Guatemala, 29 mar ( EFE).-at least 300 elders of 13 homes operating in Guatemala today met three days of protest on the outskirts of the House presidential, as a measure of pressure to demand the Government resources for their survival.
Coordinator of one of the 13 homes of the refuge “Dulce Maria”, Carmen Brok, explained to Efe that they decided to settle with awnings and mats on the outskirts of the headquarters of the Executive because the Government has not delivered 2.33 million dollars of the budget for the operation.
According to Brok, is the first time in eight years that leads the refuge, which the State not allocated resources to accommodate about 4,000 elderly throughout the national territory, 1,500 of them permanently.
The President of Guatemala, Otto Pérez, yesterday told reporters that has proposed that the Ministry of Social development is responsible for running the shelters of “Sweet Maria”, because not give money to the Association due to mismanagement in the past.
The decision to not give them funds in 2012 was congressional protest should be there, he scored representative.
Victor Manuel DÃaz, 70, came from the city of Mazatenango, 165 kilometers to the South of the capital, to join the protest.
“I am an orphan, already only look little with this (left) eye and last year I had cancer in the chest that I detected seven years ago,” said DÃaz EfE while he showed his great scar on the right side.
According to the old man, in the shelter of Mazatenango to which came two years ago, no longer have food, medicines, water or light.
“we only count with the support of the people, now cannot work, I feel my eyes are burned,” said DÃaz between tears.
“There are grandparents who can not even move, are in a wheelchair and is unfair what they are doing with us,” complained.
At least 300 elders of 13 homes operating in Guatemala remain installed on the outskirts of the presidential House in city of Guatemala, where on Thursday, met three days of protest, as a measure of pressure to demand the Government resources for their survival. EFE
several men remain on the outskirts of the House presidential in city of Guatemala, where at least 300 elders of 13 homes operating in Guatemala and Thursday met three days of protest, as a measure of pressure to demand the Government resources for their survival are installed with awnings.
