The stunting problem can be solved if 5 million Indonesians help spend IDR 450,000 every month.
The Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (Menko PMK) Muhadjir Effendy invited the community to take part in the Father of Fostering Children program to help overcome the problem of stunting children.
Coordinating Minister Muhadjir believes that the stunting problem in Indonesia will be solved if this program is followed by at least 5 million Indonesians by spending IDR 450,000 every month.
"In this case, everyone can handle one child who has the potential for stunting, which is only Rp. 450,000 per month for 6 months, if there are only 5 million who contribute, we are finished with stunting," said Muhadjir at the Vice President's Palace, Jakarta , Thursday (4/8/2022).
Muhadjir said that there are 12 provinces in Indonesia that are priorities for reducing stunting rates. The 12 provinces consist of 7 provinces with the highest prevalence of stunting and 5 provinces with the highest number of stunting under-fives.
The five provinces with the highest number of stunting toddlers are West Java, Central Java, East Java, Banten, and North Sumatra. Meanwhile, the seven provinces with the highest prevalence of stunting are East Nusa Tenggara, West Sulawesi, Aceh, West Nusa Tenggara, West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan and Southeast Sulawesi.
According to Muhadjir, this province with a high prevalence of stunting must be highlighted because the percentage of the population affected by stunting is quite high compared to the total population.
"Indeed, areas with a high percentage of population with not a lot of leverage need to be greater. So the term capital output ratio to solve stunting requires very large costs," said Muhadjir.
The concept of the program is that Foster Fathers act as donors who help target targets through routine funds that are donated every month to be processed into healthy and nutritious food by the Family Assistance Team (TPK).
The targets are from families at risk of stunting, namely prospective brides, pregnant women, and children aged two years who come from underprivileged families. (Among)
