US eases educational travel to Cuba, $1m for 100k Strong

President Barack Obama with Cuban President Raúl Castro in 2015. 

Students in the US are now permitted to visit Cuba to conduct “people-to-people educational travel”, under new rules announced before President Obama’s visit to Havana. Under the new rules, individuals can to take study trips to Cuba, provided they engage in “a full-time schedule of educational exchange activities intended to enhance contact with the Cuban people, support civil society in Cuba, or promote the Cuban people’s independence from Cuban authorities”.President Obama  also announced new Cuba-specific funding for the 100,000 Strong in the Americas initiative to support regional cooperation and study abroad opportunities.