Earthquakes devastated Venezuela on June 24, 2026, toppling buildings in Caracas and Moron and pushing a country worn down by years of humanitarian crisis to its limit. Families are without shelter, the injured await care, and food and medicine are vanishing. South America Initiative teams are responding right now, reaching survivors where the need is greatest. Every dollar delivers real food, medicine, and hands-on care today. South America Initiative is a U.S. tax-exempt nonprofit.
On June 24, 2026, major earthquakes struck Venezuela, a magnitude 7.2 shock followed by a 7.5 main quake near Caracas, the strongest since 1900. As of June 26, at least 235 are dead and 4,300+ injured, with thousands missing. This hit a nation already in crisis: 7.9 million people needed aid even before the disaster, healthcare has collapsed, and most families live in poverty. The earthquake has pushed an already fragile country to the breaking point.
South America Initiative teams are already on the ground in Moron and Caracas, providing direct medical aid, food, and care to earthquake-affected families. Because we operate inside the country, we move quickly and reach those who need help most, children, hospital patients, and seniors. SAI is a U.S. tax-exempt nonprofit (EIN 81-1747993) with a Platinum transparency rating. Donations of any size deliver real food, medicine, and care, put to work immediately.
SAI is providing life saving, continual medical care for infants, children, orphans, expectant mothers, and seniors! We are providing free medical care to sick impoverished patients, preventative care, diagnostic care and medication. We will be expanding number of patients seen and increasing number of services provided to patients. SAI is saving lives through early diagnosis and treatment. SAI is impacting the health of this generation and future generations to come in Venezuela.
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