Venezuela Earthquake
Disaster Relief Fund

In recent days, Venezuela has been impacted by a series of devastating earthquakes that have caused significant destruction, displaced families, and strained already vulnerable communities. In response to this crisis, The Richer Life Foundation has established the Venezuela Earthquake Disaster Relief Fund. All contributions to this Fund will be granted in full to the four organizations outlined below, each of which is actively delivering immediate relief and supporting long-term recovery efforts for those affected.

Your Donation Will Support:

Global Empowerment Mission

GEM immediately began packing food, water, hygiene supplies, medical necessities and other emergency relief items for shipment Thursday to Caracas, where it has set up a distribution hub. GEM has responded in Venezuela before, including in 2018 and 2019.

Direct Relief

The California-based medical humanitarian organization is funding the deployment of a team from Spanish Bomberos Unidos Sin Fronteras (BUSF) to assist search-and-rescue efforts, and is poised to send medical supplies to local healthcare partners as needed. Direct Relief has responded to multiple earthquakes, including the 2023 disaster in Syria and Turkey.

World Central Kitchen

The nonprofit founded by Chef José Andrés is mobilizing to serve hot meals to affected families and first responders as quickly as possible. WCK has led multiple responses in Venezuela, most recently in 2024 when families in the state of Sucre were displaced by Hurricane Beryl.

Wayuu Taya Foundation

In partnership with CORE, The Wayuu Taya Foundation is a nonprofit that supports Indigenous Wayuu communities in Venezuela and Colombia and who have staff on the ground in Caracas. They aim to distribute cash support to impacted families as well as food, drinking water, hygiene kits and other critical resources. Direct donation to Wayuu Taya efforts can be made here.