Who We Are
Raíces de Esperanza means “roots of hope.” We are a network of more than 3,000 students and young professionals across the U.S. and abroad focused on empowering Cuban youth. We seek to inspire young people to care about Cuba, think outside the box and proactively support our young counterparts on the island through innovative means. In 2003, we were founded by college students as an association between the Georgetown and Harvard Cuban American student groups. Today, we encompass a dynamic and diverse group of young servant leaders throughout the U.S. with students at more than 55 universities and young professionals in Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami. We hope to make a positive impact on Cuba – an issue often tangled with pain, separation, fear, emotion, misunderstanding and politics – through academic and cultural initiatives guided by three basic principles: amor, amistad y esperanza (love, friendship and hope).
Our Mission
- To empower youth to become the authors of their own futures
Our Vision
- A day when Cuban youth are empowered with the necessary skills and opportunities to make a successful future for themselves and their families in Cuba.
- A day when youth on the island can freely participate in open exchanges about their ideas, hopes, dreams, and realities.
- A day when Cuban youth can freely say, think, feel, or do what they want and not what they're told – without repression. When Cuban youth in and outside of the island can be reunited.
Our Values
- Hope
- Compassion
- Humility
- Dignity
- "Smart Passion"
Our Objectives
- Connect youth on and off the island
- Educate young leaders about the Cuban realities
- Raise awareness in youth communities
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