We believe our growth should also mean something for others. That is why every quarter we support a local initiative for underprivileged children in Indonesia.
Every child there receives their own shirt and a set of footballs. For many of them, it is the first time they have something shared with their friends, wear the same outfit, and truly feel like a team.
Seeing their faces when they check out each other's new kit, kick a ball together, and celebrate a goal like we used to, reminds us every time that making shirts is fun, but these are the moments that really matter.
Together we do not just make beautiful shirts, we help make change possible.
Handing out shirts at school
More than just a shirt
We know shirts are great, but school and education are what really help children move forward and create opportunities. That is why we ask the orphanages beforehand which school supplies they need most.
We give books, notebooks, pens, and other school supplies together with the shirts. It sounds simple, but even these small things are often unaffordable and can make a real difference. School and language are keys to opportunity.
Our dream: the Belanesia school
Our long-term dream is to start or fund a Belanesia school where children from the neighborhood can learn English for free, next to a small football pitch.
So they can create opportunities on and off the pitch, and chase their dreams just like we do. Your shirt is not only used for sport, it also helps us move step by step toward that dream.
Our mission
Our mission is simple: create something beautiful and do something good at the same time.
How it started
Our roots are in Indonesia. My grandfather came from there, and I also lived there for a while. We played football with local friends, and the team needed new shirts. There was no money, so we needed a sponsor. At the time I worked as a gardener, and with our gardening logo on the shirts, the sponsor was sorted and the kit was paid for.
Playing football in Indonesia
We designed a home and away shirt, and before long our team was playing in them. We also decided to design a shirt as a surprise for our friends in the Netherlands. That went down well too, and more and more people started asking if we could make something for them.
That is how a football team in Indonesia grew into a custom sportswear company in the Netherlands. The name comes from that story too: a combination of Belanda (the Netherlands) and Indonesia.
Football team wearing Belanesia shirts
Quality above all
We only make products we would want to wear ourselves. That means comfortable fabrics, a strong fit, colors that last, and finishing that stands up over time. A shirt with a story should also feel good and last long.
We work with reliable suppliers and pay attention to every detail.
Sjors van den Hoogen
Founder Belanesia
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A field of new opportunities
Football speaks without words
Imagine a place where young people meet after school, not because they share the same background, but because they understand the same game.
Local people lead the way. They know what is needed: a safe place to play, dependable coaching and materials made to last.
Building together, not simply giving
The idea goes beyond delivering shirts. Local coaches and players shape the programme, while Belanesia adds teamwear and equipment to something that grows from the community itself.
A team truly feels like yours when you helped build it.
A possible next step
The next step is deliberately small: listen locally, begin together and build something that can keep growing from within the neighbourhood.
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Everyone belongs on the team
Change can start close to home
Not every child naturally finds their way to a club. Cost, equipment or simply feeling out of place can be enough to remain on the sidelines.
It starts in the neighbourhood: an accessible team, regular playing times and kit that lets everyone step onto the pitch as an equal from day one.
From participants to teammates
Sport is the beginning. Training together means keeping commitments, taking responsibility and discovering what you can mean to someone else.
The goal is not only to join in, but to feel that your presence matters.
An idea that must grow locally
The programme takes shape locally by listening first to schools, community coaches and, above all, young people themselves.
Impact does not start with a shirt, but with doing it together.
A shirt is not the end goal. It is a visible way of saying: you belong here, we wear the same colours and we stand beside one another. From that feeling, confidence, joy and new opportunities can keep growing — on the pitch and beyond it.
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