TMS Venezuela A Container for Venezuela

Earthquake emergency · 24 June 2026

Earthquake in Venezuela: let's help rebuild

You provide the materials. We deliver them where they're needed.

Emergency operations to restore essential services in Venezuela. We organise the entire logistics chain to reach the areas hit by the disaster.

On 24 June, two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 brought Venezuela to its knees. Rebuilding will take years — and above all materials. We are TMS Venezuela, a non-profit association led by Marco Rasera, an entrepreneur of Italian origin: for over 20 years we have worked in import and logistics in Venezuela and the Caribbean. We are looking for companies willing to donate what is needed there to rebuild. Getting it where it's needed is our job.

Offer your materials How it works
  • Non-profit association · registered with the RUNTS
  • Over 20 years of import and logistics in Venezuela and the Caribbean
  • Operating bases in Puerto Cabello and La Guaira
  • Every delivery documented
People working on the rubble of collapsed buildings after the earthquake, with mountains in the background
The areas hit by the earthquakeIllustrative image
Needed now → Medicines and medical supplies▪ Hospital equipment▪ Sheet metal and roofing▪ Pipes and fittings▪ Cables and electrical panels▪ Generators▪ Construction tools▪ Scaffolding▪ Doors and windows▪ Pumps and tanks▪ Solar panels▪ Cots and mattresses▪

01 / About us

An association born for this emergency

TMS Venezuela is a non-governmental, non-profit social promotion association (APS), registered with the RUNTS — Italy's National Register of the Third Sector — and established specifically to respond to the earthquake emergency in Venezuela.

PRINCIPLE 01

No commercial purpose

The association does not collect money: it collects material goods and organises the logistics chain to bring them to the areas hit by the disaster.

PRINCIPLE 02

A trade at the service of the emergency

At the helm is Marco Rasera, an entrepreneur of Italian origin who has worked in import and logistics in Venezuela and the Caribbean for over 20 years.

PRINCIPLE 03

Third-sector transparency

Every load is documented from departure to delivery, and every donor receives direct confirmation about their goods. Learn more.

Prefabricated modular medical unit being fitted out, with ventilation systems and internal equipment
Small modular medical units being fitted out for the affected areas.In preparation
Beyond the emergency

Answers for the medium term too

We don't stop at the first emergency. Alongside the collection of materials for the reconstruction, we are fitting out small modular medical units for the places where damaged hospitals can no longer guarantee essential care.

02 / The most urgent cargo

Thirty-nine seconds that wiped out entire neighbourhoods

At 6:04 pm on 24 June 2026 the earth shook twice, 39 seconds apart. It is the most devastating earthquake in Venezuela's recent history.

7.5 + 7.2Magnitude — double quake
> 4,700Confirmed victims
~ 590,000Damaged buildings
16,300 +People left homeless

In La Guaira, 8 out of 10 buildings collapsed. In Caracas, Yaracuy, Carabobo and Aragua, entire neighbourhoods must be rebuilt from scratch. 38 hospitals were damaged precisely when they were needed most. Thousands of families now live in makeshift camps.

In the first weeks, rescuers and spotlights arrive. Then the spotlights go out, and the longest, quietest part begins: rebuilding homes, schools, infrastructure. That takes more than funds — it takes sheet metal, pipes, cables, tools, generators. It takes things.

We have been operating in Venezuela for over twenty years. Our base in Puerto Cabello, spared by the quake, is fully operational: we are making it available together with our logistics and customs network. And in La Guaira, one of the hardest-hit areas, we are already working to get operations back on their feet.

Multi-storey residential building collapsed after an earthquake
Survey 01 — Collapsed buildingsIllustrative image
Excavator working on the rubble of a collapsed building
Survey 02 — Clearing the rubbleIllustrative image
Man carrying roofing sheets on his shoulder through the rubble
Survey 03 — Reconstruction beginsIllustrative image

Sources: USGS · United Nations · satellite analysis — data updated 15 July 2026 · Illustrative stock photographs

03 / We need your help

Why materials, not money

This initiative does not collect a single euro. It collects goods. It is a deliberate choice — and everyone benefits.

REASON 01

It's traceable

A pallet has a code, a photo, a transport document and a recipient. Money gets diluted through a thousand steps; materials either arrive or they don't — and here they arrive, documented.

REASON 02

It's worth double

End-of-line items, surplus stock, B-grade goods, working returns: in your warehouse they are a cost taking up space. In Venezuela they become a roof, an electrical system, water flowing again.

REASON 03

It actually arrives

The real obstacle for international aid is the last mile: customs, transport, distribution. That is exactly the trade we have practised for over 20 years between Venezuela and the Caribbean.

Industrial warehouse with shelves full of drums, sacks and boxes on pallets
Starting point — Your warehouseIdle stock = concrete help

04 / Cargo manifest

What's needed now

The eight most requested categories for the reconstruction. If you produce, distribute or stock anything similar, there is a place on the container for you.

CAT-01urgent

Pharmaceutical

Medicines, medical supplies, disposable and wound-care material, medical PPE, disinfectants and consumables for treatment.

CAT-02urgent

Medical and hospital

Hospital devices and equipment, furniture for wards and clinics, diagnostic and laboratory instruments, beds and stretchers.

CAT-03requested

Structures and roofing

Sheet metal, sandwich panels, profiles, structural timber, meshes and fixings.

CAT-04requested

Plumbing and electrical

Pipes and fittings, pumps, cables, panels, switches, sockets, lighting.

CAT-05requested

Doors, windows and finishes

Doors, windows, glass, tiles, sanitary ware, taps and fittings, special plasters.

CAT-06requested

Tools and site equipment

Power tools, scaffolding, cement mixers, ladders, PPE, consumable hardware.

CAT-07requested

Energy and water

Generators, solar panels, batteries, water purifiers, cisterns, tanks.

CAT-08requested

Living through the emergency

Cots, mattresses, blankets, field kitchens, emergency lighting.

End-of-line items, surplus stock, B-grade goods, working returns: if it works, it helps. Don't throw it away — donate it. And if you have something that isn't on the list, ask us: we'll tell you right away whether it's useful.

Offer your materials

05 / Donation tracking

How it works, step by step

Like a shipment: every step is tracked, no surprises. And until you confirm, you commit to nothing.

  1. You are here Status 01 · Received

    Fill in the form

    Two minutes: who you are and what materials you can offer. We contact you personally within 48 hours.

  2. Status 02 · Assessment

    We define it together

    What, how much, when and from where: we assess whether the material is suitable and build the shipment. No commitment until confirmation.

  3. Status 03 · In transit

    Pick-up and journey

    We organise pick-up, transport, shipping and customs procedures with our structure and our network on the ground.

  4. Status 04 · Delivered

    Proof of delivery

    You receive photos, videos and documents of the arrival and distribution. And if you wish, your name travels with the cargo.

  5. Status 05 · Beyond delivery

    Institutional introduction

    Your company is introduced to the institutional and government bodies in charge of the country's reconstruction, for possible future collaborations.

Refrigerated container unloaded from a ship onto a truck at the dock, with workers on site
The route — All the way to the affected areasEvery container counts

“We sign our name to it.
We put our face on it.”

Marco Rasera Marco Rasera — founder of TMS Venezuela · Learn more
  • Every load is photographed, documented and verified on arrival.
  • Every donor receives direct updates about their goods.
  • Customs procedures are handled by our own structure, not by intermediaries of convenience.
  • Today we collect materials, not money. To support delivery costs, we are preparing new forms of participation.

06 / Frequently asked questions

The questions we would ask too

Who pays for the transport to Venezuela?

We coordinate the logistics with our own structure. Costs and arrangements depend on the type and quantity of goods: we discuss them openly at the first contact, with no commitment on your part. No surprises: before a single pallet moves, every detail is in writing.

Can I donate unsold stock, end-of-line items or B-grade goods?

Yes — in fact, that is the heart of this initiative: new or working material that has lost commercial value for you is worth a home over there. What matters is that it is intact and usable.

How do I know my goods have really arrived?

Every shipment travels with proper transport documents and is photographed and filmed at departure, on arrival and at delivery.

Does the donation entitle me to tax benefits?

Yes: donations entitle you to a full tax deduction of the value of the donated goods. You receive all the delivery documentation needed to support the claim, and we go through the details together during the first call.

What is NOT needed?

Perishable goods, non-working appliances and loose second-hand clothing. If in doubt, ask: better one extra question than one useless pallet.

07 / Open your file

Offer your materials

Two minutes, no commitment: first we talk. We reply personally within 48 hours.