Good Neighbors Aids 6,504 Venezuelan Households One Month After Earthquake

One month after a devastating earthquake struck Venezuela, the global child rights NGO Good Neighbors has provided essential emergency relief to 6,504 affected households. The organization announced on July 24 that it had distributed vital supplies including food, daily necessities, and hygiene kits to communities grappling with the aftermath of the disaster.

Good Neighbors swiftly assessed the damage and formulated a $1 million emergency relief plan in collaboration with local partners immediately following the earthquake on June 24. Their relief efforts focused on the hardest-hit regions: Caracas, La Guaira, and Miranda. The initial phase of aid began on June 30, reaching 150 households in Caracas with food, necessities, and hygiene kits.

Further distributions continued into early July, with 930 households receiving similar aid packages. In the second week of July, the NGO expanded its support to 3,900 households in La Guaira and Miranda, providing nutritional supplements for children, hygiene kits, and tents. Most recently, starting July 22, an additional 1,674 households in Caracas and La Guaira received specialized hygiene kits for infants and women, more daily necessities, tents, and mosquito nets.

These efforts are part of Good Neighbors' broader commitment to disaster response, coordinated with initiatives like the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) cluster meetings. The NGO's sustained support aims to alleviate the immediate suffering of those displaced and impacted by the earthquake, focusing on the most vulnerable populations.