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Emergency earthquake relief · Venezuela & Colombia
Getting real help to communities hit by disaster
We raise funds and collect humanitarian aid across the UK, and get it to communities devastated by disaster — working with people who know the region and accountable local partners on the ground.
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Photo: earthquake damage in Venezuela, June 2026
A film by Venezuelan Relief UK
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Something we’ve never shown before. Premieres today, 2 October, 14:30 BST.
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Every box is a lifeline
Our partners
Working with trusted partners
Charity, community and logistics partners helping move aid from UK doorsteps to families in crisis.
One mission, responding wherever disaster strikes
Venezuelan Relief UK is a registered charity providing international 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.
Our active responses
One accountable relief effort.
Where each of our responses stands right now.
Active response
Venezuela
Venezuela earthquakes
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. We collect donated humanitarian aid across more than 30 UK collection points, store it in UK warehousing, and ship it by sea container to Venezuela, where trusted local contacts and partner organisations distribute it directly.
How this response works
Active response
Colombia
Colombia earthquake
On 10 August 2026, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake - the most powerful to hit Colombia this century - struck the west of the country. We raise funds in the UK and channel them through established, registered local charities in Colombia, chosen for their accountability and traceability. We do not operate on the ground there ourselves.
How this response works
Monitoring
Nepal
Nepal Flash Floods
VRUK is studying how to help with such devastation and the terrible loss of lives in Nepal in coming weeks.
How this response worksOn the ground
Each pulsing marker is a live response — on the map and here.
Active response · Distrito Capital
Venezuela earthquakes
Two major earthquakes struck Venezuela in June 2026. We collect donated aid across the UK and ship it by sea container to affected communities.
Active response · Valle del Cauca
Colombia earthquake
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia in August 2026. We raise funds and channel them through accountable local charities delivering aid.
Monitoring · Rasuwa District
Nepal Flash Floods
VRUK is studying how to help with such devastation and the terrible loss of lives in Nepal in coming weeks.
Our impact so far
Real aid, really delivered
Every figure below comes straight from our own records — box by box, volunteer by volunteer.
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Tonnes of aid collected
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Boxes collected
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Individual items collected
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Active volunteers
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UK collection points
3
Countries supported
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Active emergency responses
How we work
From a UK donation to a family in need
Every donation and every box of aid follows the same accountable path.
Raise
We raise funds and collect aid directly from the UK public through appeals and social media.
Collect & store
Food, water, medical supplies and shelter materials are collected and held in UK warehousing pending shipment.
Ship or fund
Where we operate directly, we ship collected aid overseas through specialist freight partners. Elsewhere, we channel funds to accountable local charities on the ground.
Distribute
Local contacts and partner organisations get aid and support directly to affected communities and individuals.
Where your donation goes
What your support funds
Food & medical
Food, water and medical supplies for families affected by the earthquakes.
Shelter
Shelter materials for people who have lost their homes.
Logistics
Freight to get collected aid from UK warehouses to affected communities.
Local partners
Support channelled through registered local charities where we don't operate directly.
The scale of the damage in Venezuela, June 2026.
Rescue efforts continue through the night.
A donation collection point run by our volunteers, London.
Aid collected so far, held in our London warehouse.
A box packed and ready for shipment to Venezuela.
Our team at a collection drive, London.
Our work in pictures
What's happening
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.
Get involved
There are several ways to help right now
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.
Donate
Financial support helps fund logistics, shipping, emergency supplies and support through local partners.
DonateDonate aid items
Food, water, medical supplies and shelter materials are all needed for the Venezuela response.
See what's neededVolunteer or partner
Logistics, warehousing, translation and admin support are all valuable.
Get involved
Who we are
Founded by people with real ties to the region
Venezuelan 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 volunteers on day 1 of the emergency, London.
Meet the trustees
Live updates
From our Instagram
The 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 →
