The New Zealand Cuban Festival Trust

Encourage all sectors of the community to participate in cross-cultural opportunities with the New Zealand and Cuban cultures in all their forms of dance and music. • To educate, train and support the community in the different forms of Cuban dance and music. • To hold an annual Cuban Festival in New Zealand where participants will up skill their dance and music techniques, network with other like minded individuals who share a similar goal of health and wellbeing through dance and music. • Maintain a stakeholder database and social network forums in order to maintain links with and to connect individuals and groups who wish to participate in educational opportunities. • Through the forms of dance and music, individuals, groups and families within the community will maintain their physical (tinana), mental (hinengaro), spiritual (wairua) and family (whanau) wellbeing. • Community oriented to build & promote physical, mental & cultural activities in a social environment.