Policy

The Van Deventer-Maas Stichting (VDMS) supports education in Indonesia, chiefly by awarding scholarships and subsidizing educational projects.

The ‘stichting’ changed its policy as of 2005 and subsequently developed after from a charity foundation into a professional organization cooperating with Indonesian organizations.

  • A project is now a cooperative enterprise, carried out by a well governed organisation
  • Procedures are designed to be as simple as possible
  • Proper business practices (zakelijkheid) are based on criteria (SWOT, 'renstra')
  • The granting system is standardized and transparent.
  • Capacity building is supported
  • Student administration occurs via internet.

The policy change was reviewed by a panel composed of organizations from all over Indonesia participate.
This ‘Gardenia’ group convenes once a year.