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Prince Bernhard Caribbean Culture

Funds looking for projects for 2023

Prince Bernhard Caribbe- To apply for funding, you family, where they will be
an Culture Funds informed need to be able to dem- providing opportunities for
via social media that they onstrate that your project another group to receive
opened a registry for cul- aligns with the specifics of subsidy, according to hon-
tural projects, funds for the fund. You would also orary board member Alice
talented kids and for the need to be living in any of van Romondt.
development and care of the 6 islands in the Dutch
Aruba for their first round of Kingdom and be able to Paola Koeman, represen-
2023. The deadline to com- development projects in tative for the Koeman fam-
plete all requirements is one or more areas. ily, indicated that her fam-
April 1st. Those that are not eligible ily considers art and culture
for funding are the own on Aruba as an important
The Prince Bernhard Carib- government of the coun- area to further develop
bean Culture Funds, bet- try, government depart- and support. They have re-
ter known as PBCCG, is a ments, administrative de- ceived many petitions for
private and independent partments and institutional cultural initiatives. For this
foundation with the goal to education, especially if reason, they have decided
support different activities these are involved in politi- to lend a helping hand to
and funds within the 6 is- cal activities. the area of culture in Aruba
lands in the Dutch Caribbe- In terms of the projects in a structural way.
an—like Aruba Curacao, themselves, they must be Koeman informed that they
Bonaire, St. Maarten, St. Eu- related to any of the 6 fo- have decided to give sup-
stasius and Saba—through cus areas, which include port to PBCCG, where they
the concession of subsidy History and Literature, Vi- will focus on stage art for
in order to maintain the cul- sual Arts, Theater, Music, children, platforms for mu-
ture and nature in these is- Dance, Cultural Educa- sicians, dancers and story
land countries. Their goal is tion, Cultural Conservation tellers—especially those
also to help further develop and Preservation of Monu- groups that usually fade in
the island and keep stimu- ments. These areas must the back ground.
lating improvement. consist of qualitative and Head of office for PBCCG,
Each year, they fund more sustainable characteristics Melanie Sloot, expressed
than 170 private and insti- directed to the public that that this organization sup-
tutional projects in different take part in the local cul- ports art, culture and na-
areas. ture. ture projects on the 6 is-
PBCCG is a modern way lands within the Dutch Ca-
of cultural sponsorship, In June last year, the ribbean. Other organiza-
supporting especially the foundation announced tions, families or individuals
conservation and celebra- that they have signed an who are able could also
tion of culture and nature, agreement to create a create a FON, so they can
which can be described new ‘funds under a name’ give back to the commu-
as a good cause within a (FON) in Aruba, which will nity.
good cause. A fund con- be under their manage- To make a petition, those a specific project in Aruba ments can visit www.pbc-
sists of specific goals for the ment. interested with a plan for and who check all require- caribbean.com.q
culture and nature which June 2nd of 2022 was a
aligns with the main goal of special day for the foun-
the organization. dation, as they introduced
The people who create this new project. The FON
a fund can do this in both project means a fund cre-
life and death, by creating ated with the name of a
a fund in their name. The company or individual.
rules of the funds will be de- Currently, they have creat-
termined by PBCCG. ed a fund for the Koeman