Dear Amigos,
As many of you know, we are a blog ran and founded by venezuelan designers, and right now, our community is navigating a severe emergency following the recent devastating earthquakes. The scale of this devastation is immense, and the reality of disasters like this is that while the initial shock fills our feeds, the road to recovery takes months, long after the news cycle moves on. We cannot look away when the cameras leave.
Below, we have curated a list of verified, safe organizations where your international donations can directly fuel emergency relief, medical aid, and food distribution. Please consider contributing what you can today.
Ayudandito
A grassroots initiative founded by Diego Vega aimed at serving as a direct bridge between international donors and the local communities that need urgent support.
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How they’re helping: This initiative works closely with survivors to deliver essential food, clean drinking water, and basic rescue tools directly into the hands of affected neighborhoods, ensuring that immediate, life-sustaining aid reaches the ground without delay.
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Action: You can support the Ayudandito initiative here.
Impaktemos Asociación Civil
A local civil association dedicated to activating an organized, transparent, and deeply human humanitarian response for vulnerable communities in Venezuela.
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How they’re helping: Impaktemos has launched a comprehensive 90-day support program designed to help families displaced by the earthquakes. Their efforts include distributing thousands of meals, hygiene kits, mattresses, and medical care. Crucially, their trained volunteers are staying close to affected families to offer emotional support and organize safe spaces and activities for children.
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Action: You can contribute to the Impaktemos relief fund here.
World Central Kitchen (WCK)
A humanitarian non-profit organization that mobilizes to the frontlines to provide fresh, nutritious meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises.
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How they’re helping: Following the back-to-back earthquakes, WCK rapidly expanded its emergency response across Miranda, La Guaira, and Carabobo. Partnering with 19 local restaurants and community kitchens, they are serving thousands of fresh, hot meals to displaced families, rescue teams, hospitals, and shelters. They have also deployed food trucks and established an operational hub near Naiguatá to ensure meals reach those in need quickly.
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Action: You can donate to World Central Kitchen here.
Healing Venezuela
A UK-based charity focused on alleviating the health crisis in Venezuela by providing medical supplies, supporting healthcare infrastructure, and funding food programs.
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How they’re helping: They are mobilizing immediate support for emergency medical response on the ground. The funds raised through their campaign go directly toward supporting junior doctors working at affected sites, assisting local rescue services, and purchasing critical medical supplies.
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Action: You can support Healing Venezuela’s campaign here.
Cáritas de Venezuela
A trusted global humanitarian network and local church organization dedicated to providing immediate relief, community support, and vital resources directly to vulnerable families.
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How they’re helping: Their extensive local volunteer network is deployed directly on the ground in the hardest-hit neighborhoods. Cáritas is operating community soup kitchens, providing emergency health and medical consultations, and distributing essential survival supplies to families who have lost their homes.
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Action: You can donate to Cáritas de Venezuela here.
Yummy App
A prominent Venezuelan delivery and ride-sharing platform that has pivoted its digital infrastructure to allow users worldwide to send resources directly to local communities.
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How they’re helping: Yummy has launched an official solidarity campaign within their app to raise funds for earthquake recovery. To amplify your impact, the company is contributing an extra 25% on top of every donation made through their platform. International users can also use the app to purchase groceries and medical supplies that are delivered directly to local collection centers.
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Action: You can make a donation via Yummy here.
I Love Venezuela Foundation
A non-profit organization with over a decade of experience collaborating with global partners and local Venezuelan NGOs to support communities in need.
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How they’re helping: They have established a dedicated emergency relief fund to rapidly deploy aid through their trusted on-the-ground network. They are prioritizing the immediate distribution of food, clean water, medical supplies, hygiene kits, and temporary shelter items to families in the worst-affected areas.
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Action: You can donate to the I Love Venezuela Foundation GoFundMe here.
We know that a list like this is only a snapshot of a constantly moving situation. As the days unfold, the needs on the ground will inevitably shift from immediate rescue to long-term rebuilding and community care. We promise to keep this page updated, vetting new links and adjusting our resources as the necessities change. Thank you for reading, thank you for sharing, and above all, thank you for standing by us.
Yours truly,
The ATOA team.
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