Kolektivo supports regenerative development, improving society's wellbeing in a way that builds the capacity of our support systems needed for future growth.
People participate in Kolektivo Projects
Grants issued since 2020
Community Events organized each year
Pilot participants
Community change is impossible when individuals lack the resources, skills and emotional intelligence needed to be able to empathize, understand and lead others (and themselves).
Kolektivo supports projects that prepare and provide young people with the soft skills, self-reflection and emotional intelligence needed to thrive in the 21st century and beyond.
SDG focus: 3. Good Health and Well-being, 4. Quality Education, 5. Gender Equality, 8. Decent Work and Economic Growth,
Kolektivo means collective. Without an equal access to outcome, resources and civic engagement, societal outcomes tend to be unstable. Kolektivo wants to support and/or create projects that reduce these inherent social system outcomes, increase civic engagement and community resilience through the experimentation with new forms of organizing, cooperation and governance on a local and international level.
SDG focus: 4. Quality Education, 9. Industry, innovation and Infrastructure, 10. Reduced Inequalities, 11. Sustainable Cities and communities, 16. Peace, justice and strong institutions, 17. Partnership for the goals
Kolektivo aims to create a healthy ecosystem and natural environment in Curaçao. We support projects that target real on the ground issues like climate change, food security, pollution, littering and projects that improve our local flora, fauna and fisheries.
SDG focus: 1. No poverty, 2. Zero hunger, 3. GOod Health and Well-being, 11. Sustainable Cities and Communties, 12. Responsible Consumption and production, 13. Climate Action 14. Life below water, 15. Life on Land
Kolektivo stimulates projects that create and implement new technologies, empower social entrepreneurs and innovate existing systems to be more circular, sustainable and positively impactful to apply for our grants. Whether that’s in the field of technology, entrepreneurship or innovation.
SDG focus: 1. No poverty, 4. Quality Education. 5. Gender Equality, 8. Decent Work and Economic Growth, 9. Infrastructure, Innovation and Infrastructure, 10. Reduced Inequalities.
Expression and art are powerful ways to bring communities together. At the same time it also gives people the ability to live out their passion while earning a living wage. Whether it’s visual, audio, written, digital or physical, Kolektivo supports projects that combine the traditional and the innovative, the old and the new. Kolektivo contributes to the Orange Economy by supporting experimental high-potential art projects.
SDG focus: 1. No poverty, 4. Quality Education. 5. Gender Equality, 8. Decent Work and Economic Growth, 10. Reduced Inequalities. 12. Responsible Consumption and Production.
Kolektivo supports local impact projects with grant funding, extra resource, support and advise. Grantees are guided by Impact Stewards to help streamline their projects and measure their impact.
Over 40+ grants have been issued over the past two years to support development on the ground. We are currently preparing for our next grant wave in Q1 of 2023 and are still looking for partners to supercharge our impact. If you are an individual or organization that wants to create an impact with Kolektivo, please get in touch via the form below.