Four Years Assisting Bantar Gebang Children, PINTI Reduces Stunting to Zero

The Indonesian Chinese Women’s organisation (PINTI) is supporting the government’s efforts to reduce stunting and malnutrition rates through a social service activity held in the Bantar Gebang area, Bekasi City, on Saturday (18/7/2026), coinciding with the 2026 National Children’s Day (HAN) commemoration. The activity, in collaboration with the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection (KemenPPPA), included providing free lunches, health check-ups, and free medical treatment for 350 students of SD Dinamika, Bantar Gebang. PINTI Central Board Chairperson Metta Agustina stated that the sustained health assistance provided over the past four years has begun to show results. According to her, during this year’s examination, the medical team no longer found any cases of stunting or malnutrition at SD Dinamika. ‘This sustained health intervention has finally yielded very significant results,’ Metta said in a statement on Saturday (18/7/2026). Metta said the health graph of children at the school has continued to improve year on year. She assessed that the achievement of zero stunting and malnutrition is proof of the importance of consistently conducted health assistance. ‘Our determination is to pave the way for a brighter future for Indonesia. We cannot dream of becoming a developed nation if our children are not healthy and intelligent. And today we celebrate the disappearance of the stunting rate here,’ she said. According to Metta, children’s health is an important investment for the nation’s future. Therefore, PINTI is committed to continuing various social programmes that support children’s growth and development, especially in areas with complex social and environmental challenges such as Bantar Gebang. She hopes the collaboration with KemenPPPA can continue to provide benefits for improving the quality of children’s health while strengthening stunting prevention efforts in Indonesia. ‘We hope this social service programme will continue to bring broad and profound benefits for the growth and development of children,’ Metta said.