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Wednesday 4 OctOber 2017

Organizations in the Caribbean get extra time:

Oranje Fonds Extends the Application Deadline for Appeltjes van Oranje

Initially, the deadline for made by Princess Beatrix
organizations in the Carib- and a 15,000 Euro cash
bean to apply, was Sep- prize. Every year Queen
tember 29. Máxima awards the prizes.
Because several islands
have been severely affect- OranjeFonds
ed by hurricane Irma and The Oranje Fonds supports
this had a major impact social projects in the Neth-
on the Caribbean part of erlands and in the Carib-
the Dutch Kingdom, the bean part of the Kingdom.
Oranje Fonds has decided Each year, approximately
to extend the application 30 million Euros are allo-
period up to and including cated for thousands of
October 8. initiatives that ensure that
people interact with each
Prizes other, feel less lonely, get
The Appeltjes van Oranje an understanding of each
are awarded annually to other and commit them-
three initiatives that suc- selves to one another.
cessfully bring different King Willem-Alexander and
groups of people together Queen Máxima have been
or ensure that people can the guardians of the Oran-
once again participate je Fonds since its inception.
in society. All winners of This year the Oranje Fonds
people who are younger of young people who, for an Appeltjes van Oranje celebrates its 15th anniver-
than 35 this year can com- example, have started a receive a bronze statue sary.
pete for the prizes. Appli- project to tackle loneliness
cations can be submitted amongst the elderly or to
via www.oranjefonds.nl/ offer their disadvantaged
appeltjes. peers a better future.
ORANJESTAD - Organiza- In May, Queen Máxima
tions in the Caribbean get will award the prizes at the Criteria
extra time to apply for the Noordeinde Palace in The Projects that are likely to
2018 Appeltjes van Oranje Hague. have a chance of receiv-
of the Oranje Fonds. Hur- The award ceremony has ing an Appeltjes van Oran-
ricane Irma has had enor- a different theme each je this year must meet a
mous impact on the islands year. The Oranje Fonds number of criteria.
and therefore the Oranje really wants to show that For example, the initiator
Fondsis extending its appli- young people are also must be 35 years old or
cation deadline until Octo- taking the initiative to ad- younger, the project must
ber 8. dress problems in society. focus on connecting and
This results in wonderful involving vulnerable peo-
The Appeltjes van Oran- initiatives. That is why the ple and it must involve vol-
je theme this year is the Oranje Fonds has chosen unteers in its approach. All
‘Young and Social Enter- to put this year’s spotlight the criteria to participate
prising’. This means that on projects initiated by can be found at www.
social initiatives started by these young people. Think oranjefonds.nl/appeltjes.