Solidarity Campaign for Cuba “Love is Repaid with Love” Advances in Venezuela Amid U.S. Blockade
The initiative is not only conceived as a collection of supplies, but as an act of justice and historical reciprocity between both nations.
The campaign pays tribute to historic campaigns such as “Un Bolivar por la Sierra Maestra” of 1958, when Venezuelans raised funds to support Fidel Castro’s struggle against Batista’s dictatorship. Photo: REDH.
March 3, 2026 Hour: 6:32 pm
Venezuela has launched the solidarity campaign “Love is Repaid with Love” to support Cuba against the U.S. blockade, mobilizing health, energy, and food aid as an act of justice and historical reciprocity between the two nations.
The Venezuelan campaign “Love is Repaid with Love”, an initiative organized by the Venezuela-Cuba National Movement of Friendship and Mutual Solidarity along with various social and political organizations, continues its rollout in Venezuela.
This initiative seeks to channel direct support from the Venezuelan people to the Caribbean islands to mitigate the effects of the U.S. blockade, focusing on the areas of health, energy sovereignty, and food. The mobilization is not conceived solely as a collection of supplies, but as an act of justice and historical reciprocity between the two nations.
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Currently, the campaign is in its first phase, called “Heart for Heart” – Saving Lives, active from February 25 to March 15, focused exclusively on collecting priority medications.
This stage will be followed by a second phase dedicated to energy sovereignty through contributions for the acquisition of solar panels. Finally, a third phase, called “The Corn of the Greater Homeland,” will be implemented from April 30 to June 30, focusing on the collection of essential food items for the Cuban people.
Text reads: “HEART FOR HEART” – SAVING LIVES (February 25 to March 15) Collection of Priority Medications: Diclofenac, Dipyrone, Paracetamol (Acetaminophen), efazolin, Ceftriaxone, Cefepime,
Captopril, Furosemide, Omeprazole, Azithromycin. Solidarity cannot be blocked!“
The ideological foundation of this initiative draws on the legacy of Commander Hugo Chávez and the thought of Jose Marti, based on the premise that love is a tangible political commitment and not an abstract concept.
Spokespeople for the Venezuelan solidarity movement, such as Johnny Garcia Calles and Deputy Tania Diaz, emphasized that this action is a tangible response to the medical and educational missions that Cuba has provided to Venezuela for decades. To facilitate the transport of the donations, the use of “solidarity suitcases” has been arranged through the airline Conviasa.
The campaign also pays tribute to historical campaigns such as “A Bolivar for the Sierra Maestra” of 1958, when Venezuelans raised funds to support Fidel Castro’s struggle. Institutions such as the Simón Bolívar Institute and various community movements are participating in collection centers and information forums, reaffirming that Cuba’s resistance is the dignity of its people.
During the campaign launch on February 25, it was emphasized that the stigma of threat imposed by Washington -both during the Obama era and the Trump administration- is actually a response to Cuba’s humanitarian example, a nation that exports doctors instead of weapons.
Sustained Imperial Aggression
The United States has maintained an economic, financial, and commercial blockade against Cuba for more than six decades. In its most recent offensive, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order authorizing Washington to impose tariffs on goods from countries that trade oil with the Caribbean island.
This measure severely affected the Cuban economy and daily life, directly impacting the energy situation by hindering fuel supplies. Using hashtags like #IndestructibleSolidarity, the campaign seeks to break the media blockade and strengthen anti-colonialist unity in the region.
Author: HGV
Source: Simón Bolívar Institute
