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Butterfly skin charity loses 80 per cent of its income due to the pandemic
JOSÉ MARÍA MARTÍN
A Costa del Sol based charity has reported a huge 80 per cent drop in its income as a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic. The Debra Piel de Mariposa association, founded in and operating out of Marbella, offers support to families of ... Natividad Romero, a nurse and coordinator of the organisation. This team is made up of three social workers, two psychologists and five nurses, who support the 306 families. "We have had to focus on births and end-of-life situations," says Natividad. ... association's ability to help them. “It is difficult to forecast what’s going to happen this year. Let's hope that the vaccine returns a bit of normality that will bring back our economic support,” says the coordinator. Among the challenges for 2021 is, in