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On the shore of the sea in Júcaro, a small coastal village in the municipality of Venezuela, in Ciego de Ávila, a family survives among old boards and pieces of cardboard in conditions that journalist and activist Guillermo Rodríguez Sánchez described this week as a neglect that goes beyond poverty.
Rodríguez Sánchez, known on social media as Guillermo Rodsan, posted on Facebook a complaint accompanied by images showing deteriorated wooden walls, dirt floors, damaged metal sheet roofing, and signs of fire inside the home.
"Entering what they call a home becomes a lightning tour through a decline that is difficult to explain in adjectives," wrote the activist, who also highlighted the critical situation of the family.
On the shore of the sea in a small village called Júcaro, Ciego de Ávila, a family lives among old planks and pieces of cardboard that paint a picture of extreme poverty.
A very hardworking mother and father find a way to feed their 10-year-old daughter with esophageal atresia and their 13-year-old son who already goes out in the afternoons to see if he can catch something.
But in Júcaro, even the sea seems to conspire against the stomach; it hasn't dried up, yet fish are rarely caught. Entering what they call a home turns into a lightning tour through a decay that is hard to explain with adjectives. They have nothing, nothing is nothing.
The case came into the hands of a young woman from Avila who, days earlier, had visited the site to bring them some sweets, juices, and clothing. As Rodríguez Sánchez recounted, she discovered them by chance some time before and has since been trying to help them whenever she can.
The activist called for solidarity to gather clothing, shoes, food, hygiene products, and any other useful resources. They also requested financial support and urged those who cannot contribute materially to help raise awareness of the situation.
"No one can measure the tremendous relief that any help brings when you are living in such conditions. 50 pesos, 100 pesos... they seem enormous," he expressed in his post, where he insists that this is a family that hasn't asked for anything, but needs everything to survive.
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