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News and Event Past Events Activities of ISDI 2018
Activities of ISDI 2018 |
| January 01 |
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2018... |
| January 08-12 | It is such a rare occasion that a media television would want to shoot a person and her various accomplishments for a whole week to air 20 minutes of prime time program. This wonderful change is bestowed upon Mrs. Aryanti Rosihan Yacub as Founder of The Indonesian Down Syndrome Society, a non-profit organization which was established on 21st April 1999. The shooting comprised of Mrs. Aryanti and the activities of her Center of Hope ISDI, her son Michael Rosihan Yacub and other students from the center. ISDI is very grateful and thankful to Jawapostv for covering its existence and programs for people born with Down syndrome. This should be seen as a form of raising awareness and that we should recognize them as equal and without discrimination. |
| January 13 |
It is an honor to be invited to perform at a 72nd birthday celebration of such a kind, gracious and generous man. His name is Mr. Jim Halim. Opa Jim or grandpa Jim was so attentive towards our team and bestow kisses and hugs to all our performers. The event was held at Oria, Jl. KH. Wahid Hasyim No. 85, Central Jakarta. It was fun as well as touching. Both sides feel happy. |
| February 21 | For The World Down Syndrome Day celebration, Bobo magazine… decades old children magazine, is raising awareness through ISDI, its Center of Hope ISDI and Mrs. Aryanti Rosihan Yacub as a Founder by exposing the existence and activities of ISDI, Center of Hope and Mrs. Aryanti. Key to this exposure is life skills and talents and achievements of its students.. to overcome their complex disabilities to be able to be self independent. On the same date, several students from The University of Indonesia, were surveying our Center of Hope and meeting and joining our angklung activity to understand the world of Down syndrome to raise awareness at their 16th FEB UI Cup on 28th April. |
| February 25 |
GASHUKU.. a prerequisite exercise for all karatekas who are going to take the Kyu or exam for new belt. The event was a first for ISDI since our karate lesson was established on 10 September 2017. The event took place at Taman Wiladatika Cibubur, East Jakarta. |
| March 04 | It is the first time for our karateka Inkai Dojo 37 ISDI to take up KYU exam which is held at GOR Makasar, Jl. Gelanggang Remaja No. 43, East Jakarta. It was both a total awareness and great achievement for us parents of special needs children, the community and the world of Karate. The applause was louder than the noise of restless other karatekas. Such a touching scene. |
| March 08 | An appropriate theme of “Disabilities Women can Change the World” at a celebration for Women’s Day, held at Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jl. Cikini Raya No. 73, Menteng, Central Jakarta. 7 ISDI’s Balinese Pendet dancers performed to their best ability and was applauded by a mesmerised audience. |
| March 17,24 & 25 |
In the wake of celebrating The World Down Syndrome Day 2018, this year marked the first three days celebration starting on 17th of March with competition of a variety of talent shows in music and dances that of folklore and modern as well as fashion show. On the 24th with talkshows and the final round of the competitions for those winners on the 17th . Students from our Center of Hope ISDI participated and won several places: 1. Hip Hop modern dance: 1st Place danced by 7 seven dancers. 2. Folklore Dance by individual: 2nd Place danced by Miss Angelina Lucas 3. Folklore Dance by group: 2nd Place danced by Master Rainer Adhyatmika Wijaya and Miss Ruth Monica 4. Fashion show by individual: 2nd Place by Miss Lani Regina Saputra It was a really long day of competition because so many Special Needs people participated, but everyone was happy because everyone is a winner. |
| March 19 | To celebrate The World Down Syndrome Day, Kompas TV approached ISDI and asked permission to cover the story of ISDI and our Center of Hope ISDI at our compound at Sunter, North Jakarta and bowling practice at Jaya Ancol Bowling also at North Jakarta. Bowling being our newly programmed activity and the first in Special Olympics program…we practise for the upcoming tournament on Saturday 24th March…as an evaluation event. Mrs. Aryanti as the founder of ISDI, was interviewed as well as Mrs. Go Ie Ha representing parents and Mrs. Liana Djayadi as coach and teacher of Center of Hope ISDI. The cover story was aired on 21st March… the Celebration of the World Down Syndrome Day 2018. |
| March 24 | Bowling: A new and additional to the several variety of Special Olympics sports list for Indonesia. Bowling is not an easy kind of sport, it involves strength which is vital for Down syndrome since they have poor muscle tone, it involves coordination of the function of the brain, eye and hand…and feet and movement…all done at one swing…not easy for Down syndrome especially with the low ability. On Saturday the 24th of March, Bowling became official additional sports to Indonesia when SOIna – Special Olympics Indonesia collaborated with Millenium Bowling Club to cement and officiated the sports by having a tournament at the old Jaya Ancol Bowling, North Jakarta. It was an introduction and the first in Indonesia. But ISDI’s bowling athletes gain achievements and appreciation from committee members, supporters, parents, coaches and everyone who was there. The achievement list is as follows: Men Division 1: 1. Michael Rosihan Yacub: 2nd Place with score 101 2. Egidius Adythia Susanto: 5th Place with score 78 3. Toho Francisco: 6th Place with score 71 Men Division 2: 1. Irvan Mora Giovano: 2nd Place with score 65 2. Emil Hidayat: 6th Place with score 22 Women Division 1: 1. Sisca Harsono: 2nd Place with score 78 2. Jeannie Jennifer: 5th Place with score 60 3. Maureen Marcia: 6th Place with score 58 Women Division 2: 1. Michelle Mardiono: 1st Place with score 51 2. Juliwati Japi: 3rd Place with score 49 3. Reviera Novita Standy: 4th Place with score 40 4. Chitra Astono: 5th Place with score 38 5. Maria Catriona: 6th Place with score 18 Amazing… well done everyone |
| March 25 | Angklung ISDI gives a good and solid performance at the invitation of Dreamdelion..an organization focussing of social welfare by assisting local economic empowerment, education, health issues of a community. It was held at Green Pramuka Mall, Central Jakarta. The event was a whole day celebration for disabilities…and was filled with a variety of talent show, talk show, story telling, bazaar selling products made by people with disabilities. It was a very memorable event. Everybody was happy. |
| May 11 | Clean Our Ocean is our mission for this year. IBM and partners are campaigning The World Ocean Day throughout Indonesia for a clean up our beautiful ocean. ISDI was a part of this great campaign. It is also the date of launching Jakarta Aquarium, a first for Indonesia open for public situated at the new Neo Soho Mall, West Jakarta. We had a great time watching and seeing all the many various kinds of fishes and sea urchins from our ocean. To further enhance the situation, we wear hats depicting sea life. |
| May 13 |
We continue to celebrate World Ocean Day with performances during the car free day hours with Angklung, Karate and Hip Hop dance. |
| May 22 | ISDI attended the communication forum organised by the Para Games committee at the JS Luwansa Hotel for the disable for the coming Asian Para Games 2018, in Jakarta on 6-13 October. The forum was opened by the Chair of INAPGOC (Indonesian Para Games Organizing Committee) Mr. Raja Sapta Oktohari. There will be thousands of disable athletes competing from 42 countries from Asia. |
| May 23 | A special visit by Mr. Thomas R. Bendel, Head Master of NJIS ( North Jakarta Intercultural School) located at Jln. Boulevard Bukit Gading Raya, West Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta. The visit was to see whether a possible collaboration between the two schools in any program can be done in the future. |
| May 24 |
A profile of our Chairwoman, Mrs. Aryanti Rosihan Yacub is being covered by HJ Production House in Her Story. It is a story of her journey of life and her ISDI as the founder with a great mission and vision for people born with Down syndrome in Indonesia. |
| May 30 | A few Indonesian students from Nottingham University, Malaysia came to our Center of Hope to mingle and see first hand of our activities and to present their donation to us. The day was filled with laughter and seemingly fast friendship. We do hope it will be long lasting. |
| June 28 |
ISDI is honored that we are in the calendar of the British Embassy for various events but especially so for the birthday celebration of The Queen Of England, Elizabeth II. This year was celebrated at the Grand Ballroom of the Fairmont Hotel, Jln. Asia Afrika, South Jakarta. The invitation was issued by His Excellency Mr. Moazzam Malik, The Ambassador of The United Kingdom to Indonesia. |
| July 04 | Da Ai TV through their “Hallo Indonesia” program covering our activities in our Center of Hope ISDI for their 9th July air show. |
| July 17-18 | HJ Production House continues with their covering the activities of our students at Center of Hope ISDI for the profile of Mrs. Aryanti Rosihan yacub “Her Story”. |
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July 31 - August 02 |
Our Angklung and Dance group outing to Bandung which starts with a three hour or so train ride. It was jam packed with programs full of fun games, bon fire and of course our famed life skills program for students. |
| August 04 | The Junior Chamber International or JCI held an evening of award giving celebration to 10 young adults championing in fields of which was held at The Ciputra Artpreneur building at Ciputra World 1, Jl. Prof. Dr. Satrio, Central Jakarta. In this prestigious event, ISDI was invited to give their best performances in a traditional folklore dance as well as the modern dance of Hip Hop. It was such a fun and happy event for our dancers, who of course were applauded with such enthusiasm by all the audience. |
| September 08 | On the 7th anniversary of The Karate UNJ CUP, UNJ is University of Jakarta, was celebrating the event with a championship of Dojo 37 which ISDI is a member of. ISDI, as a special unit of Dojo 37, participated in the exhibition of KATA 1 & 3 to the roaring crowd accepting our special needs karateka as equal. It was such a proud moment for us. Slowly we are being accepted as part of their big family. The event was held at Ciracas Sports Center, Jl. Raya Bogor KM 25-26. East Jakarta |
| September 09 | The musical Angklung ISDI performed at Sunday GKI Church prayer of Kavling Polri, Jelambar West Jakarta. It became a special event for the congregation as they have never seen special needs young adults were able to perform music as a group. So the atmosphere became alive and full of happiness and a pleasant surprise. |
| September 16 | Not all events are only to show case and to raise awareness of our existence, but once in a while we also contributed to a good cause. This is when we joined forces with NES, the fashion house of Helen Dewi Kirana Ogylvie and team to raise awareness of Jakarta without plastic…in this case plastic straws. ISDI participated all the way from buddy walk to performing Hip Hop dance, a dance which raise, create and spread such good energy all around. The buddy walk started at eatery Yoshinoya Kemang and end at Synthesis Residence Kemang, South Jakarta |
| September 29 | ISDI has the great honor to participate in raising awareness of forthcoming great event of the 3rd Asian Para Games to be held in Jakarta on 6th-13th October at the newly renovated Sports Center Gelora Bung Karno, Senayan. This raise awareness event was being promoted at the Bintaro Jaya Xchange Mall a busy Saturday where crowds could gather and enjoy our performances of Balinese dance and Hip Hop dance. For the first time our violinist Mr. Robby Eko collaborated with Rhythm Tention band to play a few songs which ended up longer then should be due to popular demand... a happy popular demand or rather a standing ovation so to speak. |
| October 06 | Indonesia became the first host country to stage the 3rd Asian Para Games and with such glamour, this is evident in the opening ceremony involving many aspect of Indonesia’s diverse culture, race and religious beliefs, all live happily under the Bhinneka Tunggal Ika, a slogan of Unity in Diversity. The opening celebration was attended by The President of Indonesia, Mr. Ir. H. Joko Widodo and First Lady, Mrs. Iriana Joko Widodo, Vice President, Mr. H. Yusuf Kalla and Second Lady, Mrs. Mufidah Yusuf Kalla and the Chairman of INAPGOC, Mr. Raja Sapta Oktohari and of course a host of VVIP invitees. ISDI’s best and proudest moment was when our own Mr. Michael Rosihan Yacub performed his best as GONG MAN... Eliminating rules that Intellectual Disability is not part of Paralympics athletes. We embrace all special athletes, no discrimination and to show that we have become one big family of special people. Michael was chosen for his many national and international sports achievements. |
| October 12-14 | This year’s British Council agenda’s highlight was the Festival Bebas Batas (Festival to show case the many talents of people with diverse disabilities). ISDI participated in and was chosen for 5 of our best students’paintings and dance performances and a special and a first time ever opportunity to walk the fashion runway at the Jakarta Fashion Week. We lost..but had great fun aand happy. Namira Zania Siregar, special Down syndrome was chosen to walk it. Hurah for Namira who made us all so very proud , as she became the first Indonesian fashion show model. |
| October 28 | Since 2004, ISDI has worked closely with Family Dentistry Clinic in raising awareness about the important of mout hygiene and clean teeth for people with Down syndrome by giving free annual check- up and cleaning of the mouth and teeth. The address is: Jl. Panglima Polim II N0. 2, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta. This year’s list was more than ever before and more of the youngsters as the older ones are already able to maintain their mouth hygiene. |
| October 29 | Today is such a special day… the beginning of a dream come true and target of our program since 2009 of Center of Hope ISDI to send back to the community our young adults of the real world. Makarim & Taira S. Law Firm has graciously and so generously extended an invitation to give our students chances to work and practise work in the real world. Our students of Class A, under the supervison of Mrs. Liana Chu and Mrs. Dewi Wardhani Suratika and Mrs. Aryanti R. Yacub went to the offices at Summitmas I building 16-17 floor, Jl. Jend. Sudirman, South Jakarta to say hello and familiarise the offices and the work and get to know each other before the actual start of our collaboration. We can’t thank Makarim & Taira. S Law Firm enough for this awesome and wonderful opportunity. The future looks bright for our ISDI and Down syndrome community. Bless the wonderful team of Makarim & Taira.S Law Firm. |
| November 11 | Karateka INKAI Dojo 37 ISDI will give an exhibition and participate in the parade at the Championship Karate INKAI se JABODETABEK ( Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi). It will be held at the Ciracas Sports Center, Jl. Raya Bogor KM 25-26, East Jakarta |
| November 18 | ISDI will bring 40 strong athletes to the British School biathlon this year, more than before. As always it will be fun and energetic for all parents and kids and of course applauded and supported by the British School teachers, parents and student |
| December 01 | ISDI’s dancers gave a good performance of The Lenggang Betawi folklore dance from native Jakarta/Betawi at the Volunteer Festival Day celebrated by many volunteers from all walks of life and provinces of Indonesia in such diverse subjects. It was an eye opener for them since this is the first time disable people were invited to show case their limited abilities and to remove the negative stigma of they are worthless. We are not worthless!!! In fact we were greeted by applause, applause and more applause..which just showed that we were appreciated and that we were awesome.. |
| December 11 |
In celebrating Xmas this year, our Center of Hope ISDI greeted guests from The Lion’s Club-Tulip ladies to have fun, singing, laughter and togetherness with us for the day. It was the beginning of friendship leading to the big event of 21st of March…The World Down Syndrome Day…which The Lion’s Club –Tulip will be collaborating with Alliera Fashion House celebrating it with a fashion show do. Our students will be their fashion models walking the runway. It will be the first ever in Indonesia and probably the world with special guest star Miss Madeline Stuart as the main professional model and who is also a Down syndrome…the first in the world to be a Down syndrome model professionally. She is Australian and has walked at the New York Fashion week. We are super excited about this up and coming event. |
| December 20 |
Still on the festive season and the up and coming long holiday, we took time out to have a time of relax and fun lunch at the favourite jaunt the KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken). It is as always with these bunch of young adults DS, a day of laughter and chit chat and good friendship and fun. |
| December 21 | Still yet on the Xmas festivities, we end the school day by exchanging gifts, all presents/gifts bought prior to the day. It was equally fun because as each of the students become each other’s Santa Claus bearing their wishful gift, thus everyone has their wish come true and be happy. |
| Merry Xmas and Happy New Year 2019 |
About Us
ISDI (Ikatan Sindroma Down Indonesia or Indonesian Down syndrome Society) was formally established on 21 st April 1999. A non-profit support group of parents, medical professions, special-needs experts, teachers, and all of those who have deep concern.
We, as parents are very concerned of the future of children with Down syndrome in Indonesia especially when little is done to support them by the government or other non-profit organizations.
We so look forward towards a better future by sharing our experiences and supporting each other in our monthly gatherings. This way we gain knowledge and our children benefit from our experiences.