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        "id": 1718527,
        "msgid": "baznas-and-ministry-of-population-and-family-development-collaborate-to-prevent-stunting-in-lebak-banten-1777964043",
        "date": "2026-05-05 12:51:54",
        "title": "Baznas and Ministry of Population and Family Development Collaborate to Prevent Stunting in Lebak, Banten",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The National Zakat Collection Agency (Baznas) and the Ministry of Population and Family Development (Kemendukbangga) have joined forces to combat stunting in Lebak, Banten, through targeted nutritional interventions and aid for high-risk families in remote areas. The initiative, highlighted during the Saba Budaya Mendukbangga event, focuses on monitoring government programmes like Bangga Kencana and MBG 3B, aiming to ensure optimal growth for children via sustained health packages funded by zakat, infak, and sedekah. Minister Wihaji's visit to the Baduy indigenous community underscores the government's commitment to extending these services to isolated groups, despite cultural challenges, to foster a healthier generation.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Zakat Collection Agency (Baznas) of\nIndonesia and the Ministry of Population and Family Development\n(Kemendukbangga) are collaborating to prevent stunting in Lebak, Banten.\nThis collaboration is being realised through the Saba Budaya\nMendukbangga activity, which focuses on monitoring the Bangga Kencana\nProgramme and MBG 3B in Leuwidamar, Lebak, Banten, taking place from 30\nApril to 1 May 2026. Chairman of Baznas RI, Sodik Mudjahid, stated in\nJakarta on Tuesday that this collaboration directly targets families\nwith children at risk of stunting as an intervention to reduce stunting\nrates in the area. \u201cThe collaboration with Kemendukbangga is a strong\ncommitment from Baznas to eradicate stunting in Indonesia. We\ndeliberately reach out to the interior of Lebak so that nutritional\ninterventions and assistance are on target for high-risk families,\u201d he\nsaid. \u201cThrough the continuous distribution of the Sehat Bertumbuh\npackage, we hope that children in Leuwidamar grow with optimal\nnutrition. This is a real effort to support the government\u2019s programme\nto produce a healthy, strong, and intelligent generation,\u201d he added.\nMeanwhile, the Head of Baznas for Distribution, Utilisation, and\nEmpowerment, Idy Muzayyad, emphasised that this aid programme is a\ntangible form of utilising zakat, infak, and sedekah (ZIS) funds. \u201cThe\nfunds entrusted by muzaki are optimised for programmes that have a\ncrucial impact on the nation\u2019s future, one of which is eradicating\nstunting. We ensure that the entire distribution process runs directed,\nmeasured, and truly reaches the community groups that need it most,\u201d\nsaid Idy. The Minister of Population and Family Development\/Head of\nBKKBN RI, Wihaji, also directly visited the Baduy indigenous community\nto see the conditions of the residents there. He stated that this visit\nis an effort to expand the MBG Programme for pregnant women,\nbreastfeeding mothers, and toddlers as a concrete step by the government\nto accelerate stunting eradication. Wihaji assessed that implementing\nthe stunting eradication programme in this area has its own challenges.\nThis is because the Baduy tribe community still strictly upholds and\nadheres to their ancestral customs. \u201cChecks will be carried out in the\nBaduy Dalam area, as part of the state\u2019s commitment to ensure that all\ncitizens, including indigenous communities, receive government\nservices,\u201d said Wihaji.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/baznas-and-ministry-of-population-and-family-development-collaborate-to-prevent-stunting-in-lebak-banten-1777964043",
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