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A child from the neighborhood of the activist Yanalli González in Sancti Spíritus touched his community this Sunday by spontaneously presenting himself with a white bag full of his own clothes to donate to other children in vulnerable situations, in a gesture that González documented and shared on her Facebook profile.
González, the administrator of the solidarity project "Saving Lives," described the moment as "her awakening" of the day.
"Look at my awakening today: a boy from my neighborhood brought clothes of his own to share with other children. This gesture is admirable," he wrote in the post.
What stood out most for the activist was not just the donation itself, but the meaning behind it: the child did not give away what he no longer needed, but rather his own clothes to share with vulnerable children.
"This child is growing up with values; he will become a great man because that smile, as he shares what he has with a vulnerable child, is truly commendable," González remarked.
"Today a child taught me that their smile is the most beautiful thing there is, that every child deserves it, and that we continue to work for them," González concluded, accompanying the post with a photo of the child displaying a broad smile.
The gesture occurred as part of a broader solidarity event led that same day by the group «Hermanos de la Calle» in Sancti Spíritus, headed by Yureibys Torresilla, known as «El Héroe».
The activist Nelys Valdés also celebrated her participation in the food delivery organized by the group that same Sunday.
«Hermanos de la Calle» operates outside of the Cuban state and is primarily supported by donations from the Cuban diaspora in the United States. Among its recent activities is a lunch for more than 400 people in November 2025, the distribution of condensed milk and coffee in April 2026, and the donation of 20 meals by a private entrepreneur in May 2026.
The collective has also faced hostility from the regime: in November 2025, authorities attempted to thwart a donation intended for over 700 people, although the event ultimately took place at Torresilla's own home.
The child's gesture takes on special significance in the context of an unprecedented social crisis in Cuba. According to the survey "There is Hunger in Cuba 2025" from the Food Monitor Program, 33.9% of Cuban households experienced hunger in 2025, 25% of Cubans go to bed without dinner, and 29% of families have eliminated one daily meal.
Faced with the state's inability to guarantee adequate food and basic welfare, citizen initiatives like "Hermanos de la Calle" and "Salvando Vidas" represent some of the few real support networks available to the island's most vulnerable individuals. Gestures like that of this child remind us that solidarity also grows from the ground up.
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