PHILIPSBURG – Recently, St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) took a pause from its regular activities to meet with the Council of Ministers. In the meeting, SMDF took the opportunity to formally update the Ministers of the organization’s works in 2018 and goals for 2019. Present on behalf of SMDF were the Chairlady of the Supervisory...
Moving full speed ahead with its senior relief program, the St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) took its first towards Alleviating the Living Conditions of the Elderly via the purchase of four new buses for the Helping Hands Foundation.
Opening up its 1000 Smiles Project, NAGICO Insurances began its October activities by supporting St. Maarten Development Fund’s (SMDF) Senior Project.
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...
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...
It was a great day in St. Peters as the St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) and the Dutch Ministry of Kingdom and Interior Relations (BZK) officially presented two newly constructed and renovated homes to Ernest Roumou and Esther Kivilier respectively.
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.
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.
With a new school year starting two weeks away, parents of over 400 elementary school children will have one less expense to worry about, as #RebuildSXM and St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) will be providing school uniforms for the most vulnerable children throughout the St. Maarten’s primary schools.
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...
