A video posted on Facebook by the content creator known as Historiador Santa María shows the situation of a grandmother who is caring alone for her granddaughter, who suffers from childhood cerebral palsy with microcephaly.
The clip shows the street meeting between the activist from the Brave Heart Project, which raises and delivers donations to vulnerable individuals and those in economic need in Las Tunas.
The man came across the elderly woman pushing her granddaughter in a wheelchair, and he decided to take action immediately. "Later you say there's no need here; it breaks my heart to always see people like this," he said before approaching the woman.
In the conversation with her, the elderly woman revealed that they both live alone on 31st Street in the Buenavista neighborhood, without any family support network. "We both live alone," she said in a measured voice.
The family history also carries another tragedy: the girl's mother passed away from AIDS many years ago, as recounted by the grandmother herself.
The author of the video gifted him one thousand pesos and announced upcoming assistance. "I’m going to take your address to try to bring a donation for you to your house (...) Thanks to God and to the followers, we will try to make a donation to you soon."
In the post, he revealed that he will soon share more details about the case on his social media so that more people can offer additional help. "It may seem little to some, but for those in need, a small gesture can mean a lot. Let's not let them lose hope."
The Brave Heart Project is a Cuban solidarity initiative that operates through social media and documents cases of families in extreme vulnerability to mobilize donations from followers both on and off the Island.
In July, he participated in the support campaign for young Miguel Ángel, a survivor of a 33,000-volt shock during Mandatory Military Service in Cuba.
The case of the grandmother and her granddaughter illustrates a prevalent reality in Cuba: families with sick members who depend almost exclusively on private donations to meet basic needs such as medications, food, and diapers.
Another charitable initiative is the project Aliento de Vida, which sponsors more than 45 children with cerebral palsy in Cuba.
In July, a campaign managed to raise more than 305 thousand pesos for a mother from Havana who raises her teenage son under extreme conditions due to that illness.
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