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In an effort to support the acceleration of stunting prevalence in Indonesia, PT Nestlé Indonesia is collaborating with the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) in launching a stunting reduction program for communities in West Java, Central Java, East Java, and Lampung which will start in 2022. The launch of this program was marked by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Efforts to Accelerate Stunting Reduction on December 14th 2021 at the BKKBN head office. The signing was attended by the Head of BKKBN dr. Hasto Wardoyo, Sp.OG (K) and President Director of PT Nestlé Indonesia Ganesan Ampalavanar.

Along with the MoU, Nestle also launched the program of Nestlé Dukung Anak Lebih Sehat (Nestle for Healthier Kids Program) to Contribute to improve the sustainable nutritional status of Indonesian families. The program is committed to helping Indonesian children live healthier lives by providing nutrition education and growth and development to parents and individuals around their children. Therefore, Nestlé welcomes the collaboration with the BKKBN in efforts to reduce stunting through the signing of this mutual understanding. This collaboration will include efforts to provide education and socialization to the community in the agreed locations in the form of nutrition education, growth and development and food fortification. In addition, this program also includes activities to increase the capacity and basic competence of Human Resources (HR) related to nutrition and child development, to help improve the quality of life and welfare of children through mentoring activities.

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In her capacity as the Chair of Women in Business Action Council (WiBAC), Ira Noviarti said that, “The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on all of our lives, including to the gender equality efforts that have been gained in the world economy. The level of gender gap in the business world, which has declined over the past decade, is again showing an increase. This gap continues to be felt by female workers, for example, the representation of women in managerial positions is still less than that of men, along with the income gap between women and men, as well as violence against women. Recommendations and policies should be implemented in a structured manner to bridge these gaps.”

She also added that WiBAC, which has 151 business executive members from 26 countries and 19 different industries, will provide recommendations and policies that can be implemented in various countries. “We believe that the diversity of the WiBAC members will provide valuable input in bridging and realizing gender equality in the global economy. The action council will continue to periodically deliver policy recommendations related to inclusive sustainable growth up to the upcoming November 2022 G20 Summit,” Ira stressed.