About Fundashon Awenyo
Fundashon Awenyo is a nonprofit organization based in Willemstad, Curaçao, dedicated to strengthening individuals and communities through education and capacity-building. Our work focuses on supporting people to develop the knowledge, skills, and personal qualities needed to participate constructively in their own development and in the well-being of society.
Grounded in the local context of Curaçao, Awenyo works in close engagement with youth, educators, schools, and community partners. We design and facilitate educational processes that respond to local needs while remaining attentive to broader questions of social cohesion, leadership, and long-term community resilience.
Our Purpose.
Fundashon Awenyo is guided by the conviction that lasting social well-being depends not only on access to education, but on the cultivation of human capacities—such as reflection, cooperation, responsibility, and service—that enable individuals and communities to shape their own futures.
We believe that every person possesses the potential to contribute positively to society, and that this potential is most fully realized when learning is rooted in values and oriented toward the common good. When education is connected to purpose and participation, it becomes a powerful means for strengthening social cohesion, fostering leadership, and nurturing a sense of shared responsibility across generations.
In this context, Fundashon Awenyo exists to help create spaces where youth, educators, and communities can learn together, reflect on shared challenges, and develop the capacities needed to contribute meaningfully to the life of their communities and to the long-term well-being of Curaçao.
Fundashon Awenyo approaches education as a participatory and reflective process through which individuals and communities strengthen their capacity to respond constructively to shared challenges. Our work emphasizes learning that is experiential, values-based, and connected to real-life contexts.
We engage over time rather than through one-off interventions, supporting cycles of action, reflection, and collective learning. Through these processes, participants are encouraged to think critically, develop agency, and translate learning into meaningful contributions within their schools, families, and communities.
Our approach is grounded in collaboration and mutual respect. We work alongside educators, youth, and community partners, drawing on local knowledge and experience while remaining attentive to broader questions of social cohesion, leadership development, and long-term community well-being.
How We Work.
Nurturing Human Potential
and Moral Empowerment
Through guided reflection and shared learning, participants identify and strengthen the capacities needed to contribute meaningfully to their communities.
Our Roots &
Context
Fundashon Awenyo is grounded in the social, cultural, and historical context of Curaçao. Our work emerges from close engagement with local communities and is shaped by the island’s rich traditions of cooperation, resilience, and cultural plurality.
The name Awenyo reflects this grounding. It is a creative fusion inspired by African languages and meanings connected to people, unity, and togetherness—an acknowledgment of the deep African heritage that has shaped Curaçao’s society. For us, Awenyo speaks to the act of weaving lives, communities, and generations together in pursuit of a shared and hopeful future.
This sense of interconnectedness lies at the heart of our vision. In a society formed by many peoples and histories, we believe that strengthening relationships, shared responsibility, and a spirit of service is essential to building lasting social well-being.
Our Commitment
Fundashon Awenyo is committed to long-term engagement rooted in learning, collaboration, and service. We understand social transformation as a gradual and collective process—one that unfolds through sustained relationships, reflection, and shared responsibility.
As our work continues to grow, we remain attentive to the evolving needs of Curaçao’s communities and to the insights that emerge through practice. Guided by our values and strengthened through partnership, we seek to contribute to a future marked by dignity, cohesion, and lasting social well-being.
