BOGOR – Efforts to tackle stunting in Kedung Waringin continue to intensify through a community-based assistance program. One of its key activities is the weekly meeting between health cadres and parents of beneficiaries, held on Tuesday (26 August 2025). The sessions focus on weighing children, measuring their height, and evaluating their weekly dietary patterns.
This program is part of a stunting-prevention initiative funded by zakat contributions from PT Paragon Technology and Innovation and will run for three months. A total of 18 children in Kedung Waringin are benefiting from the program, receiving close supervision from community health cadres who monitor their nutrition and growth every week.
The weekly activities aim to ensure that children achieve optimal nutritional improvement by regularly recording their weight and height while also conducting a comprehensive review of their dietary intake at home.
According to one of the health cadres, this approach is important because it goes beyond numbers on the scale. It seeks to understand children’s eating habits—what foods they consume, what they dislike, and the challenges parents face in providing nutritious meals at home.
Weekly evaluations help us understand children’s eating patterns in more detail. From there, we can give more accurate advice or interventions, such as adjusting the supplementary feeding menu or educating parents on food variety,” explained one cadre.
The evaluations also open space for dialogue between cadres and parents, particularly in addressing common issues such as picky eating, low appetite, or economic barriers that affect access to nutritious food.
Through zakat funding from PT Paragon, the program not only supports operational needs but also provides Supplementary Feeding (PMT) and educational materials to help cadres and parents better understand the importance of balanced nutrition. This demonstrates how corporate zakat can play a strategic role in improving community well-being, particularly in tackling stunting, which remains a national challenge.
“Zakat is not only about sharing; it’s also a form of long-term social investment. Through this program, we want to ensure Indonesian children grow up healthy and intelligent,” said a program representative.
With consistent weekly monitoring and the educational approach of the cadres, the program is expected to have a tangible impact in reducing stunting risks in Kedung Waringin. Moving forward, this model is also expected to be replicated in other regions with cross-sector support, especially from zakat institutions and the private sector.