ABOUT
INDONESIA HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Dr. Ratna Megawangi and Dr. Sofyan A. Djalil established Yayasan Warisan Nilai Luhur Indonesia, also known as Indonesia Heritage Foundation (IHF), in June 2000. IHF is a nonprofit organization focusing on character-building and improving the quality of education. The establishment of IHF was motivated by the eagerness to create solutions toward why people who already know and understand morals and ethics do not show behavior in accordance with those moral and ethical principles.
We realize that the biggest challenge with education in Indonesia facing the 21st century is building the national character and designing a creative generation with Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). Therefore, IHF has established research and development of The Nine Pillars of Character and education strategy called Character Based Holistic Education (CBHE).
Vision
Building a nation with good character, intelligence, and creativity.
Mission
- We are creating a high-quality learning model to develop an individual's character, intelligence, and creativity as life-long learners called Character Based Holistic Education (CBHE).
- We are creating educational institutions as a model for early childhood, elementary, secondary education, and college.
- Spreading the character education method effectively (knowing the good, loving the good, and doing the good) through applying pillars characters +K4 (keeping clean, keeping tidy, keeping healthy, and keeping safe).
- We are facilitating the promotion of the CBHE model by establishing Karakter School and adopting the CBHE model by providing training for teachers, modules, and other needed materials for schools.
- Becoming an agent of change to create a society with character by publishing books, bulletins, advocacy, social campaigns, posters, seminars, etc.
The IHF’s Policy Statements
- Indonesia Heritage Foundation is a non-political and non-sectarian foundation. Therefore, values of character developed are universal ( across religions, cultures, and beliefs).
- The Indonesia Heritage Foundation runs on the highest governance that strictly adheres to fairness, transparency, accountability, and responsibility principles.
- It is a core belief that every resource entrusted to us is a sacred trust from God and our donors. Therefore stewardship is an essential part of our work. IHF is committed to financial transparency. We carefully use donated funds and resources as intended and implement our programs.
- Public Accountant Company annually audits the IHF’s Financial. Since 2016, the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has audited the foundation's finances with consistently Unqualified Opinion results.
- The average overhead cost is maintained at no more than 12% of IHF’s total revenues.
- Board of Trustees and Board of Supervisors work as volunteers.
IHF Values
We are committed to establish 9 Pillars of Character in our work and personal lives.
We appreciate the differences and uniqueness of every person.
We think positively, walk the talk, and are reliable.
We demonstrate care, respect, and wholehearted service.
We are creative, agile, and passionate about learning new things.
