January 31, 2022
ORANJESTAD - Aruba Airport Authority N.V.’s (AAA) “Wings of Hope” (WoH) is proud to continue contributing to the Aruban Community in 2022.
Sustainability is one of AAA’s strategic pillars being a guiding principle for the company. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are anchored in the purpose, vision, values, and strategies of the organization. WoH’s 2022 goals are based on five of the SDGs: No Hunger, Education, Awareness, Environment/Sustainable Airport Community, and Partnership.
This year, a total of 50 families will receive assistance through food vouchers once a month from January until December 2022, which will be distributed by the Directorate of Social Affairs (DSZ) as part WoH’s Hunger goal.
As part of Education goal, 50 students will receive assistance with their Back-to-school uniforms and supplies and 40 students will receive assistance with their yearly school fee.
For WoH’s Awareness goal, public schools will have the chance to participate in a school project champion competition where they will need to provide a sustainable project plan with one of the SDGs as their primary goal. The winning school will receive AWG 20,000.00 to execute their plan.
As part of the Environment/Sustainable Airport Community goal, WoH will involve the airport community partners in a beach cleanup and SDG awareness walk/run of which all proceeds will go towards the projects of 2 foundations.
As a special Senior recognition project, WoH will partner up with a senior home and together plan a project or activity for 2022.
The Partnership goal will include a media campaign to create a local awareness for the SDGs and WoH in general.
“Our primary focus remains our direct contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as set by the United Nations. Wings of Hope has positively contributed to the Aruban Community through its various projects which is certainly an accomplishment and a reason to be proud of. Through WoH, AAA hopes to positively influence other companies to also take a step towards making a difference and assisting those who need it most whilst working towards a more sustainable approach”, said Director Health, Safety and Sustainability and WoH leader Angeline Flemming.
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Aruba Airport Authority N.V. su “Wings of Hope” lo sigui contribui na e comunidad di Aruba den 2022
ORANJESTAD - Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) su Wings of Hope (WoH) ta orguyoso di por sigui contribui na e comunidad di Aruba den 2022.
Sostenibilidad ta un di AAA su pilarnan strategico cu lo sirbi como guia pa e compania. E Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) di Nacionnan Uni ta ancra den AAA su proposito, vishon, balornan y strategianan di e organisacion. WoH su metanan pa 2022 ta basa riba 5 di e SDGs: “No Hunger”, “Education”, “Awareness”, “Environment/Sustainable Airport Community” y “Partnership”.
E aña aki, un total di 50 famia ta ricibiendo asistencia via voucher di cuminda un bes pa luna di Januari 2022 te cu December 2022, cual ta wordo reparti dor di Directie Sociale Zaken (DSZ). Como parti di e meta di “Education”, 50 studiante lo ricibi nan uniform pa “Back-to-school” y materialnan pa scol. Tambe lo yuda 40 studiante cu nan pago di aña escolar.
Pa WoH su meta di “Awareness”, scolnan publico lo tin e oportunidad pa participa den un competencia escolar unda cada scol lo mester entrega nan plan sostenibel cu un di e SDGs como nan meta principal. E scol ganador lo ricibi AWG 20,000.00 pa ehecuta nan plan.
Como parti di di e meta “Environment/Sustainable Airport Community, WoH lo inclui e partnernan den e comunidad di aeropuerto den un beach cleanup y organisa un SDG awareness walk/run unda tur fondo recauda lo bai na proyectonan di 2 fundacion.
Como un proyecto special pa nos grandinan, WoH lo partner up cu un cas di cuido di nos grandinan y hunto planea un proyecto of actividad pa 2022.
E meta di “Partnership” lo inclui un campaña den media pa crea conocimento localmente riba e diferente SDGs y WoH en general.
“Nos enfoke principal ta pa nos keda contribui directamente na e Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) manera estableci pa Nacionnan Uni. Wings of Hope a contribui positivamente na e comunidad di Aruba cu diferente proyecto cu definitivamente ta un logro y un motibo pa ta orguyoso. Via WoH, AAA ta spera di por influencia otro companianan positivamente pa tambe tuma e stap pa hasi un diferencia y asisti esnan cu mas tin mester y alabes traha riba un direccion y plan mas sostenible”, ta locual Director Health, Safety and Sustainability y e lider di WoH Angeline Flemming a bisa.
