Discover Cuba Through Authentic Cultural Exchange

Step into the heart of Cuban creativity with Carsueños Community Project, a unique grassroots initiative founded by Carmen Soto González. This vibrant space invites you to connect directly with local artisans and experience an authentic expression of community-driven art.

Join the founders of AMA Havana, a women-led Cuban fashion brand, for a hands-on bracelet-making workshop and conversation about entrepreneurship, creativity, and building an independent business in Cuba. Through direct interaction and participation, visitors support a local private enterprise while gaining insight into the experiences of Cuban women entrepreneurs.

Explore the Sanctuary of El Cobre, Cuba’s most important religious pilgrimage site, and learn about the unique blend of Catholic and Afro-Cuban spiritual traditions that shape the island’s cultural identity. Guided by an independent local expert, this experience offers meaningful cultural exchange while supporting Cuban guides, artisans, and small community-based enterprises.

This full-day, hands-on educational earning program takes place at the indepedent project Vitria, providing participants with direct instruction in the traditional leaded-glass technique. Under close supervision, participants work alongside independent Cuban artists to create a simplified stained-glass piece while gaining insight into the skill, labor, and cultural importance of this historic craft within Cuba’s private creative sector.

This community-based cycling program provides an educational introduction to Old Havana’s historic center through direct engagement with Cuban guides and independent, privately owned local businesses. Operated by Cuba’s first cycling mobility initiative—a project created and led by Cuban women—this experience also offers participants the opportunity to engage directly with the founders and staff while supporting their community-focused work.

Meet the founder of D’eco, an independent Cuban wellness and artisanal cosmetics project, and discover how creativity, sustainability, and entrepreneurship come together in modern Cuba. Designed under the Support for the Cuban People category, this experience promotes meaningful interaction with a self-employed Cuban entrepreneur while directly supporting the local, non-state economy.

This community-based urban mobility cycling program introduces participants to Vélo Cuba, the first cycling mobility initiative in Cuba and a project created and led by Cuban women. Through direct engagement with the project’s founders and staff, participants gain insight into how women-led entrepreneurship contributes to sustainable transportation, innovation, and community development in Havana.

This experience emphasizes cultural exchange through both dialogue and tangible artisan work. After a guided visit to Estudio Taller Santacana, participants receive a handcrafted or artist-designed gift, reinforcing direct economic support for Cuba’s independent creative sector.

This guided workshop visit takes place at Vitria , an independently Cuban owned stained-glass workshop and business in Old Havana. The experience combines cultural education with direct support of individual Cuban artisans.

Hosted at Alma Cuba , an independently operated creative studio in Old Havana, this educational workshop provides structured instruction in fabric and paper marbling techniques while facilitating authorized, meaningful interaction with independent Cuban designers. The program is designed to support a women-led creative community through direct engagement, skills transfer, and economic support to self-employed Cuban artisans working in the private sector.

Discover the history, architecture, and entrepreneurial spirit of Cienfuegos through direct engagement with local guides, artisans, and small business owners. This walking experience supports independent Cuban entrepreneurs while providing meaningful cultural exchange in one of Cuba's most elegant UNESCO World Heritage cities.