Fifth-Grade Student Writes to Prabowo: Thank You for the Free Nutritious Meal Program, I'm Happy...

President Prabowo Subianto received a letter from a fifth-grade student from Madrasah Ibtidaiyah (MI) Darussalam Sidoarjo, East Java, expressing gratitude for the implementation of the Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG).

According to a statement from the Indonesian Government Communication Agency (Bakom RI) received in Jakarta on Saturday, May 16, 2026, the student, Muhammad Marfen from class V-D MI Darussalam Sidoarjo, wrote a letter expressing his appreciation for the program, which he is now experiencing at his school.

“Thank you, Mr. President, for the free nutritious meals. I am happy to receive them because the food is nutritious,” Marfen wrote in his letter.

During the visit, the President also inaugurated the operation of 1,061 Merah Putih Village/Urban Cooperatives (KDKMP) spread across various regions in Indonesia.

In the final part of his letter, Marfen expressed a simple wish to meet the President in person and participate in the August 17th Independence Day ceremony at the State Palace.

“I would like to meet Mr. President and participate in the August 17th ceremony at the State Palace because I can only watch it on TV,” he wrote.

“Thank you, Mr. President, stay healthy,” Marfen wrote.

The Free Nutritious Meal Program launched by President Prabowo’s administration targets students from early childhood education to high school levels, as well as pregnant mothers, breastfeeding mothers, and toddlers throughout Indonesia.

For Marfen and millions of other children, the program is more than just a lunch; it is a form of state attention that they can feel directly in their school environment.