In Cuba There is Nothing to Celebrate on the International Day of Older Persons

Sick and wheelchair-bound, an elderly man begs for money in front of a dilapidated building filled with trash. / 14ymedio

14ymedio, October 1, 2025

1/7 From his wheelchair, an elderly man makes a living selling pastries in the street. / 14ymedio

2/7 An elderly man laboriously carries a bag of groceries on a Havana street. / 14ymedio

3/7 Precariousness hits the elderly hardest: elderly in the daily struggle to survive. / 14ymedio

4/7 Many of the elderly who do not have remittances are destined to suffer hardship. / 14ymedio

On Monte Street, sitting in her wheelchair, an elderly woman displays a sign that reads: Help feed me. / 14ymedio

6/7 Outside the Habana Libre Hotel, an elderly man waits patiently for someone to offer him a few coins. / 14ymedio

7/7 An elderly woman, a resident of Diez de Octubre, carries a bucket of water after spending days without service in her home. / 14ymedio

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