Monika Krause (1941-2019) moved to Cuba in 1962. Monika was appointed in 1977 to lead the National Working Group on Sex Education (GNTES) which eventually became the National Center for Sex Education (CENESEX) in 1988, of which Monika was the first director, a position she held until her return to Germany in November 1990. Monika played a key role in the development and implementation of a modern, scientific, and impactful national program for sex education and planned parenthood in Cuba.