In Holguin, the “Un Verano Siempre Joven” (Always A Young Summer) campaign goes beyond a slogan. As cultural, sports, and government institutions develop recreational activities for children and youth during the summer.
Edenis Olivera, program coordinator for the provincial government, told CNA that a regional strategy was designed to promote healthy entertainment and the appropriate use of free time. Prioritizing family unity and using neighborhood spaces as key areas.
With a special emphasis on community-based cultural activities, the José Martí Art Instructors Brigade, together with the Cultural Centers system. Tours the municipalities to bring festivals, concerts, and workshops with a variety of artistic expressions to Holguin families.
An example of this is the children’s creative courses “El Arca del I-know-what,” organized at the Provincial Center for Visual Arts by artist Dayamí Pupo. With the aim of educating children in techniques, forms of perception, and enjoyment of color from an early age.
Furthermore, the Provincial Film Center is strengthening an active program of children’s materials under the “A Summer of Film” campaign. Featuring national animated films and international films, aimed at all audiences and widely accepted.
The center also offers youth animation workshops with professionals from Anima studios. To explore this way of telling stories through the movement of inanimate objects. As well as film appreciation and criticism seminars, both held at the Cine Martí, located in the city of Holguin.
On beaches and recreational areas in Holguin, the Popular Camping Company ensures the planning of activities that guarantee healthy enjoyment for the new generations. Adapting schedules and activities to the needs of children and establishing links with educational institutions.
Yandra Marrero Cruz, the company’s director, noted that a more varied and extensive recreational schedule has been created than in previous years. Catering to the interests of young people with participatory games in collaboration with other sectors of the community and amateur artists.
The “Forever Young Summer” campaign in Holguin celebrates, in a special way, the 99th anniversary of the birth of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruz. Bringing his memory closer to new generations through exhibitions, films, and a grand show performed by the La Colmenita Children’s Theater Company.
With information from the Cuban News Agency
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