#TodosPorColombia

Find out how
you can help Colombia

and take part in the humanitarian
response after the earthquake.

Donate now through the Colombian Red Cross

A direct, secure link to the official humanitarian fundraising platform.

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Rescue teams working through the rubble after the earthquake

What happened
in Colombia?

On August 10, Colombia was struck by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that hit three of the country’s six regions. According to preliminary figures, the emergency has left more than 280 people dead and more than 4,100 injured. In addition, some 120,328 families have been affected, 26,945 homes were destroyed and thousands of health and education facilities were damaged.

Entire families and communities lost their homes and are grieving for the relatives they lost. In this context, your help will make a difference. Explore the available ways to give and find how you can support the affected communities.

Choose your
donation platform

These are organizations currently working with the communities hardest hit by the earthquake. Choose the one you identify with most.

Children Change Colombia

An organization with experience working in Chocó that has launched an emergency campaign to deliver food, hygiene products and psychosocial support, among other resources, to affected families.

Donate here
UNICEF

Present mainly in Buenaventura and Chocó, this organization is supporting children and families affected by the earthquake, strengthening health care, setting up temporary classrooms and delivering drinking water, among other efforts.

Donate here
Colombian Red Cross

Make a monetary donation on the official platform of the Red Cross in Colombia, an organization recognized worldwide for its presence in humanitarian crises.

Donate here
ABACO — Colombian Association of Food Banks

This organization focuses on nutrition for vulnerable communities and is currently present in the territories hit by the earthquake, delivering tons of food to those who need it most.

Donate here
SOS Chocó — Tierra Grata Foundation

An initiative of the Tierra Grata Foundation that mobilizes essential resources (water, food, places to rest and more) for the families hardest hit by the earthquake.

Donate here

If you decide to donate on other platforms, remember to check that the campaign is secure: always look up the organization’s official website directly in your browser and avoid clicking links shared on social media or WhatsApp. Never transfer money to bank accounts held in an individual’s name, personal wallets or cryptocurrencies.

Donate supplies
from within Colombia

Red Cross volunteers assisting a community affected by the earthquake

Where to donate?

The country’s major cities have set up collection centers where anyone can drop off a donation. In Bogotá there is even this interactive map, showing the centers spread across the urban area.

Collection centers have also been set up in cities such as Medellín, Barranquilla, Cali and Cartagena, many of them open 24 hours. We recommend checking in your browser which ones are still open in your city and what their hours are.

What to donate?

  1. Basic items: bottled drinking water, blankets, sleeping mats.
  2. Non-perishable food: Rice, oil, pasta, easy-open canned goods, pulses such as beans and lentils, flour, panela (unrefined cane sugar), powdered milk.
  3. First-aid supplies: Face masks, sterile gauze, rubbing alcohol, surgical and latex gloves.
  4. Personal hygiene items: Bath and laundry soap, shampoo, toothpaste and toothbrushes, sanitary pads, toilet paper, diapers for children and adults, wet wipes, diaper-rash cream, baby bottles, sunscreen, razors.
  5. What NOT to donate: Perishable food, opened or partly used food, water in damaged packaging, opened medicines, used clothing.

How your help makes a difference

In the face of the humanitarian emergency in Colombia, every contribution counts.

Through donations at collection centers and to the various NGOs, your support turns directly into essential assistance for the families and communities most vulnerable to and affected by the earthquake.

Medical care

Deployment of medical teams and supplies for the injured and for people with pre-existing conditions, plus psychosocial support for those affected.

Education

Deployment of temporary classrooms while the school infrastructure damaged by the earthquake is rebuilt.

Food and drinking water

Distribution of non-perishable food and drinking water for communities, families and children at risk of malnutrition.