JAKARTA - Deputy Chairperson of the DKI Jakarta DPRD Ima Mahdiah hopes that the DKI Provincial Government can run the Healthy Canteen Program evenly in all schools in Jakarta. Since its launch yesterday, the Healthy Canteen has only been running in three schools.

"In the future, we hope (Healthy Canteen) can be evenly distributed throughout the DKI Jakarta area," Ima told reporters, Wednesday, May 21.

According to Ima, the Healthy Canteen is also exemplary for other schools so that students' nutrition can be met. When nutrition is met, I hope Ima, children's brain and physical development can also develop optimally.

This member of the PDIP faction of the DKI Jakarta DPRD also appealed to schools that want to have a Healthy Canteen to meet the requirements set by the Education Office.

When they live a healthy life, they can be the successors of a better generation of nations. Of course we embrace all schools but they must be according to the SOP," he said.

On Tuesday, May 20, DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung symbolically inaugurated the revitalization of the Healthy Canteen at SMKN 57 Jakarta, South Jakarta. The two other schools that have started running the Healthy Canteen are SMKN 63 Jakarta, and SMAN Unggulan MH Thamrin.

Pramono said that the presence of the Healthy Canteen does not only focus on providing nutritious food, but also brings a wider mission in the fields of education, food security, and environmental sustainability.

"I instruct the Head of the Education Office to improve the canteen in all schools in Jakarta, so that children who want to eat or eat no longer need to leave school. Their needs can be met in the school canteen. Hopefully this can increase the enthusiasm of our children to study and improve the quality of education in Jakarta, "explained Pramono.

The Healthy Canteen Program, based on three points. First, encouraging sustainable food security by using local raw materials, such as harvests from school gardens and communities, as well as direct learning about urban farming for students.

Second, make the Healthy Canteen an integrated learning center, where each canteen will be accompanied by a team of professional nutritionists and chefs to provide training in the preparation of a nutritious menu to food waste management (food waste management).

Third, transforming the canteen design into an environmentally friendly social space, where each canteen can also be a space for interaction and learning for students, by carrying open, inclusive, and green concepts.


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