Cargando...The experience of daycare centers has reached 65 years — a true achievement of the Revolution that, given the current economic situation, needs everyone’s contribution. My neighbor recognizes this well: “We are not immune to this scenario, since even our homes are affected.” This reality impacts both the quality and quantity of supplies reaching the facilities and, together with staff shortages, has led to the closure of several daycare centers or classrooms.
As the saying goes, “when there’s no bread, cassava will do,” so we must make do with what we have to preserve this achievement, which, despite difficulties, continues to serve working mothers and families.
Faced with these problems, some ask how to contribute. For some time, workplaces have included support for daycare centers in their programs, providing food and repairing facilities. Yet good examples are fewer than desired. Expanding such initiatives would strengthen ties with new economic actors — micro and small enterprises and self-employed workers — who already support schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and orphanages. In recent months, this collective solidarity has been very visible, a Cuban response to difficult circumstances.
Based on these alternatives, I propose that donations to daycare centers be managed with local authorities, ensuring transparency and community involvement. This should apply not only to urban centers but also to peripheral and rural areas, where examples exist but should be multiplied.
These proposals do not eliminate institutional responsibility; they simply call for greater solidarity. It is up to us to protect what we already have. Let us not allow one of the Revolution’s most beautiful achievements to die from inaction or neglect.
