The St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) and The Windward Islands Bank Ltd. (WIB) have joined forces to provide aspiring dancers with an opportunity to further their studies abroad in the realm of dance. Having noticed that there are limited scholarship options on St. Maarten for young persons seeking to pursue performing arts after secondary school,...
PHILIPSBURG–Melanie Choisy (29) has joined the team at St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF). Choisy, a well-known St. Martiner, will be joining THE social development agency as the new Programme and Development Manager. In her new role, Choisy will serve as SMDF’s primary liaison with local non-governmental organisations (NGOs). As SMDF’s newest staff member,...
After bringing to life St. Maarten’s first and only dedicated social development agency, the St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF), the Fund’s first Managing Director Keith Franca will be ending his seven-year tenure as Director. During his seven years as Director, Mr. Franca led the journey to realizing SMDF as we know it today. In his...
Recently, Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion welcomed a meeting with representatives of the St. Maarten Development Fund. During the meeting, SMDF Managing Director Keith Franca and Program and Development Manager Makhicia Brooks presented the Minister with the Fund’s third quarter financials which provides the Minister with an overview of SMDF’s funding to some 25 different...
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...
