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local Wednesday 16 november 2022
CEDE Aruba presents Strategic Compass

Acting Governor, Mr. Vrolijk unveiled new logo for CEDE Aruba

ORANJESTAD – With great formed.
enthusiasm, CEDE Aruba In 19856, CEDE Aruba be-
presented their “strategic came independent and
compass”, a wide plan for was working with funds of
the development of the KABNA (Cabinet for Neth-
Aruban community. In the erlands Antilles and Aruba
presence of His Excellency, Affairs). Since the year 2000,
Acting Governor Mr. Agus- CEDE Aruba was financed
tin Vrolijk, minister of Jus- by the Development Fund
tice and Social Affairs Mr. of Aruba (FDA) and began
Rocco Tjon, representatives collaborating with Samen-
from the board of CEDE werkende Fondsen Cari-
Aruba and a lot of founda- ben (Caribbean Coopera-
tions and social institutions tion Funds).
in our community, the new Together they supported
logo was presented, and many programs and valu-
an explanation was given able projects that are still
on the strategic pillars of functioning to this day.
CEDE Aruba.
In 2017, the Government of
In the beginning of the Aruba signed a collabora-
event they went through tion agreement in the long of the Netherlands, the only the logo seeing how CEDE of the organization in each
a journey of the 42 years term with CEDE Aruba and CEDE remaining after CEDE Aruba is helping find a di- pillar and the possible sup-
of work that CEDE Aruba Samenwerkende Fondsen Antiyas. rection for the develop- port for organizations.
has carried out support- Cariben. This made it possi- ment of the community.
ing working initiatives in our ble for CEDE Aruba to grow After this journey through The second part of the
community. A history be- and reach more interna- history, the new logo was The strategic compass is event consisted on work-
ginning in 1980 when Aruba tional partners. CEDE Aru- presented, which is differ- based on four pillars: em- shops and giving informa-
was part of the Netherlands ba is the only organization ent and colorful, a symbol powering the citizens; pre- tion on procedures and
Antilles, and in this constel- operating in such a way on for the different roles of vention in the community application for funds from
lation, CEDE Antiyas was the islands in the Kingdom CEDE Aruba. The roles that and increase in solidarity; Samenwerkende Fond-
CEDE Aruba has include reduce intergenerational sen Cariben; explanations
awarding and intermediat- poverty and support vul- regarding the new vol-
ing for funds, working to im- nerable groups; help orga- unteering program www.
prove organization capac- nizations become stronger arubavolunteers.org; and
ity, advocate for minority and align with the necessi- explanations regarding the
groups, work in collabora- ties of the community. Erasmus Plus and European
tion between initiatives Solidarity Corps programs
and help develop new ini- Mr. Daniel Tecklenborg, di- to stimulate volunteer work
tiatives. rector of CEDE Aruba, gave internationally among the
The compass is central in an explanation of the work youth. q

Workshop Marine Spatial Planning starts the conversation on

marine resource planning

ORANJESTAD – Last Tues- erlands in collaboration ning. A first stap was to insti-
day, November 15th, a with UNESCO. This expert tute watersports inventory.
workshop of Marine Spa- came to Aruba pro bono The ministry is also working
tial Planning, organized and provided all materials on a sustainable fishing
by the Ministry of Nature without any additional cost policy, creating the begin-
took place. The goal of the to guide those in charge of ning of a national platform
workshop is to highlight the creating policy. of fishermen, and adjusting
importance of sustainable laws that govern spearfish-
planning for our natural re- During the workshop, par- ing.
sources, namely the sea ticipants gained a better
surrounding our island. understanding of the im- Minister Arends also ex-
portance of Marine Spa- pressed his voluntary com-
During the workshop, min- tial Planning. The topics of mitment in the name of
isters and members of Par- marine economy, energy Aruba and with the support Aruba, and the Depart-
liament had the opportu- transition and the effects of of the entire Cabinet to ex- Today there will be an- ment of Nature and Envi-
nity to come together and climate change were dis- pand the Marine Park so it other, wider workshop with ronment (DNM).
open dialogue on future cussed. becomes “island-round”, different local stakehold-
national policy for Aruba. meaning all around Aruba. ers on the topic of marine Minister Arends thanked all
According to a press re- Through the Marine Spatial policy, with participation of participants and experts
The Marine Spatial Planning lease, the workshop is a Planning workshop, the ne- among others Department from the Netherlands who
workshop was designed by continuation of the efforts cessity for more change in of Agriculture and Fishing came to assist in the cre-
an expert of the Ministry of of minister Ursell Arends to the direction of responsible (Santa Rosa), Aruba Tour- ation of a sustainable mari-
Infrastructure of the Neth- reorganize marine plan- planning was emphasized. ism Authority, National Park time policy for Aruba. q