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The house with the red door. Daenerys has picked a lemon for her big brother Viserys :)

This past June 24th, two massive earthquakes destroyed various cities of the country, the first one being of 7.2 and the second one of 7.5: the strongest of our history... I don't live in Venezuela at the moment, but my family lives there! Thankfully they're fine, but the rest of the country is in shambles... (Update: there's been replicas of the earthquake all around the country... Yesterday there was a 5.2 replica...)

There's an estimate of 50.000 missing people, many of them under the debris of fallen buildings, other couple of thousands needing medical treatment...

Millions lost their homes and their families... My dear Venezuela needs help!

Please, if you know any venezuelan artists, commission them and help them! Thank God I don't need it, so please focus on other artists from venezuela! If some venezuelan artist is here on Tumblr, reblog this post with your commission charts so others can see it!

(On my Twitter, I have a lot of venezuelan artists reblogged! I want to warn you, I also have a lot of sensible images and videos from the earthquake and the aftermath reblogged on my Twitter too...)

Now, if you want to help more than one individual, here's a link to Caritas if you'd like to donate: Caritas (it's a Catholic assisting organization)

Yummy (a venezuelan private delivery company, they are offering free rides to hospitals and deliver medicine all across the country and are recollecting money to help refill medical treatments, food and any thing the affected civilians need)

(Update:) DO NOT DONATE TO THE RED CROSS!!! The venezuelan branch is compromised!!! It has direct ties with the corrupt regime, so any help you want to send to the Red Cross will be STOLEN by the dictatorship!

I am a venezuelan artist who does commissions, I work mainly through VGen

luckily my house only suffered minor structural damage, I also highly recommend just donating to the humanitarian aid pages/organisations since they're the ones doing the most for the most affected

So please, take a second of your days to share the donation links to reliable sources like we love foundation, red cross international (dollars donation and banesco USA), world central kitchen and Caritas Venezuela and please, please, donate if you can. Even a dollar is a lot in such circumstances. Also please check if Venezuelans in your country are collecting aid to send things like clothing, baby formula or packed food.

if you're from the US please call your representatives and pressure them to aid Venezuela. Remember that this is a massive tragedy not only because of the earthquake but for the inability to act caused by years and years of corruption, dictatorship and an aggravated humanitarian crisis that is now just getting worse. This video explains the depth of the crisis well for english speakers.

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For donations:

We Love Foundation: Provinding food, water, medical support, hygiene kits, shelter supplies, logistics, and direct support for vulnerable families on the ground. They have worked with global partners and Venezuelan nonprofits for the past 13 years.

The Gio Foundation: Humanitarian and animal aid nonprofit organization accepting donations through their portal.

Aldeas Infantiles SOS: Accepts donations in bolívares (Venezuelan currency) through their Venezuelan branch. Donations in foreign currencies can be sent through Aldeas Infantiles SOS Spain.

Save the Children’s Emergency Fund: Donations will go towards providing urgent, life-saving support to Venezuelan children.

UNICEF Spain: Has launched an Emergency Fund for Venezuelan children.

Miami-based Venezuelan American Chamber of Commerce Foundation: Launched a fundraising campaign to provide food, water, medicine, shelter and emergency relief.

World Central Kitchen: Providing fresh meals to communities in need in Venezuela.

Caritas Venezuela: Accepting both venezuelan and foreign donations.

Alimenta La Solidaridad: Activated their humanitarian network to support communities affected by the earthquake and deliver aid where it is needed the most.

International Medical Corps: Deployed members of their in-country team to the affected region to assess needs, working in close collaboration with local officials and emergency responders.

The House Project: Providing emergency humanitarian aid to those who need it most.

Fundación ACNUR Argentina: Independent, non-profit organization that works to raise public awareness and secure funds to support the humanitarian aid programs of ACNUR (the UN Refugee Agency).

Emergency Appeal by Healing Venezuela: Healing Venezuela is a UK based charity focused on alleviating the health crisis in Venezuela.

SOS Venezuela Appeal by People In Need: People in Need is a Czech non-governmental, non-profit organization active all over the world.

Ayudo Venezuela: A website to look up all collecting centers available in Venezuela.

Some collecting centers around the world: Find a near collecting center if there's any and help with anything you can.

For reporting missing people/pets:

Desaparecidos Terremoto Venezuela: If anyone you know in Venezuela is missing you can report them here.

Encuéntralos: You can locate people here.

HuellaScan: Website to report and locate missing pets.

Other resources and articles:

A map to see damages in Venezuela

Earthquakes in Venezuela: What We Know by Caracas Chronicles

Key Information About Venezuela’s State of Emergency by Caracas Chronicles

A Shaken Country and an Exposed State by Juan Carlos Gabaldón

Important video with information about Venezuela by Alex TVzla on instagram

For the best information about Venezuela in english please follow Caracas Chronicles and Alex TVzla on instagram.

If you are from the US call your representatives to pressure into aiding Venezuela as much as possible. Please, my country needs all the help they can get.

There are many Venezuelan communities around the world coming together and organizing to help those back home. Find the nearest collecting center and please help with whatever you can! }

Venezuela was already a devastated country, and this just made everything a million times worse.

All these campaigns/fundraisers I'm sharing have been verified.

the people of venezuela are not prepared in the slightest to deal with these extreme emergencies because of their heavily instable government. right now, it has mostly been up to the people and volunteers to find those that are missing and treat their injuries with very little aid. There are countries willing to help, but they need our help too because the aftermath has been too severe.

if you are in florida, there are many places accepting donations, especially the city of doral and other non-profits (i reposted some info on that on my account as well).

if you are not in florida and you can donate please look into places near you accepting donations or donate in GoFundMe

some items needed are:

• Non-Perishables (foods)

• New Blankets

• Water

• Pet Supplies

• Hygiene Kits, Toiletries, etc.

• Cots, Sleeping Bags, etc.

• Batteries (very important)

• Protective Gear (Gloves, KN95 masks, etc.)

• Professional First-Aid Kits (gauzes, bandages, etc.)

• Cleanup & Repair Supplies (Tarps Duct Tape, Industrial Trash Bags, Shovels, etc.)

• Hand Sanitizers

• Disposable Diapers (Adult and Children)

—> i got these from the City of Miramar on instagram, but I also recommend to donate menstrual products and shampoos. also flashlights, gloves, and batteries are essential!! civilians are looking for others under all the rubble on their own in the dark.

reporting missing people in venezuela

more information / donating

as venezuela is my home country, all of this hits especially close to home. thankfully, my family and loved ones are safe since they were in cities not as severely affected. however, many others have not been as fortunate and are now facing the aftermath of these events.

years of political and economic instability have left many communities with limited resources and infrastructure, making it even more difficult to respond to emergencies like this. there are reports of people who remain missing, and many families are still waiting for news about their loved ones. rescue efforts have been made even more difficult by shortages of equipment, ambulances, and other emergency resources needed to respond to a disaster of this scale.

if you're able to, please consider sharing information, supporting verified relief efforts, or simply helping spread awareness about what is happening.

here’s a link where you can donate if you can

i’ll try to get more help resources to post here!