Free Heri Heri For All invites the entire country to eat the Surinamese dish Heri Heri together on July 1st to commemorate and celebrate the abolition of the trans-atlantic slave trade and slavery in the Dutch Kingdom.

Free Heri Heri For All is an initiative by KIP Republic in collaboration with several organisations and partners.

Free Heri Heri For All aims to create awareness around the keti koti and activate dialogue towards a genuine conversation about Dutch colonial heritage.

Launched in 2020 as a response to the shut downs caused by the pandemic and inspired by the Black Lives Matter Movement. Despite all the restrictions at the time, we wanted to find a way to still bring people together on July 1st and keep awareness on Keti Koti active and relevant.

Free Heri Heri For All has nationwide distribution points in different cities. See here for a full list of our partners locations where you could easily pick up a meal.

2025 Justin McKenzie @jazzyfreshtees

2024 Neals Niat @nealsniat

2023 Diana Ejaita @dianaejaita

2022 Lyne Lucien @lalucien

2021 Brian Elstak @brianelstak

2020 Brian Elstak @brianelstak

Potential partners can sign up through the partner page. The deadline for 2025 has passed. See you next year?