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local Saturday 1 OctOber 2022
Tourism Product Enhancement Fund (TPEF) launches their website

ORANJESTAD – Thursday TPEF was founded in 2010. It
night at Tierra del Sol, in is a fund that was created
a good ambiance, TPEF with the purpose of invest-
launched their website for ing in projects that contrib-
the first time in history. This ute to improve the touristic
took place in the pres- product of Aruba. The port-
ence of the prime minister folio in which TPEF invests
of Aruba, Evelyn Wever- for projects consists of six
Croes, minister of Tourism, categories. These are: At-
Dangui Oduber and other traction, Security, Environ-
ministers, members of par- ment, Heritage, Awareness
liament, board of TPEF and and Investment.
other stakeholders in the
tourism industry. TPEF has always worked
on the basis of the system
According to a press re- of Good Corporate Gov-
lease, this website shows ernance. Ever since the
the policy of minister Odu- establishment of TPEF, par-
ber, with each aspect ticularly in the last five days,
seeing innovation through the organization was able
technology. to realize a great amount
of projects through the
ministry of Tourism. Projects the boardwalk at Malmok, keeping our coasts clean,
which stood out the most stairs and huts at Hooiberg, and the Stimami Sterilisa-
for TPEF are, among others, the pier at Rodgers Beach, mi campaign – a massive
spay and neuter campaign
for stray dogs and cats on
the island.

Now with the new website,
www.tpef.aw, everyone
can see all the projects re-
alized by TPEF.
Those who have an idea
they want to realize and
need funds to implement
it can make a petition for
this on the website itself, as
long as the idea falls in one
of the six categories of the
above mentioned portfo-
lio.

All information necessary,
as well as the options on
the right people to contact
for questions are also indi-
cated right on the website.

Minister Dangui Oduber
said to be very impressed
with the website, as he
is sure it will facilitate the
entire process to receive
funds from TPEF.

To finalize, minister Oduber
congratulated the board
of TPEF, lead by Mr. Mario
Arends. A special thanks
to Mrs. Sharlyze Romano
who is the Project Manag-
er for TPEF for this historical
achievement.

Tourism remains the main
driver of the economy of
Aruba, and this is why it is
important to keep investing
in the improvement of the
product Aruba.q