Religious organization · Fund dedicated to the quake
A.C. Cáritas de Venezuela
A wide-reaching capillary Catholic network with an active response to the earthquake; the dedicated fund and the cleanest external payment channel live in the Cáritas España (Spanish Caritas) campaign (card), not on the Venezuelan website.
In brief
Humanitarian arm of the Venezuelan Catholic Church (Episcopal Conference), with diocesan presence throughout the country. After the earthquake of June 24, 2026 it set up a national collection center, is opening diocesan centers, and is building a real map of needs. To donate from abroad, the cleanest and most verified channel is the emergency campaign of Cáritas España (Spanish Caritas) (card donation); its own donations page still has no earthquake landing page and lists accounts at Venezuelan banks that donors abroad should avoid.
Why it is trustworthy
- Fact
Cáritas de Venezuela activated an emergency response dedicated to the June 24, 2026 earthquake: a national collection center at the headquarters of the Episcopal Conference (Montalbán, Caracas), the progressive opening of diocesan centers, and data gathering by the dioceses to build a real map of needs.
caritaslatinoamerica.org → - Fact
Cáritas Española (Spanish Caritas) launched an emergency campaign dedicated to the Venezuela 2026 earthquake and mobilized 300,000 euros, with online card donation confirmed live, in coordination with Cáritas de Venezuela.
caritas.es → - Fact
It is the socio-pastoral arm of the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference, a nonprofit civil association (RIF J-30485697-0), with a diocesan network and volunteers throughout the country; its SAMAN nutritional surveillance program is being strengthened in partnership with UNICEF.
caritasvenezuela.org → - Fact
It is independent of Chavismo: in 2017 Maduro accused the Church and Cáritas of 'permanent conspiracy' and the government went so far as to block its website; it retains autonomous ecclesial governance (CEV).
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