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Humanitarian Organizations

Despite the hard work of humanitarian organizations, the associations and volunteers working in Cuba have their hands tied when it comes to doing away with poverty and shortages completely. Each one of us must lend a hand.
You can help too, even as a tourist. First off, by spending your foreign currency on the island, but also by bringing with you much needed basic necessities that are not available on the Island.
Don't hesitate to over pack. Fill your bags to the brim (or to the maximum weight allowed) with medicine for head and stomach aches (antibiotics, paracetamol, diarrhea medicine, yeast, Mercurochrome, aspirin). Most importantly, don't forget to bring sterile syringes and rubber gloves in their packages (for births) and to deliver them to a hospital, as these products do not exist in Cuba.
When you leave the Island, you can lighten your load by leaving behind any clothes or bathroom supplies you have worn or used while you were on holiday.