On August 10, 2026, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia and changed everything in an instant. The devastation has been overwhelming, especially in Cali, my city, where I was born and raised and where my family still lives. My parents, aunts, cousins, friends, and so many people in the community I love are now facing the aftermath of collapsed buildings, damaged homes, and urgent uncertainty. Streets I grew up on are covered in rubble, families have lost their homes overnight, and many are struggling to find safe shelter, food, and medical care. Living in the USA and watching my city suffer from far away has been heartbreaking. I felt helpless seeing the destruction from a distance, and I knew I had to do something to support the people I love.

I am raising funds to send direct, immediate help to my family and trusted community contacts in Cali so they can respond to the most urgent needs on the ground. Donations will help provide clean water, food, temporary shelter, medical supplies, debris removal tools, and support for families beginning the long process of rebuilding. I will share updates and photos as funds are distributed so you can see how your generosity is making a real difference. Any amount helps. If you are able to give, thank you from the bottom of my heart. If you cannot donate, please share this fundraiser with your network. Your support means so much to my family, my community, and everyone in Cali trying to recover from this devastating earthquake.

UPDATE FOR FUNDS:

Hi Everyone!

First of all thank you to each one of you who has donated to help us reach the goal of 25,000 USD raised to help the rebuilding face of Cali following the devastating earthquake.

As you know my goal by creating this fundraiser was to be able to help those severely impacted as quick but also as efficiently as possible.

I would like to let everyone know how this funds will be used to you can all be rest assured they will properly allocated and used.

As you know I am personally responsible for the management of this funds and how it is used. The first purchases we did was to send supplies to help with the rescue efforts as soon as the fundraiser began. In the photos attached you will see me at Home Depot in Miami, Florida buying the goods that I was able to send to Cali and where received by family who got it the correct hands.

Now the second face will begin where it will be the reconstruction of people homes or schools. We are working with local groups in Cali to identify the places that still need the help given some places are already being helped by the goverment. Nonetheless, many families still have not received the goverment help and its those who we can to identify and help.

I personally am organizing this efforts as I do not want to send the money to an organization and then forget about it but instead I want to show the before and after for all of you to see how we helped and be very transparent about this fundraiser and how we are helping those in need.

The funds will you be used by cash as I will need to pay the material to rebuild the properties. Companies are helping with lower prices so the money we have can last longer and we can help as many people as possible.

For the first part I payed it with my own credit card for the home depot payment of the initial help sent to Cali given the urgency. Now I just need to get reimbursed for those amounts which I have the receipts that show what we payed for. This will be subtracted from the amount Go Fund me will transfer me. The other remaining part I will be sending over to a Colombian bank account to then be able from there pay for all the labor in Cali. I will need to do this as it is very hard to do it from the distance and my commitment to all of you has been to protect and administer this fundraiser with the utmost transparency and efficiency.

Hope this update helps all know where we currently stand.

Thank you!