Oasis Nelva, Havana’s most popular creperie, reopens. As does its gardening store, based on environmental sustainability and social commitment. The use of biopesticides, biofertilizers and gastronomy based on vegetables, aromatic plants and a minimum of fats are the secrets of this business, according to coordinator Carmen Monteagudo.
To celebrate, she has brought together around twenty enterprises led by women. Crafty, creative, resilient women entrepreneurs, all of whom will be part of the Women’s Bazaar, which from February 4 to 6 will offer services and products at the Oasis Creperí Bar, located on the corners of Muralla and Habana streets, in the heart of the Cuban capital.
Cintia Nuñez López will bring Agua de Marzo’s headbands (star product of the business) in different shades and models, as well as scrunchies and bows.
This venture, which emerged during the pandemic, operates solely through social media, so participating in a physical space provides an opportunity to interact or exchange with both customers and other ventures, Cintia notes.
“This helps us to create alliances. The physical space is never going to be supplanted by the virtual space, even though digital sales have recently become very popular. It is always necessary to have a presence in a place with the finished products, interact with customers, listen to their opinions,” she explains.
“The support among women-led ventures really has a very strong emotional value in my case. I come from a enterprise founded by women, as is the case of D’Brujas, with which I worked for four years. When I decided to start this business idea, I received a lot of support from other women entrepreneurs who empathized with my reality as a woman, and gave me many tips, advice and guidance on how to run the business.”
Agua de Marzo is an enterprise that customizes products at the request of its customers, which is why the Bazaar is an opportunity for those who perhaps have not decided on what they want to see its products physically and then choose one.
Beyond Roots, the first store in the country to offer Afro-Cuban products, will also be present at the Bazaar. It will make available to the public its hair treatments, accessories and T-shirts made jointly with other enterprises.
Ciclo EcoPapel will also have a place at the Women’s Bazaar, to showcase its commitment to environmental care, recycling and sustainability.
From 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. those who visit the Oasis Creperí Bar will have the opportunity to discover other businesses such as the Buen Rollo gift store, Caty Ocana Design, healthy foods from Jumami, Corazón de Melón, Yosma Flores, natural products from Escabella, fabrics from Sutileza, handmade clothing from H. León, the cement pieces of Cemarte, Alma, Prisma Verde, Oddara, Hilos de Vicky, Okē, Brava Design, La Comarca, and of course, the products of the hosts.
Cuba has a strong presence of women’s entrepreneurship, and it is very common to find businesses or products arising from the merger or alliances between them. So don’t miss the opportunity to visit this space.
