[10] Eersel remained active with the Surinamese creole cultural association NAKS as of 2020, leading the Sranan Grammar Group.

While Noni Lichtveld's costumes and staging kept the original setting in 18th-century Spain, Eersel adapted some of the jokes and figures of speech for the local audience.

Eersel was an active member of the Catholic Church in Suriname and in the Netherlands,[20] and he had previously researched the history of Bible translations into Sranan Tongo.

[22] At the suggestion of the Henri Frans de Ziel Foundation, the Gemenelandsweg street in Paramaribo was renamed in Eersel's honour after a 2019 extension.

[23] On his 100th birthday, minister Marie Levens of Education, Science and Culture announced the foundation of the Hein Eersel Institute.