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About FMA

The knowledge center in the field of prevention, treatment and care for addicts.

About the organisation

FMA

Fundashon pa Maneho di Adikshon (FMA) was founded in 1995 on the initiative of the Island Territory of Curaçao. The foundation is the knowledge center in the field of prevention and treatment of addiction in Curaçao.

The organization receives a subsidy from the government of Curaçao on the basis of concrete agreements and accountability.

Our Mission

The FMA promotes and coordinates activities in the field of addiction in a comprehensive and qualified manner through prevention, education and voluntary treatment in collaboration with other institutions.

Our Vision

FMA is the customer-oriented knowledge center in Curaçao that offers prevention, education and treatment with a proactive and professional approach to make the addiction problem manageable in the most effective way.

Our Target Group

We are here for everyone: young people, adults, the elderly and also children of addicts.

Our Target Group

The main tasks are:

Treatment and counseling of addiction, both addictive substances and habits.

Maintaining a central registration point for addiction care.

Providing appropriate treatment and support for addicts.

FMA Journey

1995

Fundashon pa Maneho di Adikshon is established. The first contribution from the Central Government comes in the form of a donation from the Crime Fund. Fundashon pa Maneho di Adikshon (FMA) will receive 1.5 million as starting capital from Minister Drs. Stanley Inderson.

1997

The drop-in center for chronic addicts, Dios Yudami, was started in 1997 by the Sisters of Schijndel, who distributed food to homeless addicts in Scharloo and the surrounding area. Later, FMA was approached for support and the activities of the Sisters were taken over and expanded.

1997 to 2000

In 1997, the FMA office was officially opened in a building in Saliña. Here they start with the registration of clients and for the first time receive a subsidy from the island territory of Curaçao through a care contract. Together with Stichting de Hoop from Dordrecht - an authority in the field of addiction care - FMA is organizing the first basic course in addiction care for its staff. In the year 2000, FMA again starts with technical support from Stichting de Hoop with electronic registration of clients.

2000 to 2001

With funds from the Urgency Program for Youth and Youth from the Netherlands, Ambulatory Assistance to Young People was set up in 2000, followed in 2001 by the Department of Ambulatory Assistance to Adults. In 2001, with funds from Reda Sosial, the bus LIBER is introduced, a mobile drop-in center for care in the neighborhoods of Curaçao.

2002

In 2002, in addition to the walk-in, a night shelter for homeless, chronic addicts was started at Dios Yudami. In that year, FMA and Stichting de Hoop also took the initiative to set up Fundashon Speransa, the foundation that then offered 24/7 care to men.

2005

In 2005, FMA and Aqualectra conclude a cooperation agreement with the aim of prevention in the workplace and treatment of employees. Aqualectra is also one of the first local companies to include addiction prevention in their collective labor agreement.

2005

The Paso a Paso study is being carried out by the Medical and Health Service (GGD) and FMA, with the aim of obtaining a picture of the results of the treatment of persons who were registered as clients with FMA between 2001 and 2003. This survey shows that most ex-clients are still clean and have generally made progress in their general health, social functioning and working conditions.

2007

In collaboration with Fundashon Material pa Skol and with funding from the Stichting Samenwerking Fondsen for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, a prevention curriculum is being developed for the benefit of Foundation Education.

2018

Fundashon Speransa is dissolved and Speransa becomes a branch of the Fundashon pa Maneho di Adikshon.

2018

Partnership between Un Miho Mañan (UMM) the General Psychiatric Hospital Foundation doctor David Ricardo Capriles and Dios Yudami (DY) department of Fundashon pa Maneho di Adikshon. They will come under one roof in the Kranshi Bieu building in Scharloo.

2020

Integration of FMA in Stichting GGz Curaçao.