The solidarity initiative "Huellas" announced on Thursday the shipment of a total of 300 boxes of donations for those affected in Guantánamo following Hurricane Oscar.
Johanna Jolá Álvarez, the project leader, explained on Facebook that this Thursday the team is "packing the last boxes that will leave today for Guantánamo."
He indicated that "Huellas" will face the challenge of transporting two cribs with mattresses, three wheelchairs, three televisions, a pair of crutches, a stroller, and 140 boxes of donations "so compressed that they are difficult to lift."
"The days have been challenging in efforts to purchase and gather as much as possible, multiplying the love with which it is given and the love with which it will be received," emphasized Jolá, who highlighted that all of this has been made possible thanks to "the kindness of this immense people who give not from their surplus but from the little they have."
The leader of the "Huellas" project expressed special gratitude to the children who donated their toys: "We have received a heartfelt letter from Niurka Vega's child for his friends in Guantánamo, and we will be delivering it to them."
Additionally, he highlighted the donations made by the "Mariana Grajales" Primary School and the National Anti-Doping Center of Cuba, as well as the contributions from retired individuals and pensioners who supported the fundraising "despite their limited finances," he pointed out.
Regarding the transfer of the boxes with donations, Jolá expressed gratitude “to our linier friends who reached out to offer a helping hand,” and also to the Ministry of Transport, Eduardo Rodríguez, because “it’s possible that everything collected will be dispatched today to Guantánamo.”
Finally, the leader of "Huellas" expressed the great satisfaction her team felt in supporting the loved ones of those affected, "who have come to our headquarters to receive assistance for their family members who lost everything."
A few hours after the cyclone struck the province of Guantánamo, the hardest hit in the eastern region, Jolá organized a donation campaign through social media.
Several activists had the same idea of providing relief to families who lost their belongings.
The activist Yamilka Laffita, known as Lara Crofs, organized a humanitarian aid campaign for those affected by the hurricane, aiming to send non-perishable food, clothing, shoes, medicine, hygiene products, and other items, such as toys for children.
One of the responders to the call was the solidarity project "Aliento de Vida," which reported this Wednesday the shipment of the first six suitcases to Guantánamo, each weighing over 90 pounds, filled with clothing, shoes, sheets, towels, food, and hygiene products to support those affected by Hurricane Oscar.
With this initial shipment of over 540 pounds of donations, the organization aims to provide relief to those who have lost everything following the cyclone, said Yankiel Fernández, the leader of the initiative, on Facebook.
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