Kibii Foundation

The Kibii Foundation is a new and ambitious organization in Suriname founded by a group of people determined to make a change in the lives of hundreds of people in the district of Marowijne. This district where traditional maroon lifestyle and culture are threatened with demise and the young people from its communities fail to see any possibilities for a hopeful future, is offered a new lease on life by the establishment of the Kibii foundation.

Artist and native of the district of Marowijne Marcel Pinas (Pelgrimkondre, 1971), together with other members of the foundation and a team of local and international supporters, have initiated the Marowijne Project. With its center of activities located in the city of Moengo, the Marowijne Project draws upon the strengths of the art and culture of this beautifully diverse nation to build a new and positive future for the war struck and subsequently neglected communities of Marowijne.

The Kibii Foundation aims to create future perspectives for the youth of Marowijne in their own homesteads. In order to achieve this, the organization will create a multitude of developmental opportunities through an Art Park and a Multi-Cultural Center in the district of Marowijne, based upon the promotion of art, culture and tourism.