Hope News

Community updates & stories

News, perspectives, and stories from HopeAruba's civic movement - published in Papiamento and English.

Latest Issue 02 August 8, 2026

Volume 2 · Summer 2026 · 8 min read

Loke ta drenta, loke ta sali

Bread and Butter

If a visitor spends 100 florins in Aruba, where does it actually go? We followed the money to see how much of every florin stays here - and how much quietly leaves the island.

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Issue 1 01 July 16, 2026

Volume 1 · Summer 2026 · 10 min read

Loke Nos ta Pasa pa e Siguiente Generacion ta un Escogencia

What We Pass On Is a Choice

A bilingual conversation about values, young Aruban leaders, and the Hope Youth Academy launching in 2027.

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