HOW TO HELP?. Support for people affected by the fires in central-southern Chile



Individual


Sign up to volunteer

The Social Development and Family Ministry’s National Youth Institute (INJUV) has set up a registration form to find out how many people are willing to join an emergency volunteer program. You must be at least 18 years old. There is no maximum age limit to sign up. People will be contacted in the coming weeks.

Sign up to volunteer

Donate to the reconstruction (Law 20.444)

You can donate money directly to the National Reconstruction Fund:

Donate to the National Reconstruction Fund

The Treasury Ministry has established a series of tax benefits for donations used to finance the construction, reconstruction and restoration of affected infrastructure in municipalities declared Catastrophe Zones.


Donate to an organization

The Government’s early aid and recovery team has convened a public-private cooperation group with civil society organizations that are operating in the context of the emergency. To donate directly to one of these organizations:


From Chile:



From abroad:


  • CARITAS CHILE

    • BANCO SANTANDER CHILE
    Address: Bandera 140, Santiago
    Swift/Bank Code: BSCHCLRM
    Account Name: Caritas Chile
    Account Number: 00-01320-0
    Rut: 70.020.800-1

  • CRUZ ROJA

    • Banco de Chile
    Address: Paseo Ahumada 251, Santiago
    Swift/Bank Code: BCHICLRMXXX
    Account Name: Cruz Roja Chilena
    Account Number: 1661199504

  • ADRA CHILE

    • Banco de Créditos de Inversiones (BCI)
    Address: Huérfanos 1134, Santiago
    Swift/Bank Code: CREDCLRMXXX
    Account Name: Adra Chile
    Account Number: 11055693


Donate supplies

If you want to collaborate by providing supplies for the affected areas, consult your municipal authorities about your nearest collection center.


NGOs or companies


Donations in goods and services


Donations in goods and services for early aid

Alternative for companies and organizations to provide donations in goods and services that can aid the affected population (food, shelter, personal hygiene, transportation, employment and others).

The Social Development and Family Ministry is playing an intermediary role in supporting companies and organizations to channel aid.

Donate to early aid

Donations in emergency goods and services (Law 16.282)

Alternative for companies and organizations to make donations to help the organizations that are working to fight fires and rehabilitate the area (debris removal, transfer of cargo, machinery and tools).

Donate to the emergency

Monetary Donations


Donate money to the reconstruction (Law 20.444)

You can donate money directly to the National Reconstruction Fund at the following link:

Donate to the National Reconstruction Fund

The Treasury Ministry has established a series of tax benefits for donations used to finance the construction, reconstruction and restoration of affected infrastructure in municipalities declared Catastrophe Zones.


Monetary donations for the emergency (Law 16.282)

Collaborations from organizations or companies that want to make a financial donation for machinery hire, debris removal, land clean-up, purchase of supplies and goods and services to help the affected population in the context of a State of Catastrophe Emergency.

This is an option for donations greater than 1,000,000 Chilean pesos (US$1,262.50).

Donate to the emergency

Social Donations Law (19.885)


The Social Development and Family Ministry oversees Law No. 19.855, which “regulates the proper use of donations from legal persons that generate tax benefits and extends them to other social and public purposes” (Social Donations Law).

This law grants tax benefits to companies or natural persons who donate money to finance projects aimed at people in situations of poverty and/or with disabilities, as well as alcohol and/or drug prevention and rehabilitation. These projects include support for families and territories affected by catastrophes and who are in a situation of vulnerability.

The law regulates the donations received by Project Bank initiatives, presented by institutions belonging to the Grantees Registry. It also regulates the operation of the Mixed Social Support Fund, which allocates resources via public tender to projects executed or to be executed.

You can check the Grantees Registry on the website and search for donations.

If you have any queries, please contact:


Alexis Muñoz (Social Donations Law Coordinator):

Email: amunozm@desarrollosocial.gob.cl

Telephone Number +56226751785


Catalina Madrid:

Email: cmadrid@desarrollosocial.gob.cl

Telephone Number +56226751538