According to official information, the U.S. government will work with independent humanitarian organizations to provide the aid and it is currently reviewing a number of applications.This assistance is a humane policy response to support vulnerable Cubans and represents likely progress in relations between the U.S. and Cuba, an important change from the Trump administration.Cuba’s Electric Union’s delay in restoring power fueled protests in Havana and other parts of the island for weeks, with people calling to restore power and to reestablish the internet that had been down twice in the immediate days following the hurricane.In recent years, social actors with divergent interests have begun making demands from the bottom up, powering a surge in political activism.These resources can support Cuba’s frail infrastructure and help prevent the lack of power in hospitals that trigger avoidable deaths, collapsing buildings, and inhabitable housing."