Red Cross, removed its board and appointed a restructuring committee. Having lost its independence from the regime, it is no longer a neutral humanitarian channel: we recommend not donating through it.

Why avoid it
lapatilla.com