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Venezuela Earthquake: Reconstruction Plan

People walk past rubble and debris in the aftermath of the Venezuela earthquake  in La Guaira. Photo: Xavier Network

Note: This is the Single Response, Recovery, and Reconstruction Plan prepared by the Society of Jesus in Venezuela, and supported by the Xavier Network. The Xavier Network, which includes 14 Jesuit development organizations including Canadian Jesuits International, provides funding and technical expertise and aims to channel international solidarity into a single, coordinated response.

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After more than a month, we continue to stand by those most affected by the earthquakes in Venezuela, distributing emergency aid. 

For the first six months, we will continue to distribute basic necessities, hygiene kits, and medications to the most vulnerable people. 

At the same time, together with our partner organizations in the country, we are already implementing the reconstruction phase and launching a program that will allow us to reach more than 35,000 people over a two-year period. 

OUR GOAL : More than 35,000 people  supported over the next two years 

The program is divided into five intervention plans:

01 · Education in Emergencies 
To ensure that education continues uninterrupted and that children can continue to exercise this right. This will be achieved through: 

  • The implementation of the school feeding program for vulnerable populations. 
  • Providing individual and group psychological support for students, school communities, and families. 
  • Providing scholarships and school supply kits to students whose families have lost their livelihoods. 
  • Creating non-formal learning spaces both inside and outside of schools. 
  • Repairing damage to the 27 most affected schools in our network in the La Guaira and Greater Caracas areas. 

 

02 · Physical and Emotional Health 
Through Jesuit-led health clinics and psycho-emotional well-being activities. 

  • We provide safe spaces and community-based psychosocial support groups to help normalize emotions and manage grief. 
  • We help the most vulnerable people access quality health services that improve their physical well-being. 
  • We offer health outreach events staffed by medical and nursing personnel in informal settlements or areas where displaced people gather. 
  • We make access to medical testing possible by covering the costs. 

 

03 · Protection and Rights 
To ensure that affected people can safely access essential services and assistance programs. This will be implemented through: 

  • Legal counseling sessions and coordination with institutions to help people recover identity documents destroyed or lost in the earthquake, prioritizing children and adolescents to prevent the risk of trafficking. 
  • Information sessions on protection and human rights. 
  • Support for people in transit through provision of safe transportation and food. 

 

04 · Livelihoods 
To promote economic autonomy and rapid income generation for families who lost their means of livelihood. This includes: 

  • Training and support to help people access the labour market. 
  • Provision of seed capital, micro-loans and tools for community-based and family-based enterprises that promote immediate economic recovery in affected sectors. 
05 · Strengthening Staff 
By developing and strengthening their technical, operational, and management capacities, we will ensure a coordinated, efficient humanitarian response aligned with international emergency standards. 

 

Venezuela still needs us. 
With your help, we’ll make it possible for more people to recover and move forward. 

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