Caritas has given aid to 200,000 families in Chile in the month after a major earthquake struck. The 8.8-magnitude tremor hit 27 February near Concepción, causing a destructive tsunami, and affecting two million people. Caritas has helped with food and other items such as beds, clothes, medicine and shelter material.
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has pledged NZ$25,000 towards the US$8.8 million international Caritas appeal in Chile, and is accepting donations from the public.
Caritas in Chile is using both comic artists and soccer stars to provide relief and support to people in need. Read more ...
To Donate:
- Phone 0800 22 10 22 (credit card payment)
- Click here to donate online (credit card payment)
- Post a cheque: to Caritas, PO Box 12193, Thorndon, Wellington 6144
NEWS
Chile United
Caritas Chile has participated in a 'Chile for Chile' nationwide telethon that has raised more than US$60 million for survivors of the 27 February earthquake. The telethon reflects the solidarity being shown in Chile after the earthquake. Read more...
Aid Getting Through
Despite the destruction of the Caritas office in Concepción, Caritas within Chile and internationally is mobilising to help those most affected by the 27 February earthquake. Local staff are safe and working from the Bishop's house in Concepción, while Caritas Chile's national office in Santiago is partly damaged but operational. Eight out of 27 dioceses were affected by the quake, which has left an estimated 2 million people in need of support. Read more ...
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Students of Sacrados Corazones de Alameida School in Santiago, helping pack foodboxes to distribute to victims of the earthquake. Goods have been donated from the local neighbourhood around the school. Caritas/ Andreas Lexer