{"id":1142,"date":"2026-06-26T10:39:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=1142"},"modified":"2026-06-26T10:39:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:39:34","slug":"how-to-help-those-impacted-by-the-venezuela-earthquakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=1142","title":{"rendered":"How to help those impacted by the Venezuela earthquakes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two powerful, back-to-back earthquakes shook Venezuela Wednesday evening<\/span>, collapsing buildings, killing hundreds and leaving thousands more missing across the northern part of the country. Many more are feared dead.<\/p>\n

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Governments, nonprofits and members of the Venezuelan diaspora<\/span> around the world are mobilizing to respond after the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 quakes, to help find the missing and deliver medical care and humanitarian services to the thousands of injured and displaced. <\/p>\n

Help is needed for search and rescue efforts, emergency shelter for displaced families and emergency health care, followed by safe water and sanitation, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. <\/p>\n

Humanitarian organizations will face many challenges, including airport closures and the need for fast-tracked visas for aid workers, said Michael Capponi, president of Global Empowerment Mission (GEM). <\/p>\n

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\u201cNo single organization can meet all the needs alone,\u201d he said. \u201cCollaboration across governments and NGOs is critical to ensuring we cover all ground efficiently and swiftly.\u201d <\/p>\n

Here are some of the responding organizations you can support. The nonprofit evaluator Charity Navigator recommends donors avoid fraudulent fundraising campaigns by assessing whether an organization has a history of working on the specific type of disaster and in the affected region, and if it is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Charity Navigator has also published its own list of vetted groups<\/span> aiding Venezuela.<\/p>\n

How to help those affected by the Venezuela earthquakes<\/h2>\n

Global Empowerment Mission<\/span>: The Doral, Florida-based humanitarian relief organization is collaborating with its long-term nonprofit partner the We Love Foundation<\/span>. GEM immediately began packing<\/span> food, water, hygiene supplies, medical necessities and other emergency relief items for shipment Thursday to Caracas, where it has set up a distribution hub. GEM has responded in Venezuela before, including in 2018 and 2019.<\/p>\n

CORE<\/span>: The humanitarian nonprofit is deploying personnel and partnering with The Wayuu Taya Foundation<\/span>, a nonprofit that supports Indigenous Wayuu communities in Venezuela and Colombia and who have staff on the ground in Caracas. They aim to distribute cash support to impacted families as well as food, drinking water, hygiene kits and other critical resources. CORE was founded after the 2010 Haiti earthquake.<\/p>\n

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Direct Relief<\/span>: The California-based medical humanitarian organization is funding the deployment of a team from Spanish Bomberos Unidos Sin Fronteras (BUSF) to assist search-and-rescue efforts, and is poised to send medical supplies to local healthcare partners as needed. Direct Relief has responded to multiple earthquakes, including the 2023 disaster in Syria and Turkey. <\/p>\n

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International Red Cross<\/span>: Despite experiencing damage to its own national headquarters, the Venezuelan Red Cross\u2019 nationwide network of hospitals and clinics remains active and continues to deliver care, and rescue teams are supporting evacuation and search efforts as well as mobilizing prepositioned relief supplies. Red Cross Societies in Ecuador, Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras and Argentina \u2014 countries home to large Venezuelan communities \u2014 have activated services to restore family links and help people find news of their loved ones. <\/p>\n

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