Humanitarian Cases

Humanitarian relief cases from Cuba. Here we share personal stories and concrete situations of people and families in need, supported by the Amistad con Cuba Foundation.
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Large aid package for the Salcedo family arrives in Camagüey
Good news from Camagüey. Yesterday we sent a large aid package from Stichting Amistad to the Salcedo family. Today we received the wonderful news that the package has arrived safely to the mother and her two little girls (8 and 5). It...

Urgent help for Ernestina and Teodoro
In El Manguito, in the municipality of Báguanos in the province of Holguín, there is an elderly couple in urgent need of help. Ernestina Laguna Benítez is 78 years old. Her husband, Teodoro Ramírez, is 90 years old. They have been married for about 50 years and are now in a...

Very urgent appeal for help – Salcedo family
UPDATE - October 2, 2026 Thanks to the support received, a large aid package has now been assembled and sent to the Salcedo family. The aid includes, among other things, a cooking stove, pots and pans, clothing, medicines, and food. Soon an extensive...

Ángel Daniel (9) urgently needs medical examination
Ángel Daniel is nine years old and lives in the province of Holguín. He lives with his mother, his guardian and his older sister. His mother works as a self-employed person in a small kiosk. His guardian currently has no job. The family has little income. Doctors have...

Help Ana Alejandra (5) to the hospital in Havana
Ana Alejandra is a five-year-old girl from the province of Holguín in Cuba. She has serious heart problems. In March 2026 she underwent surgery at the William Soler children's hospital in Havana. During this procedure, two catheters were inserted due to abnormalities...

Aid package for Yuniel and his mother in Santa Lucía
Last weekend, the Amistad Foundation Con Cuba delivered a new aid package to Yuniel and his mother Yamnia in Santa Lucía. Due to his health condition, Yuniel needs intensive care every day. His mother constantly takes care of him. Therefore, she has to visit Yuniel several times...

Urgent help for Angela (74) from Holguín, Cuba
Angela Fonseca is 74 years old and lives in the province of Holguín, Cuba. Together with her 84-year-old husband and her adult daughter, she lives in very difficult circumstances. During a volunteer visit to Stichting Amistad con Cuba, it was determined...

Yuniel (12) from Rafael Freyre urgently needs help
In Santa Lucía, municipality Rafael Freyre in the province of Holguín, 12-year-old Yuniel de Jesús Ramírez Cruz lives. Yuniel suffers from a progressive disorder of the central nervous system, epilepsy, and chronic asthma. He needs daily care and his...

Help Roberto from Holguín: living with a disability in difficult circumstances
In Holguín, we met Roberto (68), a man who has to struggle every day to make ends meet. Roberto lives alone and suffers from a motor disability that makes walking difficult for him. He relies on the support of walking sticks to get around....

It is with deep sorrow that we say goodbye to Vanessa
With deep sorrow we bid farewell to Vanessa. With great sadness we have learned of the passing of Vanessa. Three-year-old Vanessa passed away today, around 16:00 Cuban time, in the hospital in Holguín, Cuba. This message touches us...

Vanessa's struggle has become even harder 💔
🚨With a heavy heart, we share a very worrying update about Vanessa. According to the latest information from Cuba, her medical situation has seriously deteriorated. Her condition has been complicated by a pulmonary embolism, a serious medical...

Urgent help needed for Vanessa (3)
🚨A little girl. A young family. A fight against the clock. This is the story of Vanessa Verdecia Labrada, a brave girl of only 3 years old from Holguín, Cuba. Vanessa lives with her parents, Adam Verdecia and Dayana Labrada. In the past few months...

Help Marcial from Holguín
His name is Marcial. He is 83 years old and lives in Holguín. When it rains, the water flows into his house… and the mud hits his feet while he tries to sleep. His house has no floor. Only wet earth. When the rain falls heavily, the mud...

Help Alejandra from Holguín
🚨 First aid case – Alejandra (9) from Holguín Sometimes a story comes right to your heart. This is the story of Alejandra, a girl of only 9 years old from Holguín. Alejandra has been fighting for something that most children would take for granted her whole life...
