COVID-19 Relief
K1 Direct is currently assisting St Maarten by providing emergency logistics and conducting the collaborated distribution across Dutch St Maarten - which as a tourism-dependent island has been hard-hit economically by COVID-19.
Through warehousing, coordination of logistics, data management, packaging, distribution and more - K1 Direct is helping to ensure that those in need of help are assisted during this ongoing crisis.
NIPA Carpentry Course
Local youth have started and completed a comprehensive carpentry course, in which they have obtained an international certification from MIC Institution of Technology. The course is in partnership with the National Institute for Professional Advancement (NIPA) which is sponsored by Holland America Line & The Dutch Disaster Fund.
The course is specially held for vulnerable young people of St. Maarten between the ages of 16 and 25, and the aim is to provide the youth with new skills in the area of carpentry. K1 identified the construction field as key job market that youth would become immediately employable post Hurricane Irma. The certification will enable the youth to gain short and long term employment while giving St. Maarten’s construction industry confident, skilled workers.
Founding Sponsor
At Holland America Line, we believe travel has the power to change the world. We consider it our higher purpose to help make the world a better place through opening minds, building connections, and inspiring a shared humanity.
