KIDS INC ARUBA

Vota pa Trampolin pa Trabao

https://www.appeltjevanoranje.nl/projecten/stichting-trampolin-pa-trabao

Lunch Specials di siman ta cla pa bo bin purba!🌟

Lunch specials di One of a Kind Cafe Situa na MFA Paradera Aruba, pasa awe mes! 🍽️

Corda purba nos wraps - cos dushi - pastechi - dedito - kroket y dushi Koffie tambe! 🧁☕️

Lunch Specials:
🕙 Cuminsando for di 11:30 AM
💵 Prijs Lunch Special: Afl. 15, -
💵 Prijs Sopi: Afl. 13, -
☎️ Tel: 568 5001

Vota pa nos pa Appeltje van Oranje!!

https://www.appeltjevanoranje.nl/projecten/stichting-trampolin-pa-trabao

🎂 Happy Birthday, Queen Máxima! 🇳🇱🇦🇼

Today we celebrate Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands.

Born in Argentina, Queen Máxima brought to the Dutch throne something rare: a soul that celebrates culture, embraces difference, and leads with genuine warmth. For Aruba an island that knows what it means to carry many worlds in one heart, she feels like family.
Today we celebrate not just a queen, but a woman who reminds us that the greatest crown anyone can wear is kindness.
Masha Pabien, Your Majesty! 🌸🎂
From Aruba Dushi Tera — Cultural Provocateur .maxima

Follow Nos Aruba Dushi Tera
Each piece contribute to our programs and has a story to tell.
🩵💛❤️

Follow Nos Aruba Dushi Tera
Each piece contribute to our programs.

Discover a scarf that wears Aruba’s heart and invites you to carry our language with pride.

Papiamento, Cuid’é! Papia cu Amor
A Tribute to Our Fishermen and the Language That Unites Us.

Before the sun rises, they’re already at sea casting nets, reading the tides, and carrying on generations of unspoken knowledge.
This piece honors Aruba’s fishermen, the hardworking souls who nourish our tables and soul of our island.

Set in deep ocean blues, light coastal hues, and pulses of vibrant red, this design is a love letter to both our people and our language. Woven through it is the powerful phrase:
“Papiamento, cuid’é! Papia cu Amor.”
(Papiamento, guard it! Speak with love.)

These words remind us: our language is not just how we speak it’s how we live, care, and carry our culture forward.

Accents of “dushi” (sweet) and “sunchi” (kiss) dance along the fabric, softening the edges of labor with warmth and affection.

This traveling scarf/Global sarong is for the caretakers of culture; the ones who speak with action, with love, with pride.

Wear it to honor the sea, the salt, the stories and the mother tongue that binds it all.

🛍 Available Boardriders Aruba and 732 9900 and bring a piece of Aruba’s spirit home today.

💬 Tag a friend who loves Aruba as much as you do.

This scarfa and pareos found our programs. Repost from *tera
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Happy Labour Day! Stand Tall. Your hard work builds our ‘Dushi Tera’. ✨🌵🇦🇼
Today, we honor the invaluable contributions that build the fabric of our society. Just like the history of Aruba and our ‘Dushi Tera’ was forged by the resilience and strength of its people, your dedication is a beacon of progress.
This island knows what it means to work with purpose and weathered storms. Take a moment today to celebrate the power in your own hands, the impact of your unique skills, and the vibrant legacy you are helping to create. You are the architect of our future. Let your inner navigation light the way. Meet our California Lighthouse traveling pareo & global sarong, pareo/ beachwrap. Available

Repost from Nos Aruba Dushi Tera
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Here is where my story begins with our upcoming scarf design.
This vintage photo is more than a memory; it the foundation of everything I build for our Mother’s Day scarf.

My Mother, born in the heart of Noord, and me, finding roots in that same soul everytime we were on the island.

I learned that heritage is not something you inheret; it’s something you carry, protect, and pass on.
That is why our “Mama Ta Un So Tin” scarf exists. It is a sacret tribute to Love, Faith, and Island Spirit that raised me.
Every thread is woven with the grace of the Virgen di Santa Anna and the vibrant flight of our native Blenchi and flowers.
It carries a universal message of love, written in the language of our home:
🙏🏻 Mama ta un so tin.

This Mother’s Day, don’t just give a gift. Give a puece of transformation. Give a gift that carries a soul.
Honor your matriarch.

⚠️Only 40 pieces available.

Shop the collection Boardriders Aruba or 📲+297 7329900

★What makes ARUBA Dushi Tera different?
🇦🇼 Aruban.
✋ Handcrafted with care.
🌱 Community-first and sustainable.
🌍 Designed to uplift, educate, and inspire.

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Bon iniciativa di hermana isla Curacao 🇨🇼 🙏🏻❤️🔑

Papiamentu Guía Definitiva ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5,5)

Today we speak to the girls who will lead tomorrow. To the hearts that dream loudly, to the minds that question boldly, to the hands that will shape Aruba’s future with courage, kindness, and tenacity: this message is for you.

Your potential isn’t a promise,it’s a spark waiting to catch. At Kids Inc. Aruba, we teach financial literacy, foster entrepreneurial spirit, honor cultural heritage, and create immersion experiences because we know that when girls are empowered, families thrive, communities flourish, and a brighter Aruba unfolds.

Every lesson you embrace, every idea you nurture, every mentor you meet, and every challenge you conquer is a step toward a future where women lead with confidence, compassion, and clarity. You are not just the hope of tomorrow you are the heartbeat of today, turning dreams into action and aspirations into realities.

We believe in you. We invest in you. We stand beside you:teachers, parents, mentors, and friends, believing that your voice, your vision, and your courage can redefine what’s possible.

To all the girls who will become the women who inspire our island: your journey matters. Your growth matters. Your leadership matters. The message we carry today is simple: believe in your power, support one another, and rise together.💕🌸

🌸Share a dream you’ll nurture this year.
🌸Tag a friend who lifts you up.

🙏🏻A brief thank-you to supporters and mentors who lift young women.

Nancy B. Maya

XOXO 💋

🇺🇸 inspiring stories:
In 2005, Procter & Gamble paid 57 billion dollars for Gillette.
Five years later, a guy sleeping in a garage began dismantling that empire with a YouTube video that cost $4,500.

The man who put a century-old brand in check had no office.
He had a folding chair, a concrete floor, and more doubts around him than answers.

Michael Dubin was 32 years old.
He lived in a two-car garage in Venice, California.
It wasn’t a minimalist studio with industrial charm.
It was a real garage.

He had been fired from an advertising agency.
Before that, he had worked at CNN, NBC, Sports Illustrated, MSNBC.
An interesting resume. Mediocre results.

He tried to launch a travel social network in 2006. It failed.
He applied to business schools. All of them rejected him.

His friends at Emory were already earning six figures in banking and law.
He cooked rice and beans in apartments without air conditioning.

Most people told him the same thing:

“Get a real job.”
“Your moment has passed.”
“The razor market is owned.”

And it was true.
Gillette dominated 70% of the global market.
More than a century of patents.
Billions in advertising.
Celebrities. The Super Bowl. Constant innovation.

But Dubin saw something different.

They weren’t selling the best blades.
They were selling the most expensive ones.

Every man knew the scene:
a $25 replacement blade box locked up in a pharmacy.

In 2010, at a holiday party, he met Mark Levine.
Levine had 250,000 blades stored in a warehouse and no plan to sell them.

Dubin did have one.

Eight years of stand-up comedy training at Upright Citizens Brigade had taught him something more valuable than any MBA: how to capture attention.

The idea seemed absurd.

Razors for a dollar a month.
Direct-to-your-door shipping.
No locked showcases.
No vibrating handles.
No ten unnecessary blades.

Just blades.

Thus Dollar Shave Club was born.

But it didn’t have a marketing budget.

Then it is…

He gathered some friends.
He shot a 90-second video in a warehouse for $4,500.

He starred in it himself.
Dry humor.
Direct hits at the industry’s absurdity.

March 6, 2012.
The video is published on YouTube.

In 90 minutes, the website collapsed.

Not due to a technical error.
Because of traffic.

12,000 orders in 48 hours.

They packed by hand in a small warehouse.
No automation.
No sophisticated logistics.

Just boxes. Tape. And urgency.

But viral does not mean sustainable.

It means attention.
And attention evaporates.

Dubin needed capital.
Many investors said no.
“Are you going against P&G with a funny video?”

Until David Pakman of Venrock saw the numbers.

First year: $7 million.
Second year: $20 million.
Accelerated growth. Loyal customers.

In 2015, Procter & Gamble sued the company for alleged patent infringement.

Implicit message:
“Remember who you’re playing with.”

Many would have pulled back.

Dubin kept moving forward.

By 2015:
$152 million in revenue.
3.2 million subscribers.

Gillette’s US market share fell from 70% to 59%.
And it kept dropping.

It wasn’t just price.

It was narrative.
It was identity.
It was belonging.

Every email had humor.
Every advertisement was irreverent.
The brand spoke like a person, not a corporate giant.

In July 2016, Unilever bought Dollar Shave Club for $1 billion in cash.

Four years after that video.

But the real blow came afterward.

In 2017, Gillette cut prices by 20%.
Something it hadn’t done in more than a century.

The company that had built its empire on high margins now imitated the subscription model of the newcomer.

Today, Dollar Shave Club has over 4 million subscribers and sells more than blades: a full range of personal care products.
It’s in Walmart and Target.
In the same aisle where the battle began.

Dubin, the garage guy, emerged with approximately $90 million.