Following the worst earthquake to hit Colombia in recent decades — measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale — which struck the west of the country particularly hard on 10 August, leaving a death toll of at least 294 to date, 320 people missing and more than 115,000 people directly affected, as well as severe material damage and collapsed infrastructure – La Salle is appealing for global solidarity.
Two Lasallian educational ministries in the affected area have been impacted, and one of them, Colegio La Salle Pereira, has suffered severe damage that jeopardises its reopening and the continuity of its mission.
Without urgent intervention, the 362 students at Colegio La Salle Pereira risk being unable to return to their classrooms!
The Lasallian network in Colombia — through the Norandino and Bogotá Lasallian Districts — is mobilising to support the affected communities, collecting and distributing goods and humanitarian aid to those who have lost their homes or find themselves in emergency situations.
Solidarity without borders
In the face of this complex crisis, your donation can make a difference at this time of distress, when we are also experiencing that solidarity knows no borders.
With your contribution, we can achieve a twofold impact: help rebuild and reopen Colegio La Salle Pereira, enabling its 362 pupils to return to their studies, and deliver humanitarian aid to the people and families affected by the earthquake.
* Content produced in partnership between the Office of Information and Communication of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and the La Salle Foundation.