Abdul Mu'ti: Schools Ready To Run Independent Kitchens For Free Nutrition Eating Programs

The activities of the nutritional fulfillment service unit (SPPG) in the MBG Program (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Minister of Basic and Secondary Education (Mendikdasmen) Abdul Mu'ti revealed the latest developments related to two important initiatives in the education sector. Both, namely the use of school kitchens (school kitchens) to support free nutritious eating programs (MBG) and plans to integrate food safety topics and nutrition in learning in schools.

Mu'ti explained that the proposed use of the school kitchen had been submitted directly to the Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) Dadan Hindayana. According to him, schools that have adequate facilities can be given special permission to manage the kitchen independently.

"We have spoken non-formally with the Head of BGN and also in cross-ministerial coordination meetings. For schools that are ready, whose infrastructure allows, it can be given concessions to carry out school kitchens," said Mu'ti, Wednesday, October 22.

Responding to the discourse from the Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin regarding the addition of food and nutrition safety topics in the curriculum, Mu'ti emphasized that the MBG curriculum does not mean a new curriculum. "So the MBG curriculum should not be interpreted as a curriculum. Again, this is chaotic about curriculum," he said.

Mu'ti added that cross-ministerial cooperation has actually been running through a healthy school program. The Ministry of Education and Culture has prepared supporting reading books and educational videos on healthy lifestyles and nutritious food consumption.

We have collaborated with the health minister for healthy schools. There are even books that support supporters and cultural videos of healthy living in schools, "explained Mu'ti.

Mu'ti said, the Ministry of Education and Culture has also compiled a healthy character and culture planting module to support the implementation of the MBG program. This module will be sent to all schools in Indonesia.

"We already have modules about planting healthy life characters and culture through MBG. It will be sent to all schools so that this program runs well," he said.

Mu'ti emphasized that her party fully supports the implementation of the MBG program, both from the aspect of character education and strengthening the culture of healthy living in schools. This is the President's program which we also follow in the media and the community's response is the majority positive," he concluded.