On her last day in Cabo Verde, Queen Letizia started early with a working breakfast at the Presidential Palace alongside First Lady Débora Katisa Carvalho. They discussed childhood issues—special needs, speech disabilities, deafness, and autism—as well as women’s challenges, including cancer, addiction, and menstrual health.
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Next, she visited the "Fazenda Esperança" Therapeutic Community in Trindade along with the First Lady and Father Ronaldo. There, she met young trainees working to prevent teen drug addiction.
In Assomada, Queen Letizia explored the Santa Catarina Employment and Vocational Training Center, welcomed by local leaders and gender equality advocates. She toured a classroom where around 30 women from various municipalities trained in domestic work, part of a program offering sewing, IT, and housework skills to survivors of gender-based violence and vulnerable women. The center also provides psychosocial support and reproductive health care to foster independent, violence-free lives.
Her final stop was the Amaranta Foundation, where she learned about the "Kredita na bo" project from its directors and educators. She visited its computer workshop, vegetable garden, and shelter, meeting beneficiaries and touring a cooking workshop led by chef Francisco Semedo.
With that, Queen Letizia concluded her trip, shining a light on initiatives empowering women and youth across Cabo Verde.
With that, Queen Letizia concluded her trip, shining a light on initiatives empowering women and youth across Cabo Verde.
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Queen Letizia wore the white Spanish Cooperation shirt and red vest, paired with beige pants and her Vivobarefoot Tracker FG Boots.
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