About Club17
Sustainability in action. Not in promotion.
Club17 is independent platform where partners turn the Sustainable Development Goals into local action on Curaçao.
The SDGs are not rules. They are a shared language. They help translate big goals into Curaçao’s local reality.
They also make it easier to create common ground between government, businesses, NGOs and communities. And because countries worldwide work with the same framework, Curaçao connects to global knowledge and experience.
Club17 Curaçao brings partners together
to move from ideas to action.
Four times a year
Partners meet to share knowledge, connect expertise and start joint projects.
Between meetings
Collaboration continues through projects and working groups.
Partners contribute with knowledge to the Club17 partner platform.
This is how shared ambition turns into visible impact on Curaçao.
Club17 Curaçao started from action. From a concrete partnership around the Water Refill Program Curaçao, aimed at reducing single-use plastic on the island.
In 2019, partners signed an intention statement to work together on a more sustainable Curaçao. For both current and future generations.
Not as a campaign, but as a shared responsibility.
During and after the pandemic, this partnership grew.
Partners saw that many initiatives already existed on the island but were often working separately. The need for connection, structure and a shared direction became clear.
From that moment, Club17 evolved into an independent platform.
A place where partners collaborate across sectors, guided by the Sustainable Development Goals, and supported by a clear governance model.
D-TAP Foundation initiated Club17 Curaçao on a non-profit basis and supported the setup of the network and its first projects.
Today, Club17 is locally anchored and built around shared ownership and collaboration.
Club17 Curaçao uses a governance model that is rarely seen internationally. It prevents any single party or sector from steering the agenda.
• A Council of Advice with equal voices. NGOs, businesses, and government are all represented.
• The next generation is included at the table. The Council of 17 in collaboration with the University of Curaçao formally advises the Council of Advice.
The model gives a strong role to co-creation and transparency, using the SDGs as a shared framework.
This independent and cross-sector approach is recognized and shared internationally as an example of effective collaboration for a sustainable future of Curaçao.
Tangible impact across Curaçao, backed by real numbers.
