Raices de Esperanza

09/27/2022

With battering , causing widespread flooding & exacerbating already historic power outages, please consider donating to help Cuban families on the ground during this time of great need. Be a voice for Cuba. Give to Cuba: https://give.classy.org/givetocuba

11/15/2021

Cuba is starving, For the world to listen. For your ears. Your eyes. Your rally cry. For your voice to tell their story, Because they can’t. It could cost them their life. Be a voice for . GivetoCuba.org

11/15/2021

We're proud to partner with Miami Freedom Project for the launch of “Be A Voice for Cuba” campaign to draw attention to the human rights & humanitarian crisis in ahead of the peaceful protests planned for . Join us. Be A Voice for Cuba.

Roots of Hope, Miami Freedom Project with a coalition of artists and activists launch campaign to draw attention to the human rights and humanitarian crisis ...

07/12/2021

The future of must be written by the Cuban people themselves. The people of Cuba have made it clear they seek a future, free from repression, where the dignity and rights of all Cubans are respected.

05/18/2018

A Cubana de Aviación flight has reportedly crash during takeoff in Havana. Our hearts go out to all 104 passengers, the flight crew and their families. We pray for their safety as we await more information on their condition.
via CNN

A Cubana de Aviacion Boeing 737 with 104 people on board crashed on takeoff from Havana's Jose Marti International Airport on Friday, according to Cuba's state-run television.

04/20/2018

opina! BBC News interviews Cubans in Miami about the recent changes on the island. Our ED, Sissi Rodriguez, had a chance to catch up with them and talk about how important it is that the newly announced government listens to Cubans on the island, and the dialogue taking place in the diaspora! via BBC Mundo

04/19/2018

The New York time takes a look at Cuba's new announced president, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez and speaks to young Cubans on the island about what this could potentially mean for the future of Cuba. via The New York Times

04/19/2018

Catch our Executive Director, Sissi Rodriguez on BBC Mundo talking about what today's transfer of power means to her!

Cuba vive un cambio histórico, pero esa no es la sensación de muchos cubanos que viven en Miami. En BBC Mundo hablamos con algunos de ellos sobre el futuro de la isla con el nuevo presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel, y la partida de los Castro.

04/19/2018

Our support of Cuba’s youth remains unshaken. We urge this new generation of leaders to work with Cuba’s youth, from entrepreneurs to civil society leaders, students, and artists alike!

04/09/2018

Roots of Hope cofounder, Felice Gorordo, returns to Georgetown University this term as a senior fellow at the Beeck Center.

In this piece on The Hoya, he talks about his passion for social impact, launching Roots of Hope, and its socially conscious travel company, Discover Cuba. We are excited to follow his journey at the Beeck Center!

When I was a student at Georgetown University 15 years ago, the Jesuits inspired me to think about a future that put purposeful and positive social change at the center of my life. They taught me the importance of asking questions, embracing difficult conversations, never accepting the status quo an...

11/29/2017

Cuban entrepreneur and InCubando participant, Mar E Deus, at the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit! Mar participated in InCubando@FIU last summer, a program we sponsored in partnership with the FIU Cuban Research Institute. We are excited to see her representing female entrepreneurs in India this week!

Dos emprendedoras cubanas, Elaine Díaz y Mar E Deus comparten experiencias con más de 1500 colegas e inversionistas de todo el mundo en 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit. El Toque les traerá su historia.