Welcome

Cubafriend has been set up to try to bring people together who have a common interest in helping improve the lives of Cuban people. Initially this project will be centred around a village in Holguin Province called Puerta de Vita, although as the project grows, we hope to reach more villages and their inhabitants. We hope to attract funds to enable some projects such as improving school facilities and sports facilities in the village, but we also need people to offer their services, either by lending a hand, or by volunteering time and resources of companies such as couriers or freight carriers to enable some of the resources to reach their intended targets.

Following my first visit to the village in October, a few weeks after Hurricanes Gustav and Ike had left many either homeless, or with homes needing extensive repairs, it became obvious to me that more help was needed. The children of the village need basic sports facilities, in order that their lives do not consist solely of time spent at home, whilst not at school. With this in mind I made initial enquiries of Sheffield United FC, who have agreed to provide kits to enable this to happen.

Initial enquiries of a local school have also proved fruitful. Old Hall Primary School have agreed to create a program aimed at twinning their school with the primary school in the village. The headmistress is keen to raise the awareness of her pupils of the situation the Cuban children face with both their home and school life.

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