Commemorating National Children's Day, BNI Strengthens Stunting Prevention Commitment

PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk, or BNI, is strengthening its stunting prevention programme through a series of social initiatives throughout 2026. The move is part of the company’s contribution to improving children’s health quality and supporting the realisation of the Golden Indonesia 2045 generation. The programme is carried out under the umbrella of BNI’s social and environmental responsibility initiative, BNI Berbagi. Its implementation has been carried out in stages since early 2026 and will continue until the end of the year, targeting nutritional fulfilment, family education, sanitation, and the strengthening of public health services. BNI Corporate Secretary Okki Rushartomo stated that stunting prevention is one of the company’s social programme focuses because child growth and development in the First 1,000 Days of Life is a crucial foundation for the quality of human resources. ‘BNI believes that every Indonesian child has the right to a healthy start in life so they can grow and develop optimally,’ Okki said in a written statement coinciding with the 2026 National Children’s Day. According to him, fulfilling children’s rights to health, nutrition, and adequate care requires collaboration between the government, the business sector, health workers, and the community. ‘Through BNI Berbagi, we continue to strengthen collaboration with various stakeholders to support the acceleration of stunting reduction as part of our contribution to realising the Golden Indonesia 2045 Generation,’ he said. One of the programmes being run is the Foster Parents Movement to Prevent Stunting, or GENTING, in Riau Province. The programme is implemented together with the Ministry of Population and Family Development/National Population and Family Planning Board. BNI is also implementing the Healthy Village Free of Stunting Programme in four villages in Pangalengan District, Bandung Regency. The programme combines nutritional fulfilment interventions with family education, sanitation improvement, the implementation of clean and healthy living behaviours, and the improvement of residential environmental conditions. This approach is directed so that stunting management does not only focus on providing food aid but also touches on environmental factors, parenting patterns, and community access to health services. ‘In line with the spirit of National Children’s Day, we hope that more Indonesian children will have the opportunity to grow up healthy, develop optimally, and become a superior generation,’ Okki said. The stunting prevention programme is also part of the implementation of the Swadharma Bhakti Nagara spirit in the commemoration of BNI’s 80th anniversary. Through sustainable collaboration, BNI hopes these efforts can expand benefits for families and support the formation of a healthy, productive, and competitive generation.