The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) is taking steps to recruit workers for Nutritional Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG) from individuals in extreme and general poverty, specifically from deciles 1 and 2. This initiative is part of a larger effort to boost local employment, as highlighted by Redy Hendra Gunawan, Special Staff to the National Nutrition Agency. He mentioned that a minimum of 30% of the 47 personnel in each SPPG will be selected from underprivileged households. The President’s directive emphasized the need for the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) Program to contribute to job creation, aiming to support job opportunities for families in the lowest economic deciles. So far, 2,378 SPPG units have been established in collaboration with 6,076 local economic institutions serving as suppliers, including cooperatives, village-owned enterprises (BUMDes/BUMDesma), and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Currently, 93,572 local community members are volunteering in the SPPG program, with a total of 7,444,238 beneficiaries nationwide. The breakdown of beneficiaries includes various categories such as Early Childhood Education, Elementary School, Junior High School, Senior High/Vocational School, Islamic boarding school students, 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, bringing the total operational units to 4,788 and aiming to serve approximately 15 million beneficiaries nationwide within that timeframe.
Recruiting Low-Income Communities for MBG Nutrition Program
