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Updates, stories, and insights from Cuba and our work
In Pueblo Nuevo the sun shines just like everywhere else, but the street feels heavier.
In Pueblo Nuevo the sun shines just like anywhere else, but the street feels heavier. Heavy are the steps of the old woman dragging her worn-out slippers, knowing her pension of 1543 pesos is not even enough for a bottle of oil, in the hope of a…
A start. Small perhaps. But real.
A start. Perhaps small. But real. On Saturday 25 April, we are launching Stichting Amistad con Cuba at Academiehuis De Grote Kerk in Zwolle. A special moment, at which the Cuban ambassador Eva Yelina Silva Walker will also be present. What began as a…
What we do (and what we don't do)
What we do (and don't do) The Amistad con Cuba Foundation was established with one goal: to help people who are struggling. Not out of politics. Not out of ideology. But out of humanity. What we do We offer direct and monitored aid to people…
From a holiday in Cuba to a mission
From a holiday in Cuba to a mission. Not a map. Not a country. No politics. But people. Sometimes something small begins, without you knowing what it will eventually become. For me, it started with a trip to Cuba. No plan, no mission — just curiosity...