Bonaire Dutch Caribbean

Coordinator: Stichting Terramar Museum Participating organisations: Openbaar Ministerie, Centrale Bank of Curaçao & Sint Maarten, Maduro & Curiel’s Bank (Bonaire) N.V, Stichting Qredits Microfinanciering Nederland, ENNIA Bonaire, Kamer van Koophandel Bonaire, Konsiliare B.V , Sekshon di Kultura, Arte i Literatura (S.K.A.L) and Bonaire Youth Outreach Foundation Total number of participating organisations: 10 Number of children and young people reached directly: 250 Number of adults reached directly: 30 Number of people reached indirectly: 13,545

Global Money Week 2022 marked the first GMW celebrations in Bonaire. The campaign was organised by Terramar Museum together with partners with an aim to introduce financial knowledge and education to local youth. This was done through educational sessions given by the organisations and live talks podcast with young professionals. These sessions were livestreamed for the whole week and received an online reach of 13,500 viewers.

Global Money Week launch event was inaugurated with inspiring words from the Minister of Finance and Culture in Aruba. The minister expressed her gratitude for this initiative and the importance of this campaign. During the week, the financial institution gave interactive educational sessions to groups of children and young adults, a total of 170 participants. A livestream talk podcast aired every afternoon for six days straight and reached over 6,800 listeners. The talk guests included representatives from the financial sector and entrepreneurs who shared their knowledge, experience and information to inspire others.

In addition, Terramar Museum received a donation of coins from the Public Ministry. The collection included coins from all over the world, but most of them were from the Caribbean and the money bag included was in Fort Oranje, a military fortification. In occasion of the GMW, the Museum curated the “Coins of the Government” exhibition.