<div>On August 10, 2026, a <strong>7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia</strong>, devastating the cities of Cali, Pereira, Manizales, and other municipalities in the Chocó, Valle del Cauca, and the Coffee Region. <strong>Hundreds have died, thousands have been injured, and many remain missing.</strong> The full loss of life and material damage are still being assessed, but the deeper loss can't be measured at all. Individually and as a community, people are holding on to the <strong>shared ground, memory, and sense of home</strong> that hold them together.
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<div><strong>International news coverage is already fading</strong>, and in the coming weeks, the cameras will move on to the next headline. But for hundreds of community leaders, organizations, and collectives across the region, <strong>this is just the beginning of a long journey to RESIST, HOLD EACH OTHER UP, AND FLOURISH again.</strong>
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<div><strong>So who sustains those who sustain everyone else?</strong>
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<div>I am a <strong>Colombian migrant fundraising for a solidarity fund </strong>being created for people affected by the earthquake in Colombia.
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<div>All the money will be donated to <strong>Optunias, a feminist fund and grantmaking foundation </strong>that has mobilized resources for <strong>equity, social justice, and a life free of violence since 2022. </strong>They will use the funds for the <strong>long-term recovery of women, LGBTQ+ communities, children, and people with disabilities</strong> in the hardest-hit areas: people and communities who, in every crisis, face <strong>greater barriers to resources, greater risk of violence and insecurity, and less influence over the policies responding to these emergencies.</strong>
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<div><a href="https://lac.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Field%252525252525252525252525252520Office%252525252525252525252525252520Americas/Documentos/Publicaciones/2017/11/50968%252525252525252525252525252520%252525252525252525252525252520Study%252525252525252525252525252520on%252525252525252525252525252520UN%252525252525252525252525252520Womens%252525252525252525252525252520response%252525252525252525252525252520to%252525252525252525252525252520crisis%252525252525252525252525252520in%252525252525252525252525252520LAC%252525252525252525252525252520%252525252525252525252525252520EN%252525252525252525252525252520%252525252525252525252525252520V6%252525252525252525252525252520%252525252525252525252525252520webcompressed.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">INFO</a>
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<div><strong>What does your gift support?</strong>
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<div>These funds will support <strong>organizations, collectives, and community leaders in Cali, Valle del Cauca, and Chocó</strong> who live there, know their neighbors, and understand what their community actually needs. <strong>They're the ones who should decide where to start rebuilding.</strong>
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<div>Grantees will use these resources to strengthen their services, including <strong>psychosocial support, collective care spaces, technical support to access government and private recovery programs, legal and organizational capacity building, and know-your-rights education,</strong> among others.
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<div>These funds may also give them the <strong>flexibility to support projects addressing immediate emergency needs</strong>, but at its core, this campaign is designed to <strong>sustain the people holding up the full, long-term recovery of their communities.</strong>
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<div><strong>MORE INFO <a href="https://www.optunias.org/resistir-sostener-florecer" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">HERE</a></strong>
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<div>Thank you!
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Solidarity Fund for Colombia - We sustain those who sustain.

Solidarity Fund for Colombia - We sustain those who sustain.

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