Festival Handai Indonesia (FHI)
Handai Indonesia is a designation used by the Agency for Language Development and Cultivation for foreign nationals who are proficient in Indonesian and have an understanding of Indonesian society, culture, and civilization. To provide a platform for foreign speakers to demonstrate their proficiency in using bahasa Indonesia creatively, the Agency for Language Development and Cultivation, through the Center for Language and Literature Empowerment, organizes Festival Handai Indonesia (FHI). FHI is carried out through various bahasa Indonesia competitions.
FHI Development
| Year | Number of Participants | Number of Countries | Types of Competition |
| 2020 | 167 | 30 | Storytelling, Singing, Speech, News Reporting, Declamation, Stand-up Comedy, Roleplaying |
| 2021 | 140 | 36 | Storytelling, Singing, Speech, News Reporting, Poetry Recitation, Stand-up Comedy |
| 2022 | 130 | 33 | Storytelling, Singing, Speech, News Reporting, Poetry Recitation, Stand-up Comedy, Musical Poetry, Roleplaying |
| 2023 | 146 | 29 | Storytelling, Singing, Speech, News Reporting, Poetry Recitation, Stand-up Comedy, Musical Poetry, Roleplaying, Reciprocal Pantun |
| 2024 | 546 | 78 | Storytelling, Singing, Pantun, Speech, Poetry Recitation, Letter Writing, News Reporting |
| 2025 | 436 | 60 | Storytelling, Singing, Pantun, Speech, Poetry Recitation |
List of FHI Best Participants
| Types of Competition | Name | Country of Origin | Award |
| 2025 | |||
| Storytelling | Sundas Ejaz | Pakistan | First Place |
| Rashid Khatbullin | Russian Federation | Second Place | |
| Angelia Sistiana Da Costa | Timor-Leste | Third Place | |
| Singing | Nidawan Asavataweechok | Thailand | First Place |
| Beatricia Da Costa Araujo | Timor-Leste | Second Place | |
| Kristen Elizabeth Spangenberg | United States of America | Third Place | |
| Pantun | Firadao Waehama | Thailand | First Place |
| Nadia Amira | Malaysia | Second Place | |
| Azzam Ali Mohammed | Yemen | Third Place | |
| Speech | Bekzod Abduvoitov | Uzbekistan | First Place |
| Angus Adam Wood | Australia | Second Place | |
| Nazgul Anvarbek Kyzy | Kyrgyzstan | Third Place | |
| Poetry Recitation | Awabeen Samsuding | Thailand | First Place |
| Sean Ryan Hyink | United States of America | Second Place | |
| Ajunia Allianca Da Silva | Timor-Leste | Third Place | |
| Types of Competition | Name | Country of Origin | Award |
| 2024 | |||
| Storytelling | Aymen Mouhine | Morocco | First Place |
| Kreyya Dany | Cambodia | Second Place | |
| Madeleine Weiss Priyambodo | Swiss | Third Place | |
| Singing | José Carlos Waitilla Silla | Timor-Leste | First Place |
| Deonizio Mazarello Viana Soares | Timor-Leste | Second Place | |
| Reneta Nikolova Koleva | Bulgaria | Third Place | |
| Pantun | Nor Najihah Saad | Thailand | First Place |
| Laila Ahmad Elsayed Mohammed Alshoky | Egypt | Second Place | |
| Abdalghali Abdallah Mohammed Abdallah | Sudan | Third Place | |
| Speech | Fanesya Anastasya Meak da C. Fernandes | Timor-Leste | First Place |
| Mariata Diny | Madagascar | Second Place | |
| Noah David Sander | United States of America | Third Place | |
| Poetry Recitation | Jungeun Kee | South Korea | First Place |
| Ruwaida Aleemama | Thailand | Second Place | |
| Haruka Aoki | Japan | Third Place | |
| Letter Writing | Bo Liku Rasmussen | Denmark | First Place |
| Christine Damböck | Germany | Second Place | |
| Florence Hartinie Wangsabesari-Jamin | Suriname | Third Place | |
| News Reporting | Helene Farrell Bee | United States of America | First Place |
| Miss Nuro Sabuela | Thailand | Second Place | |
| Elizaveta Lebedeva | Russian Federation | Third Place | |
| Types of Competition | Name | Country of Origin | Award |
| 2023 | |||
| Reciprocal Pantun | Mona Fawzy, Hager Mahmoud | Egypt | First Place |
| Alarina Alves do Nascimento, Fervan | Timor-Leste | Second Place | |
| Saychaleun Sayavong, Keoketphet Ninthavong | Laos | Third Place | |
| Storytelling | Sara Mustafa Sayed Ali | Egypt | First Place |
| Givania Soares Bento | Timor-Leste | Second Place | |
| Geraldine Yam | Laos | Third Place | |
| Stand-up Comedy | Kidtamungkone Duangvichit | Laos | Category A Award |
| Sohila Ahmad | Egypt | Category B Award | |
| Dima Al Hasan | Lebanon | Category C Award | |
| Roleplaying | Baquita Aniceto Nunes, Francisco Bijai Cofi Putra Pinto, Joao Baptista Maria da Cruz Mauno | Timor-Leste | Category A Award |
| Robinson Jose Valentim, Lubenito Bereloi, Beatriz Soares | Timor-Leste | Category B Award | |
| No Sa, Saly Sanas | Cambodia | Category C Award | |
| Musical Poetry | Noha Gharib Ahmed Hassan Abdelaal | Egypt | Category A Award |
| Laura Imaculada de Sousa | Timor-Leste | Category B Award | |
| Ulyana Klimenko | Russian Federation | Category C Award | |
| Singing | Efigenia Sejunha Guterres Fernandes | Timor-Leste | First Place |
| Sadi Phillips | United States of America | Second Place | |
| Phan Minh Nghi | Viet Nam | Third Place | |
| Speech | Nurtilek Kadyrov | Kyrgyzstan | First Place |
| Abdul Waheed Abdul Hameed | Nigeria | Second Place | |
| Fajar Moniz Samsudin | Timor-Leste | Third Place | |
| Poetry Recitation | Carla Valenciana X. da Costa | Timor-Leste | First Place |
| Domar de la Cruz Guantia | Philippines | Second Place | |
| Suphalack Phengmala | Laos | Third Place | |
| News Reporting | Marawan Ashraf Hamdy Attia | Egypt | First Place |
| Mary Shine Rajvi Evangeline Rajkumar | India | Second Place | |
| Pouna Phommabouth | Laos | Third Place | |
| Types of Competition | Name | Country of Origin | Award |
| 2022 | |||
| Storytelling | Hend Sayed Nasr Sayed | Egypt | First Place |
| Lisa Ho | United States of America | Second Place | |
| Fernando Van Nahak | Timor-Leste | Third Place | |
| Stand-up Comedy | Matt Koenig | United States of America | Category A Award |
| Roleplaying | Davronbek Gafurov | Uzbekistan | Category B Award |
| Musical Poetry | Benigna dos Anjos Pinto | Timor-Leste | Category B Award |
| Singing | Julia Ryzhaya | Russian Federation | First Place |
| Shakif bin Suhaimi | Malaysia | Second Place | |
| Truong Ha Vy | Viet Nam | Third Place | |
| Speech | Islam Ragab Abdelhamid Shehata | Egypt | First Place |
| Iriananda Jete Miranda | Timor-Leste | Second Place | |
| Dipesh Raj | India | Third Place | |
| Poetry Recitation | Virna de Araujo | Timor-Leste | First Place |
| Rokayah Luebaesa | Thailand | Second Place | |
| Marleen Colson | Belgium | Third Place | |
| News Reporting | Kaiji Wada | Japan | First Place |
| Durdona Kenjaeva | Uzbekistan | Second Place | |
| Xu Yunyu | China | Third Place | |
| Types of Competition | Name | Country of Origin | Award |
| 2021 | |||
| Storytelling | Esraa Sherif Elsaid Ibrahim Nassar | Egypt | First Place |
| Rokayah Luebaesa | Thailand | Second Place | |
| Raed M.H. Arada | Palestine | Third Place | |
| Craig Allan Redriff | Australia | Fourth Place | |
| Beth Rene Linder | United States of America | Fifth Place | |
| Stand-up Comedy | Mohamed Ali Galal Elfouly | Egypt | Category B Award |
| Mariam Ashraf Mahmoud Mohamed Kamel | Egypt | Category E Award | |
| Singing | Karim Mohamed Mahdy Ahmed | Egypt | First Place |
| Shakif Bin Suhaimi | Malaysia | Second Place | |
| Bassoree Wani | Thailand | Third Place | |
| Nurtilek Kadyrov | Kyrgyzstan | Fourth Place | |
| Sarah Nicole Hoover | United States of America | Fifth Place | |
| Speech | Aya Mohamed Khalil Elsayed Abdou | Egypt | First Place |
| Musbahu Adam Ahmad | Nigeria | Second Place | |
| Dipesh Raj | India | Third Place | |
| Jinke | China | Fourth Place | |
| Mamadiyirova Zebo | Uzbekistan | Fifth Place | |
| Poetry Recitation | Apisith Simahano | Laos | First Place |
| Lucrecia Cesar Maria Assunção Nessi | Timor-Leste | Second Place | |
| Muhammet Hudayberdiye V | Turkmenistan | Third Place | |
| Janika Deniege Berridge | United States of America | Fourth Place | |
| Claudia Lercher | Italy | Fifth Place | |
| News Reporting | Fatimah Gamal Abdeldayem Abdelminem | Egypt | First Place |
| Ho Ngoc Hieu | Viet Nam | Second Place | |
| Lee Semi | South Korea | Third Place | |
| Abdullaev Temur | Uzbekistan | Fourth Place | |
| Amina A.A. Elzaanin | Palestine | Fifth Place | |
| Types of Competition | Name | Country of Origin | Award |
| 2020 | |||
| Storytelling | Mariam Ashraf Mahmoud Mohamed | Egypt | First Place |
| Juvita Soares Aparicio Guterres | Timor-Leste | Second Place | |
| Dipesh Raj | India | Third Place | |
| Minh Tuan Bui | Australia | Fourth Place | |
| Mariam Ajineh | Germany | Fifth Place | |
| Declamation | Hanem Elhusseini Ahmed Mohamed Saleh | Egypt | First Place |
| Nasuha Haratee | Thailand | Second Place | |
| Iona Joelle Getubig Nagtalon | Philippines | Third Place | |
| Mamadiyorova Zebo Komil Qizi | Uzbekistan | Fourth Place | |
| Gan Shiyu | China | Fifth Place | |
| Stand-up Comedy | Karim Mohamed Mahdy Ahmed | Egypt | Category A Award |
| Roleplaying | Carolina Pedreros | Chile | Category D Award |
| Geraldina Rosalia Martins Viana | Timor-Leste | Category E Award | |
| Singing | Mam Rathmono | Cambodia | First Place |
| Ma. Cristina B. Bagaforo | Philippines | Second Place | |
| Abdolarzir Hadman | Thailand | Third Place | |
| Guseva Yulia | Russian Federation | Fourth Place | |
| Alisa Boupha | Laos | Fifth Place | |
| Speech | Leon Zoltan Bernhard Woltermann | Germany | First Place |
| Fatimah jamal Abdel Dayem | Egypt | Second Place | |
| Lee Semi | South Korea | Third Place | |
| Abduvoitov Bekzod Xikmatullayevich | Uzbekistan | Fourth Place | |
| Ho Ngoc Hieu | Viet Nam | Fifth Place | |
| News Reporting | Tulaganov Shakhzod | Uzbekistan | First Place |
| Dobrin Tsvetanov Bugov | Bulgaria | Second Place | |
| Polina Sushina | Russian Federation | Third Place | |
| Raed M.H. Arada | Palestine | Fourth Place | |
| Esraa Sherif Elsaid Ibrahim Nassar | Egypt | Fifth Place | |
FHI Documentation
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