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We are very happy to welcome two new students into our Heliconia Community for the academic year 2022-2023: Salsa and Mikhael! Salsa is from the Hati Suci shelter. She enjoys setting clear goals, taking the lead and speaking in public, […]

On 24 May 2022, our cooperation partner Naomi Indah Sari gave birth to her first child: Hugo! Naomi got married to Markus the year before, and they are very happy to welcome their firstborn into their family. Congratulations Naomi and […]

The Heliconia Scholarship Foundation is here today, because of Mr Koijmans, our most special donor. He included our foundation in his will in 2013. He wanted his legacy to contribute to the development of higher education in Indonesia, the country […]

The year 2021 was the second year in which the Heliconia Scholarship Foundation had to select new candidates for the Heliconia Scholarship online, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. When recruiting the new students, we first did a document selection, by […]

Naomi, our Head of Student Affairs, got happily married to her soulmate Markus, in Bandung on May 29th, 2021. Happy wedding dear Naomi! Naomi Indah Sari became our first fulltime employee in December 2019, after having been a volunteer since […]

Over the years, we have learned that commitment to each other is the most important key to our success! Because running a foundation or completing a university education requires dedication and perseverance. We all feel most motivated to give our […]

Graduate Veronica got married to the man she loves, Yeremia, in Jakarta on December 11th, 2020. Happy wedding dear Vero! Vero received the Heliconia Scholarship from 2012 to 2016. She studied Nutritional Science at Universitas Indonesia. Now she works as […]

In 2020, the Heliconia Scholarship Foundation handed out official graduation certificates to all our Heliconia graduates. This year, we decided to make the Heliconia certificates so that graduates can add them to their resume. Obtaining a Heliconia Scholarship and participating […]

Hooray! Sefta has graduated on November 22nd, 2020! The members of the board and cooperation partners of the Heliconia Scholarship Foundation are very proud of her! She graduated with a GPA of 3.54. We are so happy for her. You […]

For the academic year 2020-2021, the Heliconia Scholarship Foundation selected three new students. Welcome Lenny, Nethania, and Paska! All grew up in Hati Suci shelter in Jakarta. Lenny is now enrolled in the Law major at Tarumanagara University, Nethania studies […]

In 2019, the Heliconia Scholarship Foundation changed its name and got a new website! Founders Carli Kooper and Mili Chana started our charity in 2009 as Stichting Heliconia. Stichting means foundation in Dutch, and has to be part of a […]

For the academic year 2019-2020, we have selected five new students for the Heliconia Scholarship. Welcome Clara, Gracia, Reza, Labi and Rizky! Clara grew up in Hati Suci shelter and is now studying Psychology at the Tarumanagara University in Jakarta. […]

On September 29th, 2019, our first graduate Susanah was married to her beloved Mike in Bandung. Happy wedding dear Susan! Susan received a Heliconia Scholarship from 2010 to 2014. She studied Accountancy at Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana in Salatiga, Central […]

On 22 June 2019, our founder and cooperation partner Mili Chana gave birth to her first child: Ruby. Congratulations Mili! After getting married in 2017, she and her husband are very happy to welcome their beautiful daughter into the family. […]

The Heliconia Scholarship Foundation wants to expand our Heliconia Community in the upcoming years. We have ‘dedicated community’ as one of our core values. Our community involves everyone who is part of the foundation: the board members in the Netherlands, […]

In May 2017 and 2018, students, graduates and cooperation partners Mili Chana and Naomi Indah Sari came together to sell second-hand clothes at the annual bazaar at Hati Suci shelter, where some of our students grew up. Everyone had collected […]

Since 2017, graduate Veronica donates a small amount to the foundation each month. A year later, graduate Sherly started donating too. Veronica graduated for Nutritional Science in 2016 and Sherly had her graduation ceremony for Psychology the year after. Both […]

Naomi Indah Sari has officially become our second cooperation partner in Indonesia in February 2018. She has already been working for the Heliconia Scholarship Foundation as a volunteer since 2012 and assisted Mili Chana in her work. Now that our […]

In November 2017, cooperation partner Mili Chana married her beloved Agus in Jakarta. Congratulations! Mili has been involved in the Heliconia Scholarship Foundation since its start in 2009. Co-founder and chairperson Carli Kooper travelled to Jakarta to be present at […]

For the academic year 2017-2018, Yemima was selected for the Heliconia Scholarship and is now studying Pharmacy at Universitas Pancasila in Jakarta. Yemima is enjoying her studies and has fully immersed herself in student life. She was immediately elected ‘Deputy […]

Susi just graduated for Public Accounting at D3 level (higher vocational education) and moved on to S1 level (university education). Congratulations Susi! She started studying at the Trisakti University in Jakarta in September 2014. To obtain her bachelor’s degree in […]

Students Sherly and Veronica graduated in September 2016! We are very proud of them! Veronica graduated for Nutritional Science at the Public Health faculty of Universitas Indonesia. For her thesis, she researched the relationship between food consumption and health in […]

Three new students have been selected for the Heliconia Scholarship in the academic year 2016-2017. Sefta was raised in Hati Suci shelter, where she graduated from high school with excellent grades. She is very motivated to go to university and […]

Cooperation partner Mili Chana visited the Netherlands for the first time! In May 2016 we could finally invite her on this special journey. For Mili it was her first time to travel to Europe. She stayed with chairperson Carli Kooper […]

On October 13, 2015, right after his 90th birthday, Mr Koijmans passed away. Chairperson Carli Kooper visited him just before his passing, to say farewell and sing songs for him, something he always enjoyed. Mr Koijmans passed away peacefully and […]

In September 2014, Susi joined our Heliconia Community and is now studying Accountancy at the Trisakti University in Jakarta. Welcome Susi! Selection of new students is always done in consultation with cooperation partner Mili Chana, the board of the shelters […]

Susanah graduated for the major Accountancy at the Satya Wacana Universitas in Salatiga, in March 2014! She was the first student to receive the Heliconia Scholarship and can be set as an example for all who follow. She completed her […]

Chairperson Carli Kooper visited Jakarta from January to April 2013 for her master’s research for International Development Studies. She investigated the accessibility of tertiary education in Indonesia, by looking at already existing scholarship programs. In addition, she researched how students […]

Mr Koijmans from The Hague has included the Heliconia Scholarship Foundation in his will! The foundation was approached by Mr Koijmans’ business representative in May of last year. Being born in Indonesia, Mr Koijmans has a special connection to the […]

In September 2012, two new students were selected for the Heliconia Scholarship: Veronica and Sherly. Both grew up in the Hati Suci shelter in Jakarta, where they graduated from high school with excellent grades. They are very motivated to continue […]

Queen’s Day is the only day in the year that everyone in The Netherlands is allowed to sell their used items on the streets. Anna and her relatives from Alphen aan den Rijn took the opportunity to sell old products […]

Loes Foundation has donated €500,- to the Heliconia Scholarship Foundation. Loes Foundation is a so-called ‘sleeping’ foundation: it has already achieved its goals, but there are still funds left. Board member Mr. Plantema supports the mission of the Heliconia Scholarship […]

Pub quiz The Heliconia Scholarship Foundation (formerly known as Stichting Heliconia) was invited to the December dinner of the Amsterdam student art association Particolarte, on 11 December 2011. We organised a fun pub quiz with questions about art, film, music, […]

Chairperson Carli Kooper visited cooperation partner Mili Chana in Jakarta in the summer of 2011. First, they went to see Susanah in Salatiga. Susanah is the first student to receive the Heliconia Scholarship (apart from Mili), and studies Accountancy at […]

Magazine Genoeg – Meer doen met minder (Enough – Doing more with less), dedicated a section to the Heliconia Scholarship Foundation (formerly known as Stichting Heliconia) in its April / May issue. You can find us on page 56. Many […]

Folia, the weekly magazine of the University of Amsterdam, published an article about Dutch students who are committed to non-profit organisations. Carli Kooper, our founder and chairperson was interviewed about the Heliconia Scholarship Foundation (formerly known as Stichting Heliconia). We […]

United Academics is an online platform with the aim of making scientific knowledge more accessible. They have offered free advertising space for the Heliconia Scholarship Foundation (formerly known as Stichting Heliconia). Thank you! View the advertisement on page 23 in […]

For the academic year 2010-2011 we have selected the first student to study with a Heliconia Scholarship (apart from cooperation partner Mili): Susanah! Susanah grew up in Dorkas shelter in Jakarta. She graduated from high school with excellent grades and […]

Chairperson Carli Kooper visited our cooperation partner Mili Chana in Jakarta in the summer of 2009. After officially registering the Heliconia Scholarship Foundation in March, it was now the perfect time to meet each other again, discuss our work methods […]

The Heliconia Scholarship Foundation (formerly known as Stichting Heliconia) was established in the notary’s office on 13 March 2009. Our website and policy plan, in which we describe our mission, values and working methods, will be completed in the coming […]