Much-needed educational materials, bought with funds raised by NEU members and others through the Viva la Educación appeal have arrived in Cuba’s schools and colleges. Students and teachers have received some of the hundreds of thousands of educational items distributed across Cuba thanks to the Viva la Educación (VLE) appeal launched by CSC and the National Education Union (NEU) in February 2022.
More than £100,000 was raised in the year-long appeal, enough to fill two forty-foot containers full of aid. The funds were spent on materials and equipment requested by the Cuban education union, including 300 refurbished PCs with new operating systems, hundreds of thousands of pencils, tens of thousands of exercise books, paints, paint brushes, graded paper, card, and other stationery. When extra items donated by organisations including the Royal Ballet and Pellacraft are taken into account, the total worth of aid sent is estimated to be around £300,000.
Watch a thank you video from students at the Alejandro García Caturla School of Music
Watch a thank you video from students at the San Alejandro School of Visual Arts