Tangerang City Trials For Free Nutrition Eating Programs, Here Are The Details

Meeting of Readiness for the Implementation of Free Nutrition Eating Projects (photo: dock.)

JAKARTA - Tangerang City, Banten, will be a revolutionary program trial stage targeting more than 20,000 elementary and junior high school students to get a free nutritious meal. This program is expected to be a national pilot by involving 20 schools as the implementation locus.

The Regional Secretary of Tangerang City, Herman Suwarman, revealed that preparations have reached a mature stage to carry out this program from August 5 to 9, 2024. "We are optimistic that this program will run smoothly and can be adopted throughout Indonesia," he said.

Tangerang City, together with Cilegon City, was chosen as the location of this pilot project, which aims to change the nutritional paradigm of children through the provision of free healthy food in the school environment.

The acting Mayor of Tangerang, Nurdin, has conveyed the details of this program to the National Resilience Council (Wantannas) as part of the preparation of comprehensive implementation. Strategic steps have been designed including budgeting, distribution, and standard menu mechanisms that are healthy and nutritious.

The Special Staff of the Secretary General of Wantannas, Taviota Bay, expressed his appreciation for the Tangerang City initiative in designing this program, especially in the design of food and milk packaging that is attractive to children.

The Free Nutrition Food Program (MBG) in Tangerang City not only aims to meet children's nutritional needs optimally but also to create models that can be widely adopted throughout Indonesia. With full support from local governments and positive responses from related parties, this program is expected to be a new milestone in efforts to improve the welfare and education achievements of children in this country.