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Brussels, Dec 24 (RHC) The initiative of Cuban women living in Belgium, solidarity suitcase (maleta solidaria), is consolidated with the preparation of new shipments to help the island face the difficulties it is going through, said today the coordinator of the project, Lissett Herrera.

In the second half of the year, we sent a total of six suitcases of 25 kilograms each with medicines, toys, and necessities to hospitals in Havana, Pinar del Río, and Matanzas, she said in an interview with Prensa Latina.

According to Herrera, although it is a modest support to the compatriots in Cuba in a very difficult year, the initiative represents a lot of love and commitment to the homeland where they were born.

Within the pain we feel, we can say that we are satisfied with the results of "La maleta solidaria", and we are already working on the seventh piece of luggage by air, the first one in 2023, with school supplies whose departure is planned for January, she said.

The solidarity suitcase was born in a conversation among friends, an idea that materialized in August as a result of the serious fire accident at the Supertanker Base in Matanzas, under a simple principle, that of taking advantage of anyone who travels to the Antillean nation willing to carry a modest load in kilograms, but with tons of love.

Herrera also pointed out that they are working on the organization of a meeting of Cuban women in Belgium, with topics ranging from solidarity with Cuba and its people to sharing personal life experiences abroad.

Our goal is to do it in March, in the context of International Women's Day (March 8), to address stories of personal improvement, to influence our children to preserve the Cuban identity, and of course, to promote solidarity, because we are a group of women with a lot of energy and willingness to do things for Cuba, she stressed.