Cuba Sports Service Trip
November 6-13, 2024
Our Mission in Cuba
This upcoming November 6-13, 2024, SAWB is organizing a sports service trip to Havana, Cuba. During our time there, we are planning various sports related community service projects, and we will need volunteers in all of these areas, as well as donations to make this possible. The difficult economic situation over the past several years in Cuba has devalued the currency during a time when the price of basic necessities has significantly increased, making life very difficult for everyone living on the island. Currently, the average monthly income is only $10 a month! This means that your money and efforts can go further there to make a difference.
Our mission is to serve the needs of student athletes and the Cuban people by:
- Collecting and distributing sports related items that are either impossible to purchase in Cuba or are too expensive for the local population to afford, such as balls, nets, clothing, uniforms, shoes, jerseys, gloves, bats, hoops, etc.
-Our volunteers will be organizing and instructing sports clinics for Volleyball, Soccer, Basketball, and Baseball, for the local youth during our trip, and we will support creating leagues for the sports to continue after we leave.
We have worked with the local community leaders to identify the areas of greatest need, so that our time and resources can make the biggest impact during this trip and for many years to come.
Join the Trip - We need you!
Student Athletes Without Borders is looking for volunteers of various skillsets to participate in our Cuba service trip this upcoming November, 2024. If you have Spanish/English language skills, or have experience coaching or playing sports, or have interest in helping us organize and participate in the distribution of clothing and sports equipment, you can make a tax deductible donation of $800 to join us in our mission. Included in the package are the following services:
7 nights accommodations at the Hotel Valentin Quinta Avenida Habana (sharing a room w/1 other person) ($140 supplement for single room)
Ground Transportation in Cuba
Breakfast and Dinner each day of the trip
A visa necessary to travel to Cuba
Funds to support getting donated sports equipment to Cuba
* Flight costs to Havana are TBD depending on which airport you originate from, contact us for assistance in purchasing your flights. Flights from Boston, for example are around $500-$600 round trip.
* An optional extended trip until November 17 is possible for an additional cost of $260 since we are doing this trip as a joint initiative with the NNEC’s service trip that includes medical, dental, and religious related services. These dates would be November 6-17 and the total cost would be $1060. Contact us for more details.
* Not included in base package price.
