January 25

Early this year, ISDI karate participated in the S.K.G. (Shotokan Karate Germany) Cup 2025 competition held on January 25, 2025 at the Cempaka Putih Sports Hall. 8 ISDI karate athletes, namely: Alfeus, Alice, Egi, Eko, Juan, Jonathan, Michael and Yona, are ready to compete with other school teams. These karate athletes have prepared themselves for training well in advance to compete with their opponents and they are very enthusiastic about participating in the karate competition.

The S.K.G Cup competition was attended by many schools that have karate extracurricular activities, in addition, 8 ISDI karate athletes competed with the Asih Budi school. Wow... today ISDI karate athletes are great and have won 6 gold medals and 2 silver medals. The karate athletes with 6 gold medals are: Alfeus, Alice, Juan, Jonathan, Michael and Yona, while the karate athletes who won silver medals are: Egi and Eko. Thank you to the 8 ISDI karate athletes for winning the S.K.G. competition. Cup 2025 for their efforts and thanks to the S.K.G competition committee team. Cup 2025, hopefully we can meet another opportunity.

Yeaayy... ISDI was invited by SMP Marsudirini Jakarta to do activities together with the theme Spreading Love and Establishing Brotherhood with Ikatan Sindroma Down Indonesia (ISDI).

The activities were decorating cookies, performing modern dance, performing karate, solo keyboard by ISDI CoH students, namely Eko. When decorating cookies, friends from SMP Marsudirini also helped the students of CoH ISDI in decorating cookies and had extraordinary fun, besides the performances from the students of CoH ISDI, there were also performances from friends from SMP Marsudirini... Wow... we even joined in singing and dancing to the front with all the friends there.

Then when performing modern dance, our students together with friends from SMP Marsudirini also did modern dance. Until we saw one of the students of SMP Marsudirini was so amazed that she shed tears because she appreciated the performance of the students of CoH ISDI.

Thank you to Principal Marsudirini, teachers and friends of SMP Marsudirini who have invited us to do activities together. Hopefully we can meet again on another occasion to do activities together.

The donation handover ceremony from Tugu Insurance in collaboration with the Kitabisa.ORG Foundation provided donations to the Indonesian Down Syndrome Foundation in the form of bocee sports facilities, laptops and others. The donation handover from Tugu Insurance and the Kitabisa.ORG Foundation was represented by Mrs. Nashita as Chairperson of ISDI.

During the Bocee sports demonstration, the CoH ISDI students were very happy and the sports demonstration was also attended by the parents of the students. Representatives from Tugu Insurance and the Kitabisa.ORG also attended, they were very enthusiastic about doing activities together and giving encouragement to ISDI friends.

We are very grateful to Tugu Insurance and the Kitabisa.ORG Foundation for their donations, we will use them as best we can and we will train ISDI students to prepare for competitions with other people with disabilities

Batik activities from Palbatu and karate demonstrations in the framework of the 66th Anniversary of the Tarumanagara Foundation at Tarumanagara University, Building M. This event was attended by children from the Center of Hope ISDI and other disabled children such as Rumah Belajar Lidia, Potads and others. The CoH ISDI children were also very happy and enthusiastic in the batik activities accompanied by their respective teachers and parents & companions in taking the wax in the container along with the canting. The children carried out batik activities and created works according to their abilities...

One by one the canting and wax were taken and worked on in the cloth media provided by the committee team. Wow ... the work of the CoH ISDI children was also immortalized by Batik friends from Palbatu. In addition to batik activities, we also did a karate demonstration. The karate demonstration was also witnessed by the rector and all invited guests at Tarumanagara University, all invitees greatly appreciated it with applause when the karate demonstration was finished and felt amazed by the karate performance of the CoH friends. We are also very grateful to the Tarumanagara Foundation for inviting us to the 66th Dirgahayu event and see you on another occasion for our children.

OXONE invited us to a Pickle Ball and Padel event in Bandengan, North Jakarta. The CoH ISDI students were thrilled to be outside of school and enjoy sports with Ms. Yennie and the OXONE team. The expressions on the faces of the CoH ISDI students reflected their joy as they chased the ball and wielded their padel rackets.

Thank you, Ms. Yennie, for the opportunity to participate in Padel with ISDI

Invitation to perform Angklung ISDI in the TERASI (TERAS INSPIRASI) event held by SOVLO on July 10-13, 2025. This time Angklung ISDI performed in front of VIP guests, namely: Mr. Muhammad Fandy Wirawan as Chairman of the West Jakarta Branch Leadership Council of the Creative Economy Movement, Mrs. Cheryl Tanzil as Expert Staff of Deputy V from the Presidential Staff Office, Mr. Djohan as Co-Founder of SOVLO, Mr. Riefian Fajarsyah as President Director of PT Produksi Film Negara & Communication and Information Agency of the National Creative Economy Movement (BAKOMINFO GEKRAFS), Mr. Farazandy as Chairman of the Regional Leadership Council of the National Creative Economy Movement DKI (Chairman of DPW GEKRAFS DKI). The event was very lively, and our friends from ISDI received applause, and many took out their phones to videotape us. Wow, we were so happy to perform, performing Keroncong Kemayoran and We Are The Champion, collaborating with Brother Ganzerlana and Brother Greg. The ISDI Angklung also performed with great enthusiasm, delivering their best songs.

Furthermore, Ms. Aryanti Rosihan Yacub, Founder of ISDI and Chair of the ISDI Advisory Board, also gave a speech before SOVLO was awarded an ISDI certificate of appreciation. We would like to thank SOVLO for inviting us to the TERASI event, and for the smooth running of the event. We hope to see you again soon.

Performing Fashion Parade and Modern Dance in the TERASI event with SOVLO. The fashion parade performance was attended by CoH ISDI friends, the Tanjidor team, SOVLO and Belantara Budaya Indonesia. In addition, CoH ISDI children also performed modern dance with the song Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars, Anak Sekolah by Chrisye and Selamat Ulang Tahun by Jamrud with a collaboration of traditional Sasando music by Brother Ganzerlana and Brother Greg. During our performance, all visitors watched and sang the songs Anak Sekolah and Selamat Ulang Tahun... Wow... the event was really beyond our expectations, it was so lively and the children were happy and enthusiastic in showing their best dance. Thank you to the entire SOVLO team and all those who attended, hopefully we can show our best again.

In celebration of Indonesian Children's Day, ISDI was invited by YIPABK (Yayasan Indonesia Peduli Anak Berkebutuhan Khusus) to participate in the "Indonesia Playing Movement" event. The event was attended by Mrs. Veronica Tan, the Deputy Minister of Pemberdayaan Perempuan dan Perlindungan Anak Indonesia, and we were delighted to have our photo taken with her.

The ISDI children were very enthusiastic and happy during the event, playing games with their friends in various areas, including the Ceria Palace Zone, the Sound Cave Zone, the Peaceful Cloud Zone, and others. Besides playing, we also learned from the games and socialized with our friends.

Thank you to all ISDI participants who helped enliven this event, and thank you to the YIPABK committee. We hope to see you again soon. ❤️

The anniversary celebration of the Center of Hope ISDI brought great joy to all of us. Center of Hope ISDI, a training center for children with Down Syndrome, has been operating since 2009. With the support of parents, teachers, and all participants who have contributed to the advancement of Center of Hope ISDI, we are very proud of the achievements of our children.The celebration was attended by ISDI administrators, teachers, students, and guests from SOVLO. We are also very grateful to SOVLO for collaborating with the Center of Hope ISDI students. The children's work was implemented in Kimonos and Tote Bags, which are available to the public at SOVLO stores online and offline.

We hope that Center of Hope ISDI will continue to work diligently, enthusiastically advancing students and promoting to the community that children with disabilities can achieve the same achievements and abilities as their peers, and that they will show their support for those with Down Syndrome.

British School Jakarta (BSJ) invites ISDI annually for the 2025 Biathlon. This year's competition is different from previous years. While ISDI included 40 participants in the previous year, this year ISDI is allowing 50 participants to participate in the swimming and running competitions. Wow... the enthusiasm of ISDI's friends to participate in BSJ is overwhelming. After the run, we also received medals and goodie bags. Wow, the ISDI students were so happy.

Thank you British School Jakarta for opening this valuable opportunity for ISDI's friends... See you at the 2026 Biathlon.

The Down Syndrome Awareness Month event held by ISDI-OXONE on October 29, 2025, was very lively. The event was a cake-making and cake-decorating competition attended by students from the Center of Hope ISDI and invited guests, including: Bank Index, Bank BNI, Suhu Xian Xiang, Mr. Yongki Komaladi, Ms. Lanneke (Lovely Hands Community), Ms. Valencia (Rumah Harapan Indonesia), and Bank BRI. In addition to the competition, ISDI also introduced the invited guests that the students of the ISDI Center of Hope can also create, have value, and have high spirits in carrying out their daily activities. For the cake-making and cake-decorating competition, we are very grateful to the sponsor, PT. Octa Utama (OXONE), who participated in the Down Syndrome Awareness Month event. This competition also allowed students and guests to collaborate in weighing cake ingredients, baking cakes, and decorating cakes.

In addition, the competition prizes were sponsored by OXONE and other prizes were sponsored by guests such as: BRI Bank which provided Brizzi cards for 1 group of 5 people, Index Bank which provided goodie bags for all CoH ISDI students, Mr. Yongki Komaladi from sponsor PT. Madona who provided a very nice small pillow. We ISDI are very happy and the guests also felt the joy and excitement, because they could unite with friends with Down Syndrome disabilities. Thank you to everyone who has participated in the Down Syndrome Awareness Month event in October 2025, hopefully we can meet again on another occasion.

12 ISDI students and 8 teachers and chaperones enlivened the Blackpink concert at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Day 1, November 1, 2025.

The concert was very lively and we were happy to see Blackpink live, including Jennie, Lisa, Rose, and Jisoo...❤️

Yeayyy!!! Thank you @ime_indonesia for the free tickets to ISDI.❤️❤️

ISDI participated in a bazaar held by Tugu Insurance at Wisma Tugu, South Jakarta, on Monday, November 17, 2025.

The ISDI Center of Hope students assigned to the bazaar were Michael Rosihan Yacub and Sisca Harsono, accompanied by Tri Suyitno and Hesty.

Some of ISDI's flagship products, including Sago Cheese cookies, were a big seller. Other products, including Choi Kao So cookies, cornflakes, children's coloring tote bags, greeting cards, tumblers bag, and multipurpose pouches, were also popular with those in attendance.

Thank you to Tugu Insurance for providing the ISDI CoH students with the opportunity to learn self-confidence and interact with the employees at the bazaar.

ISDI participated in a fashion show and modern dance competition held by Belantara Budaya Indonesia and Pertamina IEP with the theme "Sahabat In Action Vol. 3."

ISDI students have been training for this competition for years, and the participants were very enthusiastic and happy.

Hopefully, there will be more competitions for our friends with disabilities, so they have more opportunities to show off their skills. ❤️

The ISDI team participated in the Fun Walk event commemorating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities held by the Ministry of Social Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia at the Hotel Indonesia Roundabout... The event was attended by all kinds of people with disabilities in Indonesia. Thank you, Ministry of Social Affairs, hopefully we will meet again on another occasion... ❤️