A Cuban mother from the town of Jicotea, in the province of Ciego de Ávila, reported the impassable condition of the path that children must take every morning to reach school, amidst mud, puddles, and institutional neglect.
In a video posted on Facebook, one of them explained that they are simply asking the government to fix a section of road that connects to the central highway and resembles a swamp.
Children must take off their shoes to avoid arriving at school with them "full of mud." It is reported that sometimes mothers have to carry their children over certain stretches. In other areas, logs have been thrown down to allow passage.
These mothers have been asking me for support for a while, but this is not within my hands. I am sure that if this video is shared, many people will see it, including a leader who can help them. Just a few trips are enough to fix that road, asked the user from Avileño, Yunior Tamayo Barrios, on social media, who is dedicated to helping those in need.
In the shared video, children can be seen struggling to walk through puddles of water and mud, while desperate mothers carry them on their backs to prevent them from getting muddy or falling.
The case adds to othersimilar reports across the country, such as Alquízar, in Artemisa, where another video went viral in September showing students crossing a street completely flooded with dirty water in front of the school.
The images of children crossing impassable roads to get to class are not an isolated incident. From Marianao to Mayabeque, and through Havana and Sancti Spíritus, the testimonies of mothers desperate for the neglect of basic school environment conditions are recurring.
We live worse than the indigenous people, lamented a resident of Havana upon seeing the videos. Another person denounced that with water it looks like a swamp, and without water it's a quarry of dust and stones.
In July, a Cuban mother showed the condition of her son's school in Havana: roofs with leaks, puddles on the floor, and doors about to come off. In another case, a special school in Marianao required its students to use a manhole cover as a step for entry.
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