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Venezuela earthquake: protect the children.

On June 25, 2026, back-to-back 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes struck northern Venezuela. UNICEF estimates 1.8 million people — including 680,000 children — now need urgent humanitarian assistance. Rescue can't wait.

100% direct. No funds touch The Rescue Action Fund.

Every donate button below sends you directly to a vetted child-protection responder's own secure donation page. Your gift goes to them — not us — and your tax receipt is issued by the receiving organization. We've selected these partners for their existing operational capacity in Venezuela, their child-protection focus, and their independent accountability ratings.

Choose Your Partner

Three vetted responders. Your choice.

Each is actively responding in Venezuela right now. Give to whichever fits your priorities — or split your gift across all three.

Save the Children

Venezuela Earthquake Children's Relief Fund

Long-standing child-protection responder already mobilizing in Caracas — child-friendly spaces, family reunification, psychosocial first aid, and emergency shelter for unaccompanied minors.

Founded1919

HeadquartersLondon, UK / Fairfield, CT, USA

ReachReached 113.6 million children across 113 countries in 2024

Tax IDEIN 06-0726487

What they are doing in Venezuela

Save the Children has worked with local partners in Venezuela since 2018 and established its own in-country team in October 2019, making it one of the few international relief actors with permission and capacity to operate inside the country. For this emergency it is scaling child-friendly spaces, family reunification, psychosocial first aid, and emergency shelter for unaccompanied minors.

Why we selected them

We selected Save the Children for its deep in-country presence, established child-protection systems, and rapid activation of safe spaces for children who have been separated from caregivers or displaced by the quakes.

Accountability

Audited by KPMG; independent 4-star Charity Navigator rating; BBB Wise Giving Alliance accredited.

Charity Navigator 4★ · BBB Accredited · ~87% program ratio

Visit Save the Children website

UNICEF USA

Venezuela Earthquakes Emergency Response

First UN aid flight has landed with medical supplies, water, and sanitation. UNICEF is the lead agency identifying the 680,000 affected children and coordinating protection efforts on the ground.

Founded1947 (US Fund); UNICEF founded 1946

HeadquartersNew York, NY, USA

ReachUNICEF operates in 190+ countries; UNICEF USA rallies US support for the global mission

Tax IDEIN 13-1760110

What they are doing in Venezuela

UNICEF is the lead UN agency on the ground, identifying the 680,000 affected children and coordinating the child-protection response. The first UNICEF aid flight has already landed with medical supplies, water, sanitation kits, and emergency shelter materials, while child-protection teams work to reunify families and prevent separation.

Why we selected them

We selected UNICEF USA because it can move at UN scale immediately, has the mandate to lead child-protection coordination, and is already delivering life-saving supplies into northern Venezuela.

Accountability

For every $1 donated, 84 cents goes directly to children; independent audit; 4-star Charity Navigator; A- CharityWatch rating.

Charity Navigator 4★ · UN child-rights mandate · A- CharityWatch

Visit UNICEF USA website

ChildFund International

Venezuela Earthquake Response

Smaller, child-specific responder with an active appeal — prioritizing immediate protection, trauma care, and emergency supplies for the youngest survivors and their caregivers.

Founded1938

HeadquartersRichmond, VA, USA

ReachWorks in 24 countries; reached 16.2 million children and family members last year

Tax IDEIN 54-0536100

What they are doing in Venezuela

ChildFund has launched a dedicated Venezuela earthquake appeal focused on the youngest survivors and their caregivers. Its response prioritizes immediate child protection, trauma-informed care, and emergency supplies such as food, water, hygiene kits, and safe-sleep materials.

Why we selected them

We selected ChildFund for its child-specific mandate, smaller size that allows focused attention on individual children, and long history of community-based protection in crisis settings.

Accountability

Independent 4-star Charity Navigator rating; BBB Wise Giving Alliance accredited; publicly audited financials.

Charity Navigator 4★ · BBB Accredited · Child-focused mandate

Visit ChildFund International website

Help Javier's Family (GoFundMe)

Direct Family Aid · Hosted by Streaming Artist Agency

A direct family-level fundraiser hosted by Streaming Artist Agency and organized by RAF founder Jaime Gehly for Javier (known online as Jeanflow), a long-standing member of our drumming community on TikTok, whose family in Venezuela was hit by the earthquake. 100% of funds purchase food, water, medical supplies, and shelter for his family on the ground.

FoundedCampaign launched June 2026

HeadquartersOrganizer based in Malibu, CA · Hosted by Streaming Artist Agency

ReachDirect support to Javier's immediate family in earthquake-affected Venezuela

Tax IDPersonal fundraiser — not tax-deductible

What they are doing in Venezuela

Javier's family is among those displaced and struggling for basic necessities after the earthquakes. All funds raised go directly to purchasing food, water, medical supplies, and shelter for them as they recover and rebuild.

Why we selected them

We're surfacing this campaign because it is hosted by Streaming Artist Agency and organized by our own founder Jaime Gehly for a member of his creative community. It's the most personal, direct-to-family option on this page — small enough that every dollar is felt immediately by a specific family in Venezuela.

Accountability

Personal fundraiser — NOT a 501(c)(3) and NOT tax-deductible. Protected by the GoFundMe Giving Guarantee. Hosted by Streaming Artist Agency; funds transfer to organizer Jaime Gehly for purchase and delivery of supplies to Javier's family.

GoFundMe Giving Guarantee · Hosted by Streaming Artist Agency · Organized by RAF founder Jaime Gehly

Visit Help Javier's Family (GoFundMe) website

The Situation on the Ground

Devastation. Response. Urgency.

Verified news footage and images from the June 2026 Venezuela earthquakes. These reports show destruction and displacement, not graphic injury.

Aerial view of collapsed buildings and destroyed streets in a Venezuelan coastal city after the June 2026 earthquakes — Aerial view of the destruction in northern Venezuela.

Rescue workers search through rubble for survivors in a devastated Venezuelan city — Rescue teams working through rubble at golden hour.

A relief volunteer provides food and water to a displaced child and family at an emergency shelter — Emergency shelter workers caring for displaced children and families.

ABC NEWS

Buildings collapse after powerful earthquake hits Venezuela

CTV National News

Venezuela reeling after devastating earthquakes

ABC NEWS

Rescue crews search for survivors after twin earthquakes hit Caracas

Video sources are independent news outlets; content is embedded for awareness only.

Our Vetting

Why these three.

In a disaster window, donor capital should reach organizations that already have staff, supply chains, and protection protocols in country. We don't direct emergency donations to organizations standing up new operations — we route them to responders already moving.

Read our full vetting standard →

Independent accountability ratings from Charity Navigator, BBB Wise Giving, or equivalent.
Explicit child-protection mandate — not general aid that incidentally serves children.
Operational presence before the disaster — established staff and supply lines, not a new entrant chasing the news cycle.

A note on compliance. The Rescue Action Fund's 501(c)(3) determination is pending with the IRS. Until that status is granted, we do not solicit, hold, or regrant donor funds. This emergency campaign is a pass-through referral only — your gift is made directly to the receiving 501(c)(3), and your tax-deductible receipt is issued by that organization under their own EIN. The Rescue Action Fund receives no portion of these donations and takes no fee.