Welcome to our little place in the massive world wide web.  Like our mission, this

website is created with love and curated by the numerous volunteers who have

helped this great organization grow.

First-Hand Aid’s mission:

TO GATHER AND DISTRIBUTE HUMANITARIAN AND MEDICAL AID TO THE MOST

MARGINALIZED CUBANS GIVING THEM HOPE, DIGNITY, AND THE NECESSITIES

OF LIFE AND HEALTH.

Cuba is a vibrant country with a rich heritage. However, our island neighbors

struggle daily to find enough food, modern medicine, and safe living

conditions. Families struggle to make ends meet and put food on their tables. Store

shelves are empty, and the black-market trade puts Cubans in constant danger

although at times this might be the only way to procure food and medicine

needed for daily life. 

At First-Hand Aid, we reach out and lend a helping hand. We provide much-

needed humanitarian aid to the children, families, and healthcare professionals in

Cuba. We also provide a personal touch and build lasting relationships with the

Cuban people because our volunteers travel to Cuba and deliver medical supplies

and support in person.

We achieve this by personally carrying the items needed to achieve the above

objectives. We interact with doctors, clergy, and Cubans to understand and provide

for their needs.

We place our medicines in 7 locations around Havana and in the surrounding rural

areas of Havana. These are supervised by local Cuban doctors who volunteer their

services and give us a keen idea of the needs of the people in that area.

First Hand Aid also assists in providing food three times a week to shut-ins who do

not have the ability to leave their homes to get food. This along with providing food

for 40 preschool children from impoverished neighborhoods. Both these groups

are also monitored by volunteer physicians for their individual health.

For 25 years we have immersed ourselves in Cuban culture to have a direct

understanding of what the needs are of the Cubans. We have found this to be a

successful formula for helping people.

We are thankful for the many volunteers who have given their time and service to

us in an effort to help. Also, the many donors who provided the funds to

continue our work.

I hope you take the time to go through this site and learn about this organization.

Sincerely

Marc Bohland

Founder and Executive Director

First Hand Aid

“ When love comes to the rescue”

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