He explained that NTT is prioritized due to having the highest stunting prevalence in Indonesia at 37 percent, based on the 2024 Indonesian Nutrition Status Survey (SSGI). West Java, meanwhile, is prioritized due to its status as the most populous province in the country.
“This does not mean other areas are not important, but West Java due to its population size and NTT due to its high stunting prevalence,” Wihaji said at the Parent Movement to Prevent Stunting (Genting) Collaboration Summit 2025 here on Wednesday.
He emphasized the importance of cross-sectoral collaboration in stunting prevention. The Genting program offers four intervention steps that foster parents can choose from: providing nutrition, clean water, education, and sanitation.
“We provide four options: who wants to provide nutrition, clean water, education, or sanitation. Participants can choose what they want to contribute to help reduce stunting through the foster parent program,” he explained.
Under the Genting program, a total of 1.5 million intervention packages have been distributed, with an estimated value of Rp291 million or around US$17 thousand, reaching 301,407 the program's partners nationwide.
Considering the data from the 2024 Indonesian Nutritional Status Survey (SSGI), which showed a national stunting prevalence of 19.8 percent in 2024, the government is also trying to prevent it by fulfilling nutritional needs during the first 1,000 days of a child's life.
“Family resilience begins with reducing stunting. If we can ensure equitable stunting reduction across regions, Indonesian families will be more prosperous,” Wihaji said.
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