Now in every province of Cuba, Nany cuts locks of hair from cancer patients before hair loss begins, sewing them into a wig with each person's own hair.
Author - Eileen Sosin Martínez
Eileen Sosin Martinez is a journalist committed to reporting interesting angles on impactful issues. Even when her beats are the economy, society or gender issues, she’s written about hip hop, technology and culture. Eileen is a 2012 graduate of the University of Havana with a Bachelor's degree in Journalism. Her work has been published in media around the world, including Spain, Germany and Latin America. She’s been awarded with the Premio Sandra 2018, in the Travel Chronicle category; and received an Honorable mention in the Annual Economical Journalism Award (2013), granted by the National Association of Cuban Economists and Accountants (ANEC).
Against all odds, small individual or family businesses have bloomed during the pandemic in Cuba.
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