Venezuela Earthquake Relief
One Month after the Venezuela Earthquakes: Challenges Inside and Outside the Country
Last Update：2026/07/27Tags：
On the evening of June 24 (local time), Venezuela was struck by two strong earthquakes – magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5. There were the strongest earthquake in more than a century. The two quakes hit north Venezuela just 39 seconds apart, killed more than 5,000 people and injured over 16,700. Nearly 18,000 people lost their homes.
More than a thousand buildings and high-rises collapsed, entire neighborhoods were flattened. The homes where people once lived are now gone, replaced by rubble. Over 400 schools were destroyed. The earthquakes made life even harder for children who were already suffering. Children and families who survived face the loss of loved ones, the trauma of what they saw, the pain of losing everything, and the difficult task of rebuilding their lives and livelihoods.
World Vision immediately launched a full emergency response after the earthquakes, reaching affected areas to assess the situation and identify urgent needs. In the first month, we provided nearly 76,700 services to over 44,200 people, one-third of whom were children. These services included:
Food - Provided emergency food supplies to over 40,700 people.
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene - Over 15,600 survivors have access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities.
Child Protection - Offered more than 24,600 child-focused services to over 13,300 children.
Set up child friendly spaces where they could get emotional support through art activities and games to help them cope with their feelings after the disaster.
Temporary Shelter - Provided shelter support to more than 1,360 people.
Venezuela has long suffered from economic, social, and political problems. Since 2018, more than 7.7 million Venezuelans have fled their homes. Millions of children face hunger and cannot go to school. The earthquakes have increased the physical and mental health risks for thousands of children and teenagers.
World Vision stresses that survival is not enough. In addition to rebuilding after the disaster, protecting children is central to our work. For example, in education, we are helping to restore school buildings, set up temporary learning centers, and provide school supplies and uniforms, as well as emotional support.
For livelihoods, tens of thousands of families have lost their income. Helping them find sustainable and dignified ways to earn a living also protects children's well-being and future.
However, with the vast number of people affected and the disaster spanning multiple regions, the greatest challenge remains insufficient funding. Mobilizing more resources to meet survivors’ needs is our most urgent priority.
World Vision works with local partners and churches to deliver emergency food and daily supplies to quakes-affected families.
We stand with the survivors and provide them with clean drinking water.
We focus on vulnerable children affected by the disaster.
We talk and interact with children, so they feel they are not alone.
We use art and games to help children process their emotions after the earthquakes.
For vulnerable children and families affected by the earthquakes, the road to rebuilding their homes and livelihoods, and to recovering from trauma, is full of difficulties. We urgently call on you to take immediate action and donate to support World Vision’s earthquakes emergency relief. Your donation today can be a lifeline of hope for vulnerable children and families in crisis.
$160 Provides 1 family with hygiene kit and drinking water
$350 Provides cash assistance to 2 survivors
$1,200 Provides emergency food for 5 families
World Vision has established an office in Venezuela, standing alongside vulnerable communities through humanitarian programs in food security, water and sanitation, nutrition and health, education, and child protection. Last year alone, more than 136,000 people benefited from these initiatives.
The recovery from the Venezuela earthquake urgently needs your support.
