On 10 August 2026, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake centred on San José del Palmar damaged or destroyed more than 210,000 homes and affected over 361,000 people. We work alongside families across Chocó, Cali and the Eje Cafetero as they rebuild their homes and their livelihoods.
Repairing the Quibdó treatment plant, trucking water to eleven riverside communities and distributing purification supplies where boats are the only access.
Shelter kits, cash for rent and structural assessments for households whose homes were declared unsafe in Armenia, Calarcá, Pereira and Dosquebradas.
The two-year recovery fund: retrofitting damaged schools and rural health posts so they stay standing through the next quake, with local builders and municipal engineers.
38 boreholes rehabilitated and 21,000 people left with water through the dry season. Final audit published.
$640,000 raised · Closed 12 April 2026
412 families rehoused with the municipality; the last 6% of the budget went to the recovery fund at their request.
$288,000 raised · Closed 30 June 2026
Figures from public reporting on the earthquake of 10 August 2026. · Aug 26, 2026
We work on four fronts, prioritising what communities themselves identify as most urgent and hiring locally wherever we can.
Shelter kits and materials for families whose homes are uninhabitable, with support continuing until repair becomes viable.
Household filters, storage, and repair of the rural aqueducts the earthquake damaged.
Supplies for mobile teams in areas where health centres were put out of service.
Repairing homes and schools using local labour, so recovery also sustains the local economy.