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local Wednesday 1 March 2023
Workshop held about available funds for projects related to the

history of slavery in Aruba

(Oranjestad)—On Friday based on concrete ex-
morning, an informative amples, participants were
and educational workshop guided through the think-
was held in regards to the ing and writing process
Dutch foundations, namely to come up with the best
the Mondriaan Fondation ways to make their ideas
and the Foundation for Cul- concrete when filling in ap-
tural Participacion that are plications for funding. To
available to give support make this possible, three
to projects related to the key questions were posed
commeration of 160 years that will help each peti-
of slavery abolition in the tioner during orientation.
Dutch kingdom. These three questions were:
1. What is the role of the
This workshop was made community involved and
possible thanks to a collab- who is involved?; 2. What
oration between the Min- is the goal and impact of
istery of Culture of Aruba, the project?; 3. Identify
The Commission for Slavery key partners to collaborate
Awareness Aruba, National with.
Library of Aruba, Founda-
tion for Cultural Participa- The goal is to get more
tion and Mondriaan Foun- people approved for avail-
dation. Cultural advisors at able funding to make their
the Mondriaan Foundation ideas concrete
and FCP were present to Minister Xiomara Maduro
provide information in re- opened and closed the
gards to current arrange- workshop to highlight the
ments and available funds goal of this workshop,
for projects and initiatives which is to get more peo-
for the 6 island in the Dutch ple approved for available
Caribbean, The Nether- funding to make their ideas
lands and Surinam in or- concrete. It is known that
der to bring awareness on there are various initiatives
the history and effects of of individuals with difficul-
slavery. The workshop was ties to get funding for their
modernized by Yolanda ideas. By receiving con-
Richardson and given by crete information and ex-
Dyonna Bennett, Gyonne tensive explanation on dif-
Goedhoop and Tibisay ferent questions and con-
Sankatsing Nava. cerns surrounding finance,
those interested can real-
The informative and inter- ize their ideas regading
active workshop awareness on the history
The program consisted of and abolition of slavery on
one informative section Aruba.
and an interactive sec-
tion. During the first half of Thank you to those who
the morning, an extensive lend a hand
presentation was given Minister Maduro expressed
about who can and how her gratitude to the Nation-
to apply for funding, focus al Library of Aruba, moder-
points of each foundation ator Yolanda, representa-
and the importance about tives from the Dutch foun-
the impact of every initiave dations, Dyonne, Gyonne,
regarding the topic of slav- Tibisay and all the partici-
ery awareness. These focal pants for their positive con-
points vary in the ability to tribution to the workshop.
develop different perspec- The Minister of Culture
tives on the history of slav- hopes to see more people
ery, establishing networks in Aruba collaborate with
of community, expanding each other so they can be
the ability of the communi- successful in their petition
ties to help themselves and for funding for projects that
stimulate the healing pro- will surely contributed to
cess. the expansion of Aruba’s
culture.q
During the interactive sec-
tion of the workshop, work
groups were formed and