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NAGICO Joins SMDF as Corporate Partner
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NAGICO Joins SMDF as Corporate Partner

PHILIPSBURG – Deepening its ties with St. Maarten’s business community, St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) welcomes its newest corporate partner, NAGICO Insurances. With its commitment to supporting community development, NAGICO is partnering with SMDF to identify areas where social needs are most prevalent. In speaking about NAGICO’s support, SMDF Program and Development Manager Makhicia Brooks...

October 5, 2018March 3, 2020by
Community Partners Support Fritz Pantophlet
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Community Partners Support Fritz Pantophlet

PHILIPSBURG – In what can be described as an act of collaboration amongst community partners, Yacht Club Isle De Sol Marina, St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF), SXM Airport and Movement for Advanced Development (M.A.D.) Foundation came together to assist resident Fritz Pantophlet. Pantophlet, who is wheelchair bound, received direct support from the group of four...

September 27, 2018March 3, 2020by
SMDF Builds Home for Shelter Resident
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SMDF Builds Home for Shelter Resident

St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) continued its efforts to support St. Maarten’s senior community when it handed over a new concrete home to Junior Cannegieter. Sixty-two-year-old Cannegieter lost his entire home and belongings with the passing of hurricane Irma.

August 18, 2018February 11, 2020by
Dutch Representative, SMDF and WIB Partner for Foster Home
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Dutch Representative, SMDF and WIB Partner for Foster Home

In a true community-driven inititaive, the Office of the Dutch Representative in Philipsburg (VNP), St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) and Windward Islands Bank (WIB) recently joined forces to replace the damaged roof of New Start for Children foster home.

July 19, 2018February 11, 2020by
SMDF Continues Senior Home Construction & Repairs
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SMDF Continues Senior Home Construction & Repairs

St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) has been moving full speed ahead with the home construction and repair component of its Senior Relief Project which is financed by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. With a group of committed contractors working diligently on the project, the Fund has successfully completed works to 25...

June 21, 2018March 3, 2020by
SMDF & Cordaid Partner for Communities
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SMDF & Cordaid Partner for Communities

Expanding its efforts to directly support local communities, St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) is forging a new partnership with Dutch humanitarian aid agency Cordaid. The partnership, will see SMDF and Cordaid providing financing for various projects throughout St. Maarten. “SMDF and Cordaid’s relationship began almost immediately after the passing of hurricane Irma and over the...

May 18, 2018March 3, 2020by
SMDF Meets with Formateur
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SMDF Meets with Formateur

Continuing with its tradition of open consultations with Government officials, St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) met with Formateur Theodore Heyliger and his support team.

April 4, 2018February 11, 2020by
SMDF Buys Bus for Home Away From Home
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SMDF Buys Bus for Home Away From Home

Continuing to execute the transportation component of its Senior Relief Project, the St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) presented a new bus to the Home Away From Foundation on October 18th.

February 5, 2018February 11, 2020by
SMDF Turns Five
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SMDF Turns Five

Incorporated on May 30, 2012, the St. Maarten Development Fund recently celebrated its fifth anniversary of working towards St. Maarten’s social development. The development financing agency, which was created to replace AMFO, has spent its first five years supporting a number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working actively to improve the lives of St. Maarten’s most...

June 6, 2017March 3, 2020by