The students of the Capitán Orestes Acosta Sports Initiation School (EIDE) in Santiago de Cuba have reported that the meals they receive at the school, both for lunch and dinner, always consist of rice and peas.
The communicator Yosmany Mayeta expressed solidarity with the students' request, asking him to publicly share on Facebook the dire food situation they are currently facing.
The EIDE is located in the El Caney Popular Council, some distance from the historic center of the city, and to get there, it's necessary to use "a little-traveled road," Mayeta pointed out, emphasizing that it is challenging for parents to regularly bring food to their children.
CiberCuba reached out to several individuals in Santiago de Cuba, who confirmed that not only is poor food quality a constant issue, but they also stated that the precarious transportation situation further complicates the ability to visit their children and bring them food.
They noted that, on the other hand, those who can afford a motorcycle, a quite popular mode of transportation in the city, must pay between 300 and 500 pesos per trip, depending on the time and day.
Finally, concerned parents emphasized that walking is quite dangerous, as in some sections the route is very isolated, thus exposing themselves to the risk of theft and assault.
This complaint contradicts the official propaganda that boasted about a significant construction movement at this facility, as well as improvements in living conditions, following the conclusion of the 60th National School Games at the EIDE.
The Cuban regime has shown not only its inability to resolve the economic crisis but also its failure to provide decent conditions for scholarship students in various educational institutions and for inmates in penitentiary facilities.
The living conditions within Cuban prisons have alarmingly worsened due to inadequate food supply, shortage of medications, deficiencies in hygiene products, and generally unacceptable conditions, according to reports from inmates and their families.
Activist Ania Zamora, mother of Sissi Abascal, a 26-year-old political prisoner sentenced to six years in prison for participating in protests in July 2021, told Martí Noticias that the crisis affects both inmates and their families, who "have to provide them with everything."
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