By means of this newsletter we as the commission in

charge, would like to keep you informed of the latest

advances in “Manera mi bos, no tin dos” 2014-2015

(MMBNTD). This way we would like to express our

appreciation and acknowledgement for your contribution

to JCI United Citizens of Curaçao’s main ongoing

community empowerment program. Without your

involvement, MMBNTD wouldn’t have made it this far

and the participating youngsters wouldn’t have

accomplished this much. In the end, everything we are

doing is purely to empower, educate, and develop our

future leaders as stated in our vision and mission.

Vision

To empower our youngsters to become more expressive

and formulate their own opinion based on facts,

knowledge, and good argumentation.

Mission

To provide our youngsters with debating skills, build up

awareness about being more expressive and to induce the

entire society to support this cause.

Commissioners of “Manera mi bos, no tin dos” 2014-2015

Highlights

On the evening of September 10th, 2014 the registration

process ended with a total of 93 registered young people,

surpassing drastically the projected target.

In the month of October 2014 during the National

Convention of JCI Dutch Caribbean, MMBNTD was

awarded as the Best Local Community Program. It was

truly an honor for the chapter of JCI United Citizens of

Curacao to have accepted this award knowing how much

dedication and effort are put into this project.

Along the course of the project MMBNTD has acquired

support from different prominent young active citizens in

our community. These are namely, Daniel Corsen,

Dargello Lodowica, and Alton Paas.

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Content

Introduction Day Page 2

Speech Craft Sessions Page 2

Certification Ceremony Page 3

“On ku…” Page 3

Newsletter – December 2014

1st Edition

Certification Ceremony Speech Craft Introduction Day

Monthly Newsletter

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Introduction Day

After registration we were completely blown off by the

amount of youngsters interested in participating with

MMBNTD. On the 3rd of October 2014 we welcomed the

group of teenagers on a pleasant evening at Biblioteka

Nashonal Kòrsou. On this day, they were introduced to the

JCI UC team, the trainers, as well as the partners involved

with the project. To cover the number of people registered

we opt to organize a second Introduction Day which took

place on October 11th, 2014 at the facility of Biblioteka

Nashonal Kòrsou.

During the introduction days manuals including rules,

schedules, and general information were handed out.

Watching the number of kids who actually did showed up

motivated us even more to continue with the hard work.

There was also a mingle session afterwards where we had

the chance to exchange a few words with the participants.

One could instantly feel and absorb their positive energy

and their true excitement towards the journey ahead.

MMBNTD finally was made a reality with these young

souls which were ready to start with their first course

‘Speech Craft’ at Biblioteka Nashonal Kòrsou and St.

Jozef.

Speech Craft Sessions

On the 13th of October 2014, was it finally possible to

start providing the participants with their first course

namely, speech craft. The candidates were placed into

groups of minimum eight people. The sessions of speech

craft were given on a weekly basis for six weeks long by

clubs of Toastmasters International. The classes were

extremely interactive, in every class, the participants were

able to do impromptu speaking as well as presenting a

prepared speeches of their own. In addition to the trainers

that were appointed by Toastmasters International, there

was always a commissioner of MMBNTD present during

the sessions for supervision. It was remarkable how each

commissioner had practically the same impression and

feelings about the kids. Observing the children performing

during the classes was very inspiring and we have realized

that courage was the last thing these kids were lacking.

They were very energetic, smart, and most importantly

open to learn more and more.

The duration of each session was two hours in which each

participant had the opportunity to develop among others

their speaking abilities, the importance of body language

during speaking, and how to evaluate.

During the Speech Craft sessions.

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Certification Ceremony

It was a two-day celebration for MMBNTD when

partakers successfully completed the speech craft

sessions. The knowledge gained is not only an advantage

for next year’s debating competition but even more it

should be considered as an added value to the personal

development of each participants. The participants

finalized their first course by providing a three-minute

speech at which friends and family were also invited to be

part of this special occasion. It was all smiles for the kids,

the coordinators, and the organizing team of MMBNTD

when the certificates were handed out. Afterwards there

was certainly time for a toast to congratulate these kids

once more for their achievement that was only possible to

attain through hard work and determination. Even though

they are not aware of this, they are actually the ones who

keep us motivated and going.

“Only by learning shall one develop a learning character that will ultimately

lead by example.”

“On ku…”

On ku Manera mi bos no tin dos is a supportive campaign

that entails the moral support from prominent characters

in our community showing concern for the cause. These

are people who young and elderly look up to, because in

some way they are contributing to the uplifting of the

social responsibility awareness among citizens. Until now

we have three impressive influencers behind this project,

we are referring to the following persons:

Dargello Lodowica represents the baseball team of Atlanta

Braves here on the island by scouting young talented boys

with ambition to become more than just a regular player

in the neighborhood. Furthermore, Dargello does

coaching and training on the field as well as in the sports

center.

Daniel Corsen is a young entrepreneur that focuses on the

improvement of one’s personal development in different

areas and methods, but most importantly thru trainings and

empowerment.

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Alton Paas is a motivational speaker that is touching the

lives of many people around him. He is dedicated to

improve the lives of people with disability especially of

those who are in a wheelchair due to spinal cord injury.

Due to the upcoming holidays MMBNTD will continue

with this amazing group of youngsters in January 2015

with the remaining activities as well as enlighten you with

the latest happenings. If you have any remarks or

questions please do not hesitate to contact us:

maneramibosnotindos@gmail.com.

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