We raise funds and collect humanitarian aid across the UK, and get it to communities devastated by earthquakes — working with people who know the region and accountable local partners on the ground.
Every box is a lifeline
Venezuelan Relief UK is a registered charity providing international earthquake disaster relief. Donations support our relief work as a whole — they are not tied to a single country or appeal, and our trustees direct them to where the need is greatest across our active responses.
We are currently responding to two major earthquake disasters. Here is where each response stands right now.
On 24–25 June 2026, two major earthquakes struck Venezuela, causing widespread destruction, loss of life and displacement. It remains our primary, most developed response.
What we're doing: collecting donated humanitarian aid across more than 30 UK collection points, storing it in UK warehousing, and shipping it by sea container to Venezuela, where trusted local contacts and partner organisations distribute it directly to affected communities.
How this response worksOn 10 August 2026, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake — the most powerful to hit Colombia this century — struck the west of the country. Cities including Cali, Pereira, Manizales and Quibdó were badly affected, buildings and hospitals collapsed, and the government declared a national disaster.
What we're doing: we are raising funds to provide financial support through established, registered local charities in Colombia — chosen for their accountability and clear traceability of where money goes. We do not operate on the ground in Colombia ourselves; our role is to raise funds in the UK and channel them responsibly to organisations that do.
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Each pulsing marker is a live response — on the map and here.
Our primary response — collecting and shipping aid from the UK.
Raising funds, channelled through accountable local charities.
Every figure below comes straight from our own records — box by box, volunteer by volunteer.
Every donation and every box of aid follows the same accountable path.
We raise funds and collect aid directly from the UK public through appeals and social media.
Food, water, medical supplies and shelter materials are collected and held in UK warehousing pending shipment.
Where we operate directly, we ship collected aid overseas through specialist freight partners. Elsewhere, we channel funds to accountable local charities on the ground.
Local contacts and partner organisations get aid and support directly to affected communities and individuals.
Food, water and medical supplies for families affected by the earthquakes.
Shelter materials for people who have lost their homes.
Freight to get collected aid from UK warehouses to affected communities.
Support channelled through registered local charities where we don't operate directly.
Photos from the response as they come in — from the disaster zones we support to our collection and shipping effort here in London.
More photos and video updates are added here regularly.
Whether you have money, goods, logistics expertise or just time — there's a way to get involved.
Donations support our international disaster relief work and are not restricted to a single country or appeal — our trustees allocate them where the need is greatest across our active responses.
Financial support helps fund logistics, shipping, emergency supplies and support through local partners.
DonateFood, water, medical supplies and shelter materials are all needed for the Venezuela response.
See what's neededLogistics, warehousing, translation and admin support are all valuable.
Get involvedVenezuelan Relief UK was founded by three trustees with direct personal and professional ties to Venezuela, and existing relationships with local contacts and organisations coordinating relief efforts on the ground.
Every trustee has an equal vote and equal responsibility, and every payment from our accounts requires two authorised signatures.
Some of our trustees and volunteers, London.
Meet the trusteesThe latest from the ground and from our UK volunteers.
Registered charity in England & Wales, no. 1218988. Venezuelan Relief UK is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered with the Charity Commission. View our entry on the register →
