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ORANJESTAD — CEDE Aruba in cooperation volunteers while encouraging everybody to roll
with the Oranje Fonds will be organizing ARUBA up their sleeves for (part of) a day. With these six
DOET, the biggest volunteer event on Aruba. initiatives the Oranje Fonds is organizing the big-
The Netherlands and five Caribbean islands gest volunteer event in the Kingdom in coop-
highlight these volunteer initiatives and they eration with thousands of social organizations
stimulate everyone to donate their time to help and with the support of local partners such as
out the people who need it. This helps every- CEDE Aruba.
one! You can participate by registering as a
volunteer or with a job to be done. Record numbers
In Aruba more than 4,000 volunteers were ac-
It’s all up to you now! tive at 207 jobs in 2018, a record! Obviously we
ARUBA DOET will take place on Friday and aim even higher this year, so register your proj-
Saturday, March 15th & 16th, 2019. This is your ect or sign up as a volunteer.
chance to get your project small or big done.
Register your project before January 11th 2019 The Oranje Fonds & CEDE Aruba
to be eligible for ARUBA DOET 2019. To be able The Oranje Fonds is the biggest national fund
to fulfill all these jobs on March 15th and 16th, in the social arena and showcases the best
2019 social organizations need a lot of resourc- the Kingdom has to offer. Around €30 million is
es. These may include materials such as paint spent each year supporting organizations and
or wood, but also groceries to provide refresh- initiatives that strengthen social cohesion in The
ments or lunch for the volunteers. As company Netherlands and the Caribbean part of the
you are able to donate any material to benefit Kingdom. King Willem-Alexander and Queen
these project. You can expect much gratitude Máxima are the official patrons of the Fund. For
from the organization, the volunteers and the more information visit www.oranjefonds.nl
people to whom the activities benefit. Roll up
your sleeve and volunteer. Participate with your CEDE Aruba is a development and co-financ-
family, colleagues, team mates or class mates. ing organization that supports the development
Get the job done and at the same time have a and financing of programs and projects in the
lots of fun. Register as a Volunteer to help out field of welfare in Aruba.
on any of the projects. These programs and projects are brought up
and realized by non-governmental organiza-
ARUBA DOET started in 2013 on the initiative of tions (ngo’s) that put their effort in the improve-
the Oranje Fonds. Under the names NLdoet (The ment of welfare provisions in the Aruban com-
Netherlands), ARUBA DOET (Aruba), CURA DOET munity. CEDE Aruba helps NGO’s with the de-
(Curaçao), BON DOET (Bonaire), STATIA DOET velopment and financing of all kinds of durable
(Sint Eustatius) and SXM DOET (Sint Maarten), projects. Visit www.cedearuba.org for more
these six initiatives highlight volunteering and information.