Curaçao Relief with emergency food hampers
Procedure of acceptation formalized
Curacao Relief Foundation aims to introduce a more formalized approach to the application & acceptation process. This new approach will be implemented gradually, starting in the late summer of 2007. Please feel free to download a PDF document with a graphical representation of the new procedure
Primary products with no need for refrigeration
The Curaçao Aid Foundation composes the food parcels and does all the purchasing. Food parcels are made up of primary products like rice, sugar, corn flour, canned meat and vegetables, toilet-paper, soap, tea, beans, canned soups etc. The parcels represent a retail value between fifty and sixty Antillean guilders (1 USD = 1,80 Antillean guilders, fixed rate). The actual price fluctuates as the Foundation frequently receives huge discounts or free shipments by sponsoring. The total number of food parcels provided by the Foundation saw a steady growth over the last few years. As from January 2005, a monthly hundred food parcels are distributed. For 2006, the Foundation's goal is to distribute at least 1250 food parcels.
If you would like to donate particularly for food parcels, please describe so on your cheque/transfer.
Distribution by partner organizations
Requiring help and/or being poor is not something people are proud of. The Foundation aims to help but not too embarrass people. Therefore the food parcels are delivered to the partner organizations and social workers from these organizations actually distribute the parcels during their visits.
Contents of a food parcel
A food parcel generally contents:
- 2 jars or cans of vegetables
- 1 jar of can of beans
- 2 pieces of soap
- 1 small bag of corn flour (sponsored)
- 1 bottle of lemonade syrup (sponsored)
- 5 small cans of condensed milk (or 1 big can)
- 2 rolls of toilet-paper
- 1 macaroni spice mix
- 1 nasi spice mix
- 1 package of macaroni
- 1 box of tea
- 1 jar of jam of peanut butter
- 1 can of soup
- 1 can of frankfurters
- 1 can of luncheon meat
- 1 can of corned beef
- 1 bag of rice
- 1 can of tuna
- 1 small bag of sugar
- 1 can of butter
- 1 bottle of vegetable oil
- 1 can of milk powder
- 1 small bottle of ketchup
- 1 box of dish detergent
- 1 package of instant oatmeal