Most members of the E.M.T. family today have been friends for a long time. The bond between these friends have grown so strong throughout the years that they became a family.
A close family bond is the solution to many of the trials life throws at you. Tough times are inevitable and the way to survive them is the same as it is for any other storm. Create a strong foundation. That foundation is what has kept this family together for so long. The strong family bond is what will not come untethered when the hard winds blow. This family has been trough good and rough times and still remain strong together. This solid foundation is what the growth and future of E.M.T. Curaçao is based on.
Our journey together in the first aid sector started in the year 2001 and have been active ever since. We started out with the “Blauwe Kruis” association up to the year 2011. The original E.M.T. Group was established in the year 2012. In the year 2017 we we’re called back to the “Blauwe Kruis” association to help build it back from the ground up. After two years of hard work and effort we have managed to successfully rebuild the “Blauwe Kruis” association, which is known today as E.H.B.O. Curaçao.
During these two years we have build strong bonds with various local and international organizations. We as a team strongly believe in working together to achieve common goals.
In late 2019 we decided that we have done all we could to help reestablish E.H.B.O. Curaçao and it was time to move on. A new start, a new family venture has begun. A new journey for E.M.T. Curaçao has started.
We started out strong by preparing everything we needed to officially establish E.M.T. Curaçao as a non-profit foundation and register in the Curaçao Chamber of Commerce. Then… with no real tangable warning, like… and I quote; “Iceberg, right ahead!”, Covid-19 hit our community in a hard way in March of 2020. It felt like somebody hit the emergency brake on our train that was traveling on full speed. Covid-19 is an invisible enemy that our generation has never seen, let alone dealt with before. It’s like fighting an invisible enemy in the world’s largest lockdown.
We were heartbroken, but yet we remain vigilant. This is the time, a once in a lifetime moment where your strong family bond is tested. That solid foundation that we are talking about that remains strong when the hard winds blow. Yes! It took a bit for us to gather ourselves and then we pushed on! We managed to establish and register E.M.T. Curaçao on March 11th of 2020 as mentioned in our mission and vision statement.
As of April 20th 2020, E.M.T. Curaçao is also officially registered as member of the “Oranje Kruis” organization.