The Parque por la Paz Villa Grimaldi Corporation views the lack of resources as an "unprecedented and deeply concerning" situation, which, they claim, is causing a financial crisis for the memorial site.
This was reported by the president of the corporation's board, Álvaro Ahumada, who read a statement expressing that, to date, the site "has not yet received the resources that are allocated to it according to the national budget for 2026."
According to the statement, this situation has "created a financial crisis that has affected the normal operation of our memorial site, causing serious difficulties in paying salaries to employees, as well as essential services and basic supplies necessary to keep our doors open and carry out our daily activities."
They indicate that the reason for the delay "is that the collaboration and resource transfer agreement for 2026, signed between the National Heritage Service (SERPAT) and the Parque por la Paz Villa Grimaldi Corporation, is still with the General Comptroller's Office in the process of review."
The corporation stated that the agreement "has been returned with comments to SERPAT on three occasions and has had to be resubmitted for a fourth time to the oversight body."
In this regard, they claim that SERPAT "has, in a manner..."
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The Parque por la Paz Villa Grimaldi corporation views the lack of resources as an "unprecedented and deeply concerning" situation, which, they claim, has placed the memorial site in a financial crisis. This was reported by the corporation's board president, Álvaro Ahumada, who read a statement expressing that, to date, the space "has not yet received the resources that are allocated to it according to the national budget for 2026." This situation, according to the text, has "created a financial crisis that has affected the normal operation of our memorial site, causing serious difficulties in paying salaries to workers, as well as essential services and basic supplies necessary to keep our doors open and carry out our daily activities." According to them, the reason for the delay is that "the collaboration and resource transfer agreement for 2026, signed between the National Heritage Service (SERPAT) and the Parque por la Paz Villa Grimaldi corporation, is still with the General Comptroller of the Republic for review." The corporation stated that the agreement "has been returned with observations to SERPAT on three occasions and has had to be resubmitted to the oversight body for a fourth time." In this regard, they claim that SERPAT "has diligently made all the modifications requested by the oversight body to the agreement." With this, they pointed out that they are "concerned about the lack of effective interaction between the two institutions to resolve the difficulties of an agreement that, in its core and substance, has not changed in its four versions." Along these lines, they accuse the Comptroller's Office of a "lack of urgency and timeliness." The corporation warns that "if this scenario of uncertainty continues, there is a real risk of partial or total cessation of our activities, directly affecting the work of memory, human rights education, and community outreach that we have been carrying out for more than three decades." "The financial emergency we are facing today once again highlights the absence of permanent and stable public policies for the preservation of memorial sites in Chile, a situation that prevents us from projecting their sustainability and continuity," they lament. Despite this, the memorial site assures that its "ethical will and commitment" is to continue its work "with conviction, responsibility, and professionalism, hoping that, given the difficult situation we are facing, the aforementioned institutions will carry out their work promptly and effectively."