Sint Maarten

Sint Maarten was devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. The island is building back better with the help of the Sint Maarten Reconstruction, Recovery and Resilience Trust Fund, which is financed by The Netherlands, managed by the World Bank, and implemented by Sint Maarten.

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Giving Everyone the Ability to Sail

Through its small grant program, the Sint Maarten Trust Fund’s Civil Society Partnership for Resilience Project (CSPFRP) aims to help finance 100 projects and target 10,000 people.
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Reviving the Simpson Bay Lagoon

US$15.5 million was given to the shipwreck salvaging activity to clean up the Simpson Bay Lagoon.
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Enterprise Support Project: A Recipe for Business Success

The project aims to strengthen and increase the recovery and resilience of micro, small, and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs) through direct financial assistance.

At - A - Glance

Sint Maarten is recovering from two successive profound economic shocks. Severe damage to tourism-related infrastructure from Hurricanes Irma and Maria in September 2017 led to a sharp economic downturn in 2017 and 2018. The cumulative contraction of GDP in 2017 and 2018 is an estimated 12 percent.

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Emergency Income Support and Training Project

In Sint Maarten, Hurricane Irma left thousands of people unemployed. This project will enable approximately 1,800 of them to receive skills-training, and have better work opportunities.

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