The #WorldCup may be over, but #football is far from finished for Jorge. After surviving a devastating #Venezuela earthquake, 12-year-old Jorge found comfort and a sense of normality in the game he loves. Support children like Jorge today: dec.org.uk
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The DEC brings together 15 leading UK aid charities to raise funds quickly and efficiently at times of humanitarian crisis overseas. https://www.dec.org.uk
DEC charity @concernworldwideuk.bsky.social local partner ACTED is distributing hygiene kits to families, like Neyda's. This is helping communities stay healthy and reduce the risk of disease as they live in temporary shelters. If you can, please support our #Venezuela appeal: dec.org.uk.
"The aid... was a great help to us." After losing four family members and his home in the #Venezuela earthquakes, Schmeikell says food assistance from @worldvisionuk.bsky.social has helped him and his surviving relatives through the crisis. Support our appeal today: dec.org.uk
A neighbour asking for a cup of coffee moments before the #earthquake may have saved Yajaira's life. Now living in a temporary shelter after losing her home, DEC charities are helping people like Yajaira rebuild their lives. Learn more at dec.org.uk. #Venezuela
A huge thank you to 10-year-old Maud, a pupil at Harpley Church of England Primary School in #Norfolk, who has raised over £1,000 for the DEC #Venezuela Earthquake Appeal. "I wanted to let the people suffering in #Venezuela know that they hadn’t been forgotten." - Maud Learn more at dec.org.uk
"I've had to weep with those who lost everything." In @bigissue.com, Claudia Pacheco from World Vision shares her first-hand account of the devastating earthquakes in #Venezuela. https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/venezuela-devastating-earthquakes-claudia-gonzalez-pacheco/ @worldvisionuk.bsky.social
Helping thousands left homeless by earthquakes in Venezuela
Claudia Gonzalez Pacheco reports from Venezuela following the twin catastrophic earthquakes that struck the country on 24 June, killing 5,000
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Nathalie Emmanuel has joined the DEC appeal to highlight how the two devastating earthquakes in #Venezuela are affecting women and children - and how DEC charities are providing lifesaving support. If you can, please #donate: bit.ly/4vM7Wrs @savechildrenuk.bsky.social #VenezuelaAppeal
One month on from the devastating #Venezuela earthquakes on 24 June, millions of people still need urgent support. Thanks to your incredible generosity, the DEC Venezuela Earthquake Appeal has raised over £18 million, including £2 million matched by the UK Government. #Donate now: dec.org.uk
We asked our Director of Programmes & Accountability, Madara Hettiarachchi, to explain how DEC charities are helping children after disaster strikes - to give them a sense of normality after the #Venezuela earthquakes. https://bit.ly/4vM7Wrs @savechildrenuk.bsky.social @worldvisionuk.bsky.social
96,000 buildings have been damaged or destroyed in #Venezuela. Cracked. Collapsed. Uninhabitable. No longer a home. If you can, please donate to our Venezuela #Earthquake Appeal. Every contribution can help families rebuild their lives. bit.ly/4wdNiA4 #VenezuelaAppeal
The DEC #Venezuela Earthquake Appeal has now raised an incredible £15 million. Thank you! This includes £2 million from the UK Government through its UK Aid Match scheme, which has now been met. Please #donate to help families, like Nelson's: bit.ly/4wdNiA4 #DECappeal
Have you spotted our Venezuela Earthquake Appeal ad on the #BT Tower, in #London? A huge thank you to BT Group for displaying our appeal and helping raise awareness of the devastating #earthquakes crisis in #Venezuela. Please donate if you can: bit.ly/4wdNiA4 #BTTower
Our Director of Programmes & Accountability, Madara Hettiarachchi, explains how DEC charities assess needs and respond in the aftermath of a disaster. Find out how you can support our #Venezuela #Earthquake Appeal: bit.ly/4wdNiA4 #AskDEC
A child. A parent. A grandparent. A friend. A partner. An #earthquake... an earthquake. A disaster. If you can, please #donate to our #Venezuela Earthquake Appeal to help millions impacted by this disaster. bit.ly/4wdNiA4 #Caracas #LaGuaria
Hermaylin, 21, and her mother Carmen are staying at a park which has been turned into a shelter for victims of the earthquake, in #Caracas, #Venezuela. DEC member charities are on the ground responding but the needs are huge. Please #donate today. https://bit.ly/4wdNiA4
Even having survived the #Venezuela earthquakes with her family, Rosa is worried. She doesn't have her medication. Her home is uninhabitable. Over 96,000 buildings have been damaged or destroyed. Leaving families in urgent need of shelter, food & water. https://bit.ly/4wdNiA4
"Football takes my mind off everything that's happened." – Aaron, 13, after the earthquakes in #Venezuela. Help families, like Aaron's rebuild: http://tinyurl.com/2kpy3y5s #WorldCup #Football
Thousands of families are sleeping in makeshift tents on the street, exposed to heat, rain and unsafe conditions. £50 could help provide shelter kits for three families who have lost their homes. Please #donate, if you can: https://bit.ly/4wdNiA4 #Venezuela
We have launched an appeal following the two devastating earthquakes in #Venezuela on 24 June. The survivors urgently need shelter, food, water, and medical care. #VenezuelaAppeal Please #donate, if you can: bit.ly/4wdNiA4
Cesar spent hours going through the rubble looking for his parents, after the #Venezuela earthquakes hit on 24 June. Devastatingly, his parents, sister and niece were killed when their home collapsed. More than 3,800 people have lost their lives. #Donate today: bit.ly/4wdNiA4
In an area of #Venezuela badly impacted by the earthquakes, DEC charity @worldvisionuk.bsky.social has set up a child friendly space where children can feel safe, express their emotions and receive support from trained adults. Support them today: https://bit.ly/4wdNiA4 #VenezuelaAppeal
We're deeply grateful to His Majesty The King and the UK public for their generous donation to the DEC Venezuela Earthquake Appeal. Together, we've raised over £10 million so far. Learn more at dec.org.uk.
Thousands of families are sleeping in makeshift tents on the street, exposed to heat, rain and unsafe conditions. £50 could help provide shelter kits for three families who have lost their homes. Please donate now: https://tinyurl.com/4y7tnntp
Two catastrophic earthquakes struck #Venezuela on 24 June, reducing buildings to rubble and leaving millions affected. Survivors urgently need shelter, food, clean water and medical care. You can help. Donate now: https://tinyurl.com/4y7tnntp
Football brings thousands of people together. But in #Venezuela millions of people have been affected by the twin earthquakes and tens of thousands are still missing. Your donations can help us reach more people with life-saving aid. https://tinyurl.com/5x5k4du3 #WorldCup
People in Venezuela have suffered two devastating earthquakes. Urgent help is needed. £25 could help fund emergency food for a family for a week. £50 could provide shelter kits for three families whose homes have been destroyed. Please donate today: https://bit.ly/4wdNiA4
"Football takes my mind off everything that’s happened, off the tragedy. I mean, when I’m playing, I don’t think about it anymore." Aaron, 13, has been displaced with his family since the twin earthquakes in #Venezuela. Donate now: https://tinyurl.com/4y7tnntp #WorldCup #Football
Families in Venezuela are in urgent need of support. Your donations can be a lifeline for families affected by this devastating disaster. Donate today: https://tinyurl.com/4y7tnntp
Thanks to the generosity of the UK public, the DEC Venezuela Earthquake Appeal has so far raised an incredible £10 million. Thank you! This includes £2 million from the UK Government through its #UKAidMatch scheme, which has now been met. https://bit.ly/4wdNiA4
As England and Mexico take to the pitch tonight, remember football can mean so much more than the final score. ⚽ "Football takes my mind off everything that's happened." – Aaron, 13, after the earthquakes in #Venezuela. Help families rebuild. #Donate: https://tinyurl.com/5x5k4du3 #WorldCup