Tiff & Kesh
“This Forest93 ambassadorship holds as much value for us, as our PSA (Persons of Surinamese Descent…”
1 project
93% Bos.
100% Surinaams.
No country on earth has more forest left standing than Suriname: 93% of it is still under canopy. That is not a guarantee — it holds because people keep choosing it, and those people need company.
- ambassadors who put their name to the forest
- 14
- projects, every one of them since 2019
- 31
- villages that had never had a school now have one
- 2
- food gardens feeding children’s homes
- 53
- schools that took on single-use plastic
- 18
- food forest in Suriname, planted in 2024
- 1st
The people behind it
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Irene Meulenberg
“With Forest93, I believe the culture of the indigenous people is valued as much as how people treat…”
2 projects
All Star Fresh (Guan Elmzoon)
DJ, turntablist and producer with a career that began in 1979, and a proud member of the indigenous…
No projects yet
Jean-Pierre “JeanPie” Veira
Cameraman, nature photographer and member of Suriname Snake Patrol, known as “the snake man”. The…
5 projects
SuperSharda (Sharda Johnn)
“The wildlife rangers club should be reinstated as a breeding ground for young people to become…”
2 projects
Lindsey van de Wetering
Amsterdam-based architect, curator, photographer and designer who won a European prize for young…
4 projects
Shaquille “Ququmatz” van Zichem
““Surinamers voor Surinamers”: Together we will Strive for Greatness.”
1 project
Community Tennis Suriname (CTS)
A grassroots tennis club in Commewijne, led by coach Salome Veerman, that has taught almost 600…
No projects yet
Byciel Watsaam
Singer and songwriter with several number 1 hits, winner of Suripop 2018 with the first composition…
2 projects
Tosh “Untoshable” van Dijk
Taekwondo athlete with medals from the Caribbean Championships, South American Games and Pan…
1 project
Danny Jeffrey Vanan “Jeff”
“I support Forest93 as my two cents to help protect our global biodiversity for the benefit of…”
1 project
Dean Gorré
“We have to invest in knowing ourselves; we have to know that each and everyone of us harbors the…”
5 projects
What we have been doing
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Active
Suriname's first food forest
A food forest with a social purpose in Wanica, planted in June 2024. Its fruit is meant for Children's Home Riyos and other children's homes nearby.
- Food security
- Youth
2 ambassadors
Completed
Primary School for indigenous village, Coeroeni
After Amatopo, a second primary school was built in the neighbouring Trio village of Coeroeni, bringing roughly 30 children into formal education without leaving their families.
- Education
- Youth
1 ambassador
Completed
Tiny Food Gardens for children's homes
Garden tables and garden boxes that let children's homes grow their own vegetables and herbs, from a COVID-era fundraiser in 2021 to 53 food gardens in 6 homes by the end of 2023.
- Food security
- Youth
- Education
1 ambassador
Active
Community-archaeology training in south Suriname
A Trio-led project that validates and documents historic finds in south Suriname, training community members to locate and register their own heritage.
- Culture & arts
1 ambassador
Active
Sustainable Water Supply System for Tottikamp
Research and design for a sustainable water system in Tottikamp, a village of around 200 people in Saramacca with no access to safe drinking water.
- Water
Active
Planting in Papa Aswa's agroforest
Fruit trees planted in January 2026 on a future agroforestry plot in Saramacca, where Tiff & Kesh grow produce for their Papa Aswa restaurant in Amsterdam.
- Food security
1 ambassador
Help keep Suriname 93% forest
A donation paid for the first two Bollie de Otter books, which teach Surinamese children aged 4 to 12 to love Mama Sranan. Another became 53 food gardens, so six children’s homes grow their own vegetables. Yours does the next thing on that list.
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