Havana/The Archdiocese of Camagüey received this Thursday a second shipment of humanitarian aid from the United States Governmentcomposed of 700 food kits and another 700 hygiene products, reported the Catholic organization Cáritas Cuba.
The load was received by the Archbishop of Camagüey, Wilfredo Pino, and the coordinator of the Senior Citizens Program of Cáritas in Camagüey, Anaísis Illas.
The distribution of the donation, by Cáritas volunteers in the territory, will begin immediately and will correspond this time to the Santa Cruz parish of the municipality of the same name, and its communities, stated a note from the Church institution dedicated to coordinating, guiding and promoting charitable and social action.
The Cáritas team of volunteers organized the delivery, based on the selection criteria of the most vulnerable people, with priority given to difficulties in accessing water.
The Cáritas team of volunteers organized the delivery, based on the selection criteria of the most vulnerable people, with priority given to food insecurity and difficulties in accessing water.
He also explained that the selection within this population group took into account other requirements, such as being adults over 60 years of age, people with disabilities, bedridden people, pregnant or breastfeeding women, and children under five years of age.
“Despite the great need that exists at the present time and not being able to reach all those who need it, it is about bringing a little relief to those most in need among so many in the Archdiocese,” he added.
On this day, another shipment of American humanitarian aid arrived to distribute in the Archdiocese of Havana.
The US State Department announced last May aid worth $100 million in “direct humanitarian assistance to the Cuban people, which would be distributed in coordination with the Catholic Church and other independent and reliable humanitarian organizations.”
According to reports from Cáritas Cuba, of that 100 million US government humanitarian aid fund, 60 million are managed through the Catholic Church.
The modules of this donation include rice, beans, oil, sugar, spaghetti, sardines and tuna, plus soaps, cream and toothbrushes
After the arrival of the first shipments, Cáritas volunteers have delivered the modules to needy families in parishes and communities of Villa Clara, Ciego de Ávila, Cienfuegos, Pinar del Río, Matanzas and Havana.
The modules of this donation include rice, beans, oil, sugar, spaghetti, sardines and tuna, plus soaps, toothpaste and toothbrushes, water purification tablets, sanitary pads, containers and rechargeable lamps.
The arrival of the donations takes place at a time of escalating verbal controversy between Havana and Washington, considered the most tense in their relations in decades.
Furthermore, the situation is part of the deep economic crisis that the island has been suffering for six years, aggravated by the pandemic, failed national policies and US sanctions, which have caused shortages of food, fuel and medicine, rampant inflation, prolonged blackouts and growing partial dollarization.
Added to this since January is the “maximum pressure” policy applied by Washington with an oil fence and secondary measures starting in May against vital sectors of the economy that have reinforced the economic and energy crisis on the island.
