WILLEMSTAD – Fundashon Kas Popular (FKP), in collaboration with the Ministry of Traffic, Transport and Urban Planning (VVRP), has presented the final decision document of Mi Kas Awor to the government of Curaçao. The document lays the foundation for a structural reform of the island’s housing policy and formalizes Mi Kas Awor as a national housing program.
According to FKP, the program is financially indisputable. It foresees a total public investment of 471 million guilders and structural revenues of 838 million guilders, derived from property tax, leasehold, and the sale of existing homes. Over a period of 60 years, this would generate a net result of 454 million guilders, averaging 7.6 million guilders per year. The figures demonstrate that Mi Kas Awor is not a financial burden but an investment that pays for itself while strengthening public finances in the long term.
The program is also described as socially transformative. Over the next 15 years, it is expected to create more than 31,700 jobs and lift approximately 5,000 people above the poverty line, reducing poverty on the island by 10 to 15 percent. Affordable homes will be made available across all income groups, including the most vulnerable, supported by purchase subsidies that give families ownership, stability, and the opportunity to build wealth. In doing so, Mi Kas Awor seeks to break the cycle of rental subsidies that foster dependency, and instead chart a path toward independence and value creation for Curaçaoan households.
Politically, the program follows internationally tested models such as Colombia’s Mi Casa Ya and the Dominican Republic’s Ciudad Juan Bosch. These initiatives have successfully provided home ownership to hundreds of thousands of families, proving that housing is a cornerstone of social stability and economic growth. By adapting such models to local realities, Curaçao is choosing a path with proven results.
The urgency of the program is underscored by the island’s housing crisis. Tourism pressures and the growth of short-term rentals have significantly reduced the stock of affordable homes, leaving thousands of families at risk of being displaced. Each month of delay, according to the report, only increases scarcity, drives up prices, and heightens social tensions. Mi Kas Awor is presented as the only realistic, feasible, and sustainable solution. It signals a fundamental policy shift: from dependency to independence, from passive spending to productive investment, and from temporary relief to long-term asset building.
With the adoption of Mi Kas Awor, Curaçao sets a new course toward a socially just, economically resilient, and politically stable future. The program is framed not as the choice of a single administration, but as an irreversible legacy for generations to come.
