West Kalimantan Regional Secretary Asks PPPA Office To Make Innovations To Prevent Stupidity

Coordination Meeting in the Framework of Improving the Integration and Alignment of Program Activities at the Office of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection in 2022

PONTIANAK - Regional Secretary of West Kalimantan Province Harisson asked the local Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Service (DPPA) to continue to innovate in increasing mother's knowledge about parenting to prevent stunting in the province. mothers and families related to child rearing. For that, there needs to be breakthroughs and innovations, collaboration, collaboration, synergy with relevant stakeholders, lest children become stunted," Harisson said in Pontianak, Thursday. According to him, family economic empowerment, empowerment family food security and environmental health are very influential on reducing stunting in West Kalimantan. "Therefore, I request that the preparation of the program does not imitate (copy) last year's programs. However, we must look for breakthroughs and innovations in order to empower women and protect them. children on five priority issues the President's direction," he said. The five priority issues were directed by the President of the Republic of Indonesia to the Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection, namely increasing women's empowerment in entrepreneurship with a gender perspective, increasing the role of mothers and families in education/childcare, reducing violence against women and children. , reducing child labor, and preventing child marriage. One of the strategic policies in the field of women's protection is the issuance of Ministerial Regulation Number 3 of 2017 concerning Community Participation in the Development of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection, which is a step forward in the escalation of national development in the field of women's empowerment. and child protection. "Currently the government is working on various systems and strategies related to women's empowerment and child protection by preparing the preparation of laws and regulations, improving the service and supervision system, as well as guidelines for to ensure community participation in development, women's empowerment and child protection," he said.