Food & Essential Medicines
Food, hygiene supplies and urgently needed medicines for families in need. Needs and distributions are documented; medicines are handled through lawful, qualified channels.
Learn more →Humanitarian aid – starting in Holguín, Cuba
Hope begins with practical help.
We support people in need with food, essential medicines and sustainable community services. We start in Holguín and aim to expand where help is needed.
HOPE. HELP. FUTURE.
Practical help today. Sustainable opportunities tomorrow.
Many families in Cuba struggle every day for food, medicine and electricity. Hope Cuba works with trusted people on the ground whom we know personally, and makes it clear who receives which help and how funds are used.
MissionAssociation formation in progress; not yet registered or tax-recognized.
Tax-deductible receipts are not currently guaranteed.
Four programs
Solar Aid Center Holguín
Planned solar-powered aid center with battery storage, refrigeration, safe supplies storage, lighting, water treatment and phone charging. The starting point is an existing house with a well in Holguín.
Learn more →Healthcare & Education
Support for health facilities, essential care and training. Later, education, school projects and vocational opportunities.
Learn more →New Opportunities – Sponsor a New Life
Case-assessed support for people demonstrably in need: training, voluntary lawful relocation and support for a new start, where legally charitable. We also aim to support refugees and migrants in Germany regardless of nationality.
Learn more →Pilot project · Planned
Solar Aid Center Holguín
According to the initiator, an existing house with a well in Holguín serves as the starting point. A solar-powered aid center is to be built there – step by step and only after technical review.
Learn moreSolar power & battery storage
Refrigeration & safe storage
Water treatment
Lighting & phone charging
The situation in Cuba
These infographics summarize how hard daily life currently is for many people in Cuba. They reflect the initiative's assessment.
How we work
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Assess needs
Work with trusted local people to find out who urgently needs what.
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Purchase lawfully
Buy aid supplies through permitted channels and keep receipts.
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Distribute & build
Hand over help directly and build projects step by step.
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Document & review
Record the use of funds in a traceable way.
About the initiative
Since his first trip to Cuba in January 2023, Christof Kluska has privately supported families in need in Cuba. From this experience, Hope Cuba is growing into a lasting, accountable structure for help.
About usHow you can help
Offer support
Get in touch – we will let you know as soon as donations are possible.
Supporters' circle
Later, give regularly without becoming a member.
Corporate partnership
Companies can contribute goods, know-how or logistics.
In-kind donations
Only according to the current needs list – please contact us first.
Volunteer
Share expertise: solar technology, medicine, law, translation.
Transparency
Help so far
Private support for families in need by the initiator since January 2023.
Planned projects
Structured emergency relief, Solar Aid Center Holguín, healthcare & education, new opportunities.
Reports
Public reports will follow once the first association projects have been carried out.
Frequently asked questions
What is Hope Cuba and where does the work begin?
Hope Cuba is an initiative in formation based in Messel, Germany. We help people in need with food, medicines and sustainable services – starting in Holguín, Cuba.
Is Hope Cuba already a registered charity?
Not yet. The association's formation is in progress; registration and tax recognition are still pending. We will update this page as soon as the status changes.
How do you make sure help arrives?
We work with trusted local people we know personally and document needs, purchasing, hand-over and use of funds.