Badung Regency Wins Top Award for Poverty Reduction

Badung, Bali – The Badung Regency government has successfully secured the First Best Award in the Category of Poverty Alleviation and Stunting Reduction at the Regency Level during the 2026 Regional Achievement Awards for the Java–Bali region.

“We dedicate this award to the people of Badung. This is not merely the success of the local government, but the fruit of collaboration between all parties,” stated the Regent of Badung, I Wayan Adi Arnawa, in a statement in Mangupura on Friday.

Badung Regency’s achievement was driven by the success in reducing stunting and poverty rates through a cross-sector convergence approach.

Based on data from the Indonesian Nutritional Status Survey (SSGI), the prevalence of stunting in Badung stood at 5.3 per cent in 2024 and 4.9 per cent in 2023, making it one of the lowest rates in Indonesia.

Regent Adi Arnawa expressed his appreciation for the hard work of all elements of society and the local government officials who have consistently prioritised human development.

According to him, stunting management must be integrated, ranging from meeting the nutritional needs of pregnant women and child health to sanitation and economic strengthening.

“We believe that stunting management is not just about statistical figures, but about the quality of future generations. Therefore, we ensure that all programmes run in an integrated, targeted, and sustainable manner,” he said.

“This achievement is a stepping stone to providing increasingly high-quality public services, reducing poverty sustainably, keeping stunting rates low, and ensuring that the results of development are truly felt by the community,” concluded Regent Adi Arnawa.