Following the August 2026 earthquake in Colombia, Friends of Colombia for Social Aid (FOCSA) made an exceptional £5,000 donation to Fundación Éxito, a Colombian non-profit organisation focused on early childhood development and maternal and child nutrition. The donation supported urgent food and nutritional assistance for children and their families in San José del Palmar, Chocó, funding 312 high-protein humanitarian food packages as part of a wider delivery of 1,000 packages to families affected by the earthquake.
The aid was delivered on 26 August, with priority given to households with pregnant women and children under five. Working alongside Fundación Éxito, with logistical support from Acción Contra el Hambre, FOCSA was able to turn the generosity of its supporters into direct and timely assistance for families facing an exceptionally difficult moment.donations can be made now directly to:
The need for support, however, continues. FOCSA is therefore identifying one or two medical institutions in areas seriously affected by the earthquake, with the aim of providing further assistance through the donation of essential medical equipment. In this way, we hope to build on our initial response by strengthening local healthcare capacity and continuing to support the care and recovery of children and families in affected communities.
Join us, have fun and help us raise funds to help children in Colombia!
Once again, our amazing young fundraisers Louis, Maxi and Hendrix Davidson Strange, signed up to take part in a fun challenge to help other children in need. By getting involved, they raised funds to support vital medical equipment for the Fundación Pequeño Corazón in Manizales, helping doctors diagnose cardiac conditions in children.
Your children could do the same by taking part in a sports activity at school or in a local park and help make a real difference.
Please contact us if you would like to take part or would like to hear some ideas from our team at info@focsa.org.
Our mission is to help to improve the lives of the most disadvantaged children in Colombia.
We fulfil our mission by donating medical, educational and other vital equipment to hospitals and medical institutions that treat children and improve their quality of life and of their families.
We receive many requests for donations from poorly-funded hospitals that assist children in very scarce conditions all over the country. These requests are reviewed by our medical advisors and our Projects team in London and Bogotá, and we prioritise based on the needs, type of equipment and the number of children benefited by these donations.
After we have make our donations, we organise regular follow-up visits to ensure the donated equipment is used adequately and to establish an ongoing dialogue with the institutions and hospitals that received our donations.
