On June 24, 2026, two massive earthquakes — magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, just 39 seconds apart — struck Venezuela. It was the strongest seismic event to hit the country in over a century. We are making sure the people doing the rescuing have the energy to keep going.

Who We Are

My name is Lorena Davila. I am Venezuelan-American, a professional chef living and working in Caracas, and the founder of S.O.S. Bar, a citizen-led initiative born right here in the city. This emergency is not something I watched on the news — it happened around me. Many of my family members and friends were directly affected by the earthquakes, and like so many Venezuelans, I refused to stand by and do nothing.

So I turned to what I know best: food. S.O.S. Bar exists for one simple mission — to produce and deliver high-calorie, shelf-stable energy bars to the people responding to this emergency, because the ones doing the hardest work are almost always the last ones to eat.

Our Relationship to Those We're Helping

We are raising funds on behalf of the emergency responders working in the earthquake zone — not for any single individual. The bars we produce will be delivered to:

Distribution on the ground is handled directly with first-responder teams and hospitals that request supplies for their personnel, with whom we have signed collaboration agreements. Because we are based in Caracas, there are no intermediaries: the bars go from our kitchen straight into the hands of the teams doing the work. We document every handoff with photos and delivery receipts, and we will post regular updates on this campaign page so donors can see exactly where their support is going.

What Happened on June 24

In less than a minute, entire neighborhoods in Caracas, La Guaira, Morón, and towns across north-central Venezuela were reduced to rubble. More than 2,200 people have been confirmed dead, over 11,000 injured, and thousands remain missing. Hundreds of aftershocks continue to shake communities already living in fear.

But amid the devastation, something extraordinary is happening: the people are rescuing the people. Neighbors digging with their bare hands. Nurses on their third consecutive shift. Rescue teams from around the world working through the night. These responders are enduring 12, 16, even 20-hour shifts in extreme conditions — and food logistics in a disaster zone are improvised at best.

Exactly How Your Donation Will Be Spent

Our fundraising goal is $10,000, which will allow us to produce 15,000 S.O.S. Bars during the month of July — at a total cost of roughly $0.67 per bar. The budget breaks down as follows:

$8,000 — Ingredients and raw materials (oats, nuts, dried fruit, honey and binders, and nutritional fortification) for a production volume of approximately 15,000 bars

$1,000 — Food-safe packaging and labeling, including the nutritional labeling required for acceptance by hospitals and response teams

$500 — Kitchen rental and food-safety compliance

$500 — Local transport and delivery logistics to get the bars from our kitchen in Caracas directly to the first-responder teams and hospitals we serve

Every dollar raised through this campaign will be used exclusively for the purposes listed above. No salaries are paid from these funds — our team is 100% volunteer. If we exceed our goal, additional funds will be used to produce more bars for the ongoing earthquake response. We will publish receipts and production/delivery updates on this page so donors can follow exactly where their money goes.

How You Can Help

The rescuers digging through the rubble, the medical teams who haven't stopped, the neighbors who refuse to give up the search — they are giving everything. They shouldn't have to do it on an empty stomach.

Help us recharge the ones who are helping Venezuela.

Thank you.