Ministry of Population Affairs partners with TP PKK to ensure the success of the Free Nutritious Food Programme (MBG 3B)
One of the strategic programmes entrusted to the Ministry of Population Affairs and Family Planning (Kemendukbangga/BKKBN) by the President is the distribution and education related to the Free Nutritious Food Programme (MBG) for pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and toddlers who do not attend early childhood education centres.
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Population Affairs and Family Planning (Kemendukbangga/BKKBN) is partnering with the Family Welfare Mobilisation and Empowerment Team (TP PKK) to ensure the success of the Free Nutritious Food Programme (MBG) for pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and toddlers (3B).
“One of the strategic programmes entrusted to Kemendukbangga/BKKBN by the President is the distribution and education related to the MBG for pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and toddlers who do not attend early childhood education centres. The majority of our Family Support Teams (TPK) come from PKK administrators in villages, so this is also a form of collaboration to jointly carry out education,” said the Minister of Population Affairs/Head of BKKBN, Wihaji, in Jakarta, Thursday.
He explained that the TP PKK is part of the force that directly reaches communities at the grassroots level, with more than 597,000 TPK members, most of whom are PKK administrators and community health centre (Posyandu) cadres.
“Based on Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 115 concerning the Governance of the Implementation of MBG, Article 47, we are also required to carry out the distribution of MBG. This needs to be known by all regional heads, especially the chairpersons of the TP PKK, given that around 60 per cent of regional heads are new officials; if this is not socialised, this programme may not be given sufficient priority,” said the Minister of Population Affairs, Wihaji.
He also stated that human resource development does not yield immediate results like infrastructure development, but the TP PKK needs to play a role in educating the public about the importance of human development for a better quality of life for Indonesian families.
For this reason, he hopes that in the future, the TP PKK can continue to work together with local governments to ensure the success of human development programmes.
“Of course, family development is not only the responsibility of the TP PKK, Kemendukbangga/BKKBN or the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), but also through socialisation and advocacy in the regions so that the implementation of the MBG runs well in the community,” said the Minister of Population Affairs/Head of BKKBN, Wihaji.