The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) is taking steps to recruit workers for the Nutritional Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG) from individuals living in extreme and general poverty, in line with efforts to boost local employment. Redy Hendra Gunawan, Special Staff to the National Nutrition Agency, mentioned that at least 30% of the personnel in each SPPG will be selected from underprivileged households. This move is in response to the President’s directive for the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) Program to help create job opportunities, especially for families in the lower economic deciles.
Currently, there are a total of 2,378 SPPG units established in collaboration with 6,076 local economic institutions as suppliers, such as cooperatives, village-owned enterprises, and micro, small, and medium enterprises. The program has engaged 93,572 local community volunteers to date, with 7,444,238 beneficiaries benefiting from the MBG Program across the country.
The beneficiaries include children from Early Childhood Education/Kindergarten, Elementary School, Junior High School, Senior High/Vocational School, Islamic boarding school students, community-based learning centers, special needs schools, pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, toddlers, and People’s School students. To further expand the program, BGN plans to launch an additional 2,401 SPPG units in the next 10 days, aiming to serve approximately 15 million beneficiaries nationwide within that timeframe.
