After a long electoral process and an uncontroversial constitutional decision, Indonesia will be led by Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabumin Raka. As Indonesia embarks on a new education journey under this new leadership, transformative reforms are in the spotlight today on National Education Day.
This reform goes beyond strengthening the curriculum to include a rigorous focus on promoting student health through improved nutrition.
A wealth of research has proven that nutrition has a significant impact on academic performance. Studies from a variety of settings, including different regions of Ethiopia and the broader international context, consistently show that improved nutrition is correlated with improved cognitive function and educational performance.
These results highlight the critical importance of incorporating nutrition programs into educational policies and highlight the importance of adequate nutrition in childhood for both physical health and intellectual growth. Masu.
President Prabowo Gibran’s government aims to improve educational standards by strengthening nutrition programs. These plans include providing free lunch and milk to 44 million school children, extending nutritional assistance to approximately 30 million young children, 5 million students in religious schools, and 3 million pregnant women. contained.
If each free meal costs Rp 15,000 (approximately US$ 1), this would require a significant budget of approximately Rp 1.2 trillion per day, or approximately Rp 300 trillion per year. This extensive nutritional support aims to ensure that all students have the opportunity to grow academically, impacting both their numeracy and literacy skills.
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However, the broad scope of this nutrition program raises questions about its feasibility and sustainability.
