Solidarity Appeal
Wheels for Change: A Truck for Quisicuaba’s Mission
What is Quisicuaba?
The Quisicuaba Project, officially known as the Cabildo Quisicuaba Socio-Cultural Community Project, is an initiative based in the Los Sitios neighbourhood, Havana, Cuba. The project aims to strengthen the community's responsible participation in matters related to culture, health, and education.
Quisicuaba has grown into a social reintegration program with a strong focus on vulnerable groups. These include the elderly, children and youth from dysfunctional families, abused women, former inmates, single mothers, black women, individuals experiencing domestic violence, people living with HIV and their families, and victims of gender-based violence. Many individuals who seek assistance from Quisicuaba face challenges such as addiction, malnutrition, poor health, and family-related issues, all of which have been exacerbated by the current economic crisis.
Quisicuaba has received several notable awards, including the 2022 National Award for Community Culture, a UNESCO recognition, and the "Premio del Barrio" from the Committees for the Defence of the Revolution (CDR).
The project runs over 30 social programs, including a community social kitchen that provides free daily meals to more than 4,000 people. For those unable to visit the social kitchen, Quisicuaba also offers delivery services. Many individuals who seek assistance from Quisicuaba face challenges such as addiction, malnutrition, poor health, and family-related issues, all of which have been exacerbated by the current economic crisis.
It has also established an Assisted Living Centre in the Cuban province of Artemisa, to support homeless individuals from across the country. The goal is to help them reintegrate into society and reunite with their families.
The land surrounding the Assisted Living Centre is used to grow beans, fruits, and vegetables, as well as to raise poultry and cattle. This sustainable development effort supports social programs such as the community social kitchen and provides food for the centre’s residents.
One of the key Quisicuaba programs is aimed at children and youth. It offers workshops in various forms of artistic expression, including visual arts, dance, theatre, music, and literature. This program aims to foster creativity and social development among young participants.
The project also distributes medical supplies received as donation from international solidarity groups, foreign organisations and friends of Cuba to communities and health institutions such as hospitals, and homes for the elderly and individuals with special needs around the country.
Appeal - Help us to raise £15K
Quisicuaba faces ongoing transportation challenges, spending thousands of dollars each month on truck rentals to move food from fields to the city and distribute donations.
Owning a truck would free up these funds for social programs.
