Winter Solidarity Brigade 2025
21 December 2025 - 3 January 2026
Discover the real Cuba and make a real difference with this amazing experience. Join a diverse group of UK and international volunteers at the International Centre near Havana for a unique opportunity to learn first hand about the realities of Cuban life.
Brigade at work
Register now for Winter Solidarity Brigade in Cuba 21 December 2025 - 3 January 2026.
Solidarity Brigade in Cuba 21 December 2025 – 3 January 2026
65 Years of Solidarity
Now is an exciting time to be going to Cuba and the brigade gives a unique opportunity to speak to Cubans from all walks of life, see the reality of life under the ongoing US blockade, and learn about the country’s economic and social development.
This Solidarity Brigade will visit Playa Girón, the site of the Bay of Pigs invasion and celebrate 65 years of ICAP, the Cuban international friendship institute.
The 2025 brigade programme includes volunteer work (mainly agricultural) in a rural area outside Havana, including at La Bugambilia Ecoproject, as well as visits to museums and historical sites, plus talks on the current challenges of the US blockade, Cuba-US relations, the economy, and international solidarity.
The brigade includes a visit to the cultural house Casa de las Americas to meet Cuban personalities and writers, and attend an evening of poetry and song in tribute to Fidel Castro’s legacy in the 100th year since his birth. There is also a visit to the Hermanos Saiz Association (AHS) the national youth arts organisation and cultural space for young artists in Havana, and to the Korimakao community cultural project.
The programme includes participation in a one day event to celebrate 65 years of ICAP, the Cuban international friendship institute, and a Friendship Sports Marathon with opportunity to exchange with sports celebrities about the development of sport on the island. While in Havana to celebrate New Year’s Day, there will be a tour of the city and a special gala of the National Ballet of Cuba. With free time to explore the capital and soak up the culture.
There are optional additional day excursions (additional cost) to the the nighttime canon ceremony in Havana, limestone valley of Viñales and boat ride inside a cave, Las Terrazas the ecocommunity in the Sierra del Rosario, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and San Juan River, the Tropicana nightclub and to the beaches east of Havana.
The brigade is based at an international centre 45km from Havana. The accommodation is basic, sharing up to 4 people per room. 13 nights and meals on site.
Cost £550 GBP exc. international flights.
Cost includes 13 night programme of talks, events and visits, accommodation, transport, food and preparation pack in advance of departure. You need to organise your own international flights but we can assist with this. Optional additional day excursions are extra cost depending on numbers.
"It was a life-changing experience, a really wonderful, rich time in every sense. Humbling in the face of the blockade and its consequences – I will definitely go again, and encourage others to do so!” past brigadista
To view photos and read reports from past Brigades or for more info please visit the Brigade section of the CSC website.
