Coordinating efforts to confront patriarchal culture and the structural resistance that legitimizes gender-based violence is the central objective of the No Más: Prevención y Respuesta a la Violencia de Género Contra las Mujeres en Cuba project (No More: Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence Against Women in Cuba). This initiative, which extends until 2026 in Las Tunas, Granma, Guantánamo, and Havana, reaffirmed its commitment within the framework of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Las Tunas, Cuba.– The project, as noted in a press release, is the result of collaboration between the Italian association Cospe, the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC, in Spanish) and its Women's Publishing House, in partnership with the Martin Luther King Center, the Galfisa group of the Institute of Philosophy, and the National Union of Jurists of Cuba. It has the support of the European Union, which prioritizes the issue in its strategy for the country.
No Más is being implemented within a complex national context, but it identifies opportunities in strengthening the legal and political framework. Regulations such as the National Program for the Advancement of Women, the Family Code, and the Comprehensive Strategy for the Prevention and Care of Gender-Based Violence in the Family Setting strengthen the institutional and community response.
The work at the local level includes four main lines of action: strengthening support services, institutional coordination, empowering local women's groups, and promoting cultural change. One of the concrete actions is improving the capacity of institutional representatives to provide better service. In addition, the assessments of the FMC counseling centers have been updated, and progress is being made on an informatics platform to optimize data registration.
Communication is a fundamental pillar. Journalists, artists, and community communicators in the territories have strengthened their knowledge to help change the narratives that perpetuate gender-based violence. A media observatory with a local focus, operating from November 18 to December 13, will analyze media coverage of the issue in four provinces. In parallel, the campaign "There It Is: Adolescents Free from Gender Violence" is expanding its reach. Aimed at younger generations, it uses relatable and creative language to raise awareness and mobilize young people. In 2025, the campaign collaborated with Spanish feminist illustrator Raquel Riba Rossy and plans to expand its message to municipalities in eastern Cuba in early 2026.
These initiatives, also supported by the Canadian Embassy's Local Initiatives Fund and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, represent an invitation to imagine and build a country where safe spaces free from gender violence exist.