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You Can Help Keeping Aruba Happy:
‘The Window for Love is open, every

Child has the Right to be loved’

started, designed to treat the child according For the community this is a way of creating a
to their behavior and social education. Up till conscious and prepared generation for the fu-
now this program is provided also to the bio- ture.
logical parents, when these are willing to learn
about parenthood. Mrs. Quilin Arends, director Challenges
of Casa Cuna since 2013, and Marieke van der Arends: “The biggest challenge are the financ-
Linden-Bezemer, psychologist of Casa Cuna es in order to continue the good work and the
explain to Aruba Today: recruitment of specialized personnel for the
“We believe in the idea of helping these kids care of the kids”. According to Van der lin-
by educating the parents.” Yet they also give den intergenerational passing can be treated,
parents a break up by accepting these chil- however it remains a challenge among the
dren in the institution for the necessary period kids due to the social problems within each
of time until they are ready to take over. Foster kid’s home.
parenting is an option for other individuals who Activities are being implemented to allow the
Savaneta - Casa Cuna Progreso is an institution want to be in the life of these kids to create an child to express their emotions freely and learn
aiming for the wellbeing of the children and impact and bring happiness to their lives with- how to release their stress with a proper con-
families in the island of Aruba. It is a 24-hour out being away from their biological parents. duct.
care for 37 children between the ages of 0 to
6 years old. Since April 4th, 1957 Casa Cuna
Progreso opened officially, however the first
initiative started with Mrs. Delia Hasham at Mi-
ramar, Aruba whom was a Jewish-Christian in
the early 50’s. This year Casa Cuna celebrated
60 years in existence and therefore decided to
honor Mrs. Delia Hasham because she was the
inspiration, which later became the devotion
of many women, willing to be a mother figure
and support for other children.

Social Struggle
When young adult’s parents are not able to
guide their kids or when children lack expe-
rienced parenthood to raise in a healthy en-
vironment, Casa Cuna Progreso can help. A
new psychological guideline program has

Teenage Mother House
Casa Cuna is aiming to develop a new project which consist of the
building of a new location for young mothers. In order to help other in-
stitutions and have a proper and organized storage they would need a
40 feet container. “If you can be touched by the smile of a child as we
do, we invite you to support our institution, let’s be the change together.
Love is the only and greatest motivation when you want to see changes
in your community, when you love others, you are not just creating an
environment for those whom you are loving, but you are creating a plat-
form for the future, you are giving the world a plant which will never be
pulled away”.q

If you would like to visit the foundation, please call +(297) 585 7177 and ask for Mrs. Quilin Arends. If you would like to donate, please do so at CMB
bank account 102786610. For more information visit the website: www.casacuna.org.aw or Facebook: Stichting Casa Cuna Progreso – SCCP.
Email: directie@casacuna.aw