Children get boost in nutrition

SOLOK, West Sumatra: About 3,750 children under the age of two years in Solok, West Sumatra, received on Thursday a gift of 45 tons of Vitadele, a highly fortified complementary food, from the United States Department of Agriculture.

It is hoped that the food will lead to a better-nourished generation, said Ana Zainal Bahar, who chairs the province's family welfare working group (PKK) here on Thursday.

Besides donating the complementary food, the department also gave Rp 439 million to empower PKK in cities throughout the province.

Ana disclosed that the neighboring regency of Tanah Datar also received food for children.

Ana also inaugurated the newly built center for PKK activities and cooperatives of civil servants in Solok. -- Antara