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Saturday 28 March 2020
CEDE Aruba launches COVID-19 Community Guide and

registration for volunteers

ORANJESTAD — Through- vices, social support from
out the world countries are different organizations,
creating websites that give pharmacy service, utility
an overview of the com- services, banks and infor-
munity services during the mation about education
COVID-19 crisis. Therefore and entertainment. All this
Centro pa Desaroyo di Aru- information has been gath-
ba (CEDE) launched a digi- ered and exposed at the
tal guide at their website website ORG.aw.
ORG.aw. This site informs
you about all kinds of ser- As soon as you enter the
vices available online and website, click ‘community
at home. service during COVID-19’.
You will be directed to all
At this moment CEDE has kinds of services. The web-
an important message to site is not complete yet, but
share with the community will be updated with new
which is to stay home for information every day. For Volunteers are needed assisting elderly people volunteers but also stresses
your own health and the organizations it is also pos- with telephone and online, that they are needed in this
well-being of others. At the sible to provide information CEDE Aruba is also look- packing of food and more. time of crises. A big thank
same time people need and tips, for example prac- ing for volunteers. On the CEDE wishes to create a you goes to the companies
access to the different tical advice on finances, website you are able to database with volunteers who are reaching out to
services and information communication, educa- register for voluntary work. and connect them with CEDE by offering their sup-
channels, among other tion of children and more. There are different forms to organizations or individuals port in these harsh times.q
supermarkets that do de- Organizations do have a register for helping out as who need support. CEDE Register online at ORG.aw
liveries, restaurants that do possibility to upload infor- nurse, delivery of grocer- Aruba takes all necessary or call (between 1 and 5
deliveries, emergency ser- mation on the website too. ies for quarantined people, precautions to protect their pm): +297 582-7666.q

Special telephone number for the elderly

like to support us, please may also register online at
contact Club Kibraha- ORG.AW.q
cha, +297 582-8159. You

ORANJESTAD — Centro this crisis: the elderly. This and also ask for informa-
pa Desaroyo di Aruba led into the realization of tion.
(CEDE) recently has gath- a free telephone number
ered with the founda- specifically for this group. The free telephone num-
tions Club Kibrahacha, ber is: 280-0505, available
Fundacion Movemiento Because of the current cri- daily between 8am and
ta Bida, OPPA, Koningin sis the above mentioned noon and between 4pm
Wilhelmina Kankerfonds, organizations had to hold to 8pm. The message sent
Fundacion Diabetes, Wit their activities for the el- here is: ‘you are not alone,
Gele Kruis, Heart Centered derly which causes quite we are here and hear
Leadership Foundation, an impact to this group you’.
Centro Quivit and Funda- with regards to socializing.
cion pa nos Comunidad To prevent isolation of this The telephone line is man-
to discuss the needs of group a special telephone aged by volunteers from
the most vulnerable group number is introduced for the different organizations.
in the community during the elderly to have a chat In case people would