Cuban activists organize urgent aid for those affected by Hurricane Oscar in Guantánamo.

The activists of the solidarity initiative "Huellas" launched a campaign on social media this Tuesday to provide assistance to the people affected by Hurricane Oscar in eastern Cuba.

In a message directed to all Cubans, regardless of ideology or beliefs, Johanna Jolá Álvarez, leader of the project, made a call for solidarity through Facebook, in light of the devastation that the cyclone has caused, depriving thousands of families of their basic material goods.

"Cubans, it doesn't matter your political position, ideology, thoughts, creed, or faith, there are thousands of Cubans who have lost everything materially. That pain must be felt by all!" expressed the activist, emphasizing the need to act urgently to help children, the elderly, people with special needs, and farming families who have found themselves in a situation of extreme vulnerability.

He indicated that the "Huellas" team began sending donations that will be delivered directly to the families most affected in Guantánamo.

Among the items he/she requested, he/she included personal hygiene products, clothing, footwear, items for babies and children, sheets, coats, kitchen utensils, school supplies, toys, medications, and canned food, among others.

He emphasized that any contribution counts and provided a contact number for those who wish to collaborate: +5355057111.

"No one has to be called to action when conscience calls," she emphasized, urging everyone to contribute what they can to alleviate the situation of families who have lost everything.

In the east of Cuba, harshly hit by Hurricane Oscar, which later downgraded to a tropical storm, and also affected by the energy crisis following the collapse of the National Electric System (SEN), notable expressions of solidarity have emerged.

In the midst of the critical situation in Santiago de Cuba, some people have chosen to share what little they have in an act of solidarity, like the young Daniel Nieto Vega who offered his help to the community through a post in the Facebook group “Baireros por el Mundo”: “My people, anyone who needs to charge a phone or a lamp, the generator is on at my house.”

Others have decided to give food to low-income people because they lost everything after the collapse of the SEN.