Opening up its 1000 Smiles Project, NAGICO Insurances began its October activities by supporting St. Maarten Development Fund’s (SMDF) Senior Project.
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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...