Our response

We work on four fronts, prioritising what communities themselves identify as most urgent and hiring locally wherever we can.

Emergency shelter

Shelter kits and materials for families whose homes are uninhabitable, with support continuing until repair becomes viable.

Clean water

Household filters, storage, and repair of the rural aqueducts the earthquake damaged.

Medical care

Supplies for mobile teams in areas where health centres were put out of service.

Rebuilding

Repairing homes and schools using local labour, so recovery also sustains the local economy.

Teams and partners

Nine of the eleven partners working in the affected area are Colombian organisations Renacer funded before the earthquake. Cash limits and outstanding receipt sets are published per team, because a partner holding money without receipts is the thing a donor most needs to see.

TeamTypeLocationLeadCash limitHeldReportedReceipts
Renacer WASH — QuibdóRenacer teamQuibdó, ChocóDiana Restrepo$60,000$41,200$138,400complete
Fundación Atrato VivoPartner since 2019Atrato basin, ChocóYeison Mosquera$40,000$12,800$103,200complete
Renacer Shelter — ArmeniaRenacer teamArmenia, QuindíoMauricio Gil$80,000$62,000$171,5003 outstanding
Corporación Quindío SolidarioPartner since 2021Calarcá, QuindíoLuz Ospina$45,000$28,400$64,8005 outstanding
Cruz Roja RisaraldaPartner since 2017Pereira, RisaraldaPaula Henao$50,000$19,600$52,400complete
Renacer Health — mobile clinicsRenacer teamChocó, rovingIván Perea$35,000$30,200$82,0006 outstanding

What happened

7.4
Earthquake magnitude
331
People killed
361,353
People affected
210,128
Homes damaged or destroyed
494
Municipalities affected
Aug 10, 2026
Date of the earthquake

Figures from public reporting on the earthquake of 10 August 2026. · Aug 26, 2026