Cuba: Cuban Women in Sustainable Development
This tour is designed to promote interchange between U.S. and Cuban women who have taken the lead and/or are actively involved in the promotion of Sustainable Development in both our countries -- in agriculture and food distribution; in mental and physical health care; in renewable energy and energy efficiency; in environmental protection; in social welfare; and in all fields relevant to human well being and sane, humane economic and environmental development. It is our hope to begin a renewed and productive interchange between the women of our two nations, as we work, together, for sane and humane policies in our two countries, for the well being of our planet, our world and our two peoples...We invite participants in all these fields.
For more information about this tour, please email Pam Montanaro at pam@globalexchange.org and/or call: 510-649-1052 or
- City tour of Havana and Old Havana with a focus on sites of sustainable development
- Cuban Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment
- Cuban Department of Natural and Traditional Medicine at the Ministry of Public Health
- Alamar Organiponico and Farmers Markets
- Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Institutes, NGOS and Schools
- Family Doctor Clinics
- Public Schools and Day Care facilities
- BioSphere Reserves and Cuba's Protected Areas
- Cultural activities
- Small group meetings according to interst
- Cuban visa
- Round trip air fare, Cancun to Havana
- Double room accommodations
- Two meals per day'
- Full program with professional guides and translators
- Transportation in Cuba (with group)
- Cuban health insurance as required by law
To register, please send in your application form and a deposit of $500. Payments by Mastercard, Visa and Discover are welcome. Deposits for Cuba delegations are non-refundable unless the trip is canceled by Global Exchange as explained below.
Please note: We must meet a minimum number of trip participants on every trip, so please register early!
To ensure that all participants can plan accordingly, the minimum number of participants must be reached within 30 days before departure, or the trip will be canceled. Registered participants can choose to receive a full refund or transfer to a future group. Once a trip is confirmed (reaches the minimum # of participants) registrations may be accepted up to 1 week before departure.
This trip will be as diverse as possible in terms of race, age and life experiences. In some cases, a limited number of partial scholarships are available for low-income applicants.