Colombia earthquake emergency appeal

A powerful earthquake has struck Colombia. Communities need urgent help!

A powerful earthquake has struck western Colombia, affecting communities across multiple departments.

Families are facing damage to homes and essential infrastructure, disruption to basic services and the uncertainty that follows a major disaster.

ActionAid is working with local partners to assess the situation and identify how we can support communities affected by the earthquake.

Help people affected by the earthquake

Donate now!

Your donation can help provide vital humanitarian assistance,
protection and support to people affected by this emergency.

When disaster strikes, women and girls can face even greater risks

In an emergency, losing a home is only part of the crisis.

Women and girls can face increased risks of violence and exploitation when homes, services and community protection systems are disrupted. Children, older people, people with disabilities and displaced families can also face additional barriers to accessing help.

That's why humanitarian response must be about more than emergency supplies.

It must help people stay safe, protected and able to recover with dignity.

Your support can help ActionAid and local partners respond to the needs of communities as the situation develops.

Help protect families

ActionAid is already there

ActionAid has been working in Colombia since 1998, alongside Alianza por la Solidaridad, a local organisation with more than 30 years of experience supporting communities across the country.

Together, our work has included supporting people affected by displacement and humanitarian emergencies, improving access to water, sanitation and shelter, protecting women and children from violence, and strengthening community resilience.

This means we are not starting from zero.

We already have relationships, local knowledge and humanitarian experience in Colombia.

Now, as communities face a new emergency, that experience can help us identify where support is most needed.

Stand with communities in Colombia

The earthquake may have happened in seconds.

For the people affected, the consequences can last months or even years.

With your support, ActionAid and local partners can help communities meet immediate needs while supporting women, children and families to recover with dignity.

Help communities affected by the Colombia earthquake today.

Donate now

Secure and protected donation

Why give to ActionAid?

Local partnerships
We work with organisations rooted in the communities they serve.
Women-led humanitarian action
We put the rights, safety and leadership of women and girls at the centre of our humanitarian work.
Long-term presence
We don't disappear when the headlines do. We work with communities through crisis, recovery and longer-term change.
Community-led response
People affected by emergencies should have a say in the decisions that affect their lives.

Frequently Asked Questions

ActionAid is working with its local partners to assess the situation and identify how it can best support communities affected by the earthquake. The response will evolve as needs and access are assessed.

Your donation will support ActionAid's humanitarian response in Colombia, helping provide assistance according to the most urgent needs identified by communities and our local partners.

ActionAid has worked in Colombia since 2020 through Alianza por la Solidaridad, which has more than 30 years of experience supporting communities in the country.

Women and girls can face increased risks of violence, exploitation and loss of access to essential services during humanitarian emergencies. Protecting their rights and safety is an essential part of an effective humanitarian response.

Colombia needs solidarity.
Donate today to help communities affected by the earthquake.

Help Colombia

Secure and protected donation