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Wednesday 27 December 2017

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You Can Help Keeping Aruba Happy:

‘The Window for Love is open, every

Child has the Right to be loved’

Savaneta - Casa Cuna Progreso is an institution started, designed to treat the child according For the community this is a way of creating a
aiming for the wellbeing of the children and to their behavior and social education. Up till conscious and prepared generation for the fu-
families in the island of Aruba. It is a 24-hour now this program is provided also to the bio- ture.
care for 37 children between the ages of 0 to logical parents, when these are willing to learn
6 years old. Since April 4th, 1957 Casa Cuna about parenthood. Mrs. Quilin Arends, director Challenges
Progreso opened officially, however the first of Casa Cuna since 2013, and Marieke van der Arends: “The biggest challenge are the financ-
initiative started with Mrs. Delia Hasham at Mi- Linden-Bezemer, psychologist of Casa Cuna es in order to continue the good work and the
ramar, Aruba whom was a Jewish-Christian in explain to Aruba Today: recruitment of specialized personnel for the
the early 50’s. This year Casa Cuna celebrated “We believe in the idea of helping these kids care of the kids”. According to Van der lin-
60 years in existence and therefore decided to by educating the parents.” Yet they also give den intergenerational passing can be treated,
honor Mrs. Delia Hasham because she was the parents a break up by accepting these chil- however it remains a challenge among the
inspiration, which later became the devotion dren in the institution for the necessary period kids due to the social problems within each
of many women, willing to be a mother figure of time until they are ready to take over. Foster kid’s home.
and support for other children. parenting is an option for other individuals who Activities are being implemented to allow the
want to be in the life of these kids to create an child to express their emotions freely and learn
impact and bring happiness to their lives with- how to release their stress with a proper con-
out being away from their biological parents. duct.

Social Struggle
When young adult’s parents are not able to
guide their kids or when children lack expe-
rienced parenthood to raise in a healthy en-
vironment, Casa Cuna Progreso can help. A
new psychological guideline program has

Teenage Mother House
Casa Cuna is aiming to develop a new project which consist of the
building of a new location for young mothers. In order to help other in-
stitutions and have a proper and organized storage they would need a
40 feet container. “If you can be touched by the smile of a child as we
do, we invite you to support our institution, let’s be the change together.
Love is the only and greatest motivation when you want to see changes
in your community, when you love others, you are not just creating an
environment for those whom you are loving, but you are creating a plat-
form for the future, you are giving the world a plant which will never be
pulled away”.q

If you would like to visit the foundation, please call +(297) 585 7177 and ask for Mrs. Quilin Arends. If you would like to donate, please do so at CMB
bank account 102786610. For more information visit the website: www.casacuna.org.aw or Facebook: Stichting Casa Cuna Progreso – SCCP.
Email: directie@casacuna.aw