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Free Lunch in Indonesia (Part 3)

By: Hamdan Hamedan

An interesting point from the ‘State of School Feeding Worldwide 2022’ report by the World Food Programme (WFP) is that the free school lunch program has assisted over 418 million students globally, in at least 76 countries.

Moreover, this initiative can be described as an “economic engine,” having created around 4 million jobs.

In Indonesia, there is significant potential for enhancement.

WFP data indicates that the program’s coverage in Indonesia is still relatively minimal, similar to several countries in Southeast Asia and Africa.

Viewed through a half-full lens, this actually signifies a great opportunity for progress.

Especially since a 2017 WFP study found that free school lunches improve participation and educational quality, particularly for girls, and represent a strategic step towards reducing poverty and economic disparity.

Indonesia has in fact been implementing various free school lunch programs since 1997.

In the context of Islamic boarding schools, for example, such programs have been conducted for decades, even centuries, by the kiai/nyai (may Allah reward them abundantly 🤲).

From 1997 to 2000, the Ministry of Education and Culture ran the Supplementary Feeding Program for School Children, reaching 2.3 million students outside Java and Bali.

From 2005-2010, WFP implemented the WFP School Feeding (Fortified Biscuit) program, benefiting approximately 800,000 students in NTT, NTB, North Sumatra, South Sulawesi, Aceh, and Jabodetabek.

WFP has demonstrated that every dollar invested in this program can generate an economic impact up to nine times greater.

This does not even include the potential to create 1.8 million jobs in Indonesia—a figure that cannot be ignored.

With this, I believe that every plate of food in schools can open the door to a brighter future for Indonesian children and create new job opportunities. Hopefully.

Source : Free Lunch in Indonesia (Part 3)

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striker timnas semakin nyetel, sementara wasit semakin…

Jadi teringat sebuah ayat, “Dan kami jadikan sebagian dari kamu cobaan bagi sebagian yang lain.” (QS. Al-Furqan: 20)

Life isn’t always fair, but the show must go on. We will pay in full by defeating them next time, fair and square, without the interference of the referee. Bismillah 💪🏻💪🏻
CERITA LAMA

Genosida di Gaza bukanlah cerita baru,
Tapi cerita puluhan tahun luka membiru,
Di balik reruntuhan ada tangis bisu,
Dicampakkan dunia, sendiri menghadapi pilu.

Langitnya gelap, buminya luluh lantak,
Ribuan nyawa lenyap, tanpa jejak,
Di mana Barat yang lantang mendukung HAM dan Ukraina?
Kalau soal Palestina, ah itu beda cerita. 

Para pemimpin Arab menyimpan mimpi,
Menjadi Salahuddin baru nan gagah berani,
Namun ketika datang waktunya beraksi,
Hilang nyali, takut pada bayang sendiri.

Syuhada yang pergi takkan kembali,
Gaza tetap berdiri, walau hampir mati,
Dalam dentuman dan reruntuhan, ada doa sang yatim sunyi,
Menanti akhir dari luka yang tak terperi.
PENJAGA INDONESIA 

Mereka menjawab panggilan saat yang lain enggan,
Melangkah tanpa ragu, songsong bahaya di depan
Mereka bertempur dalam gelap pekat 
Agar kita dapat melihat terang, menikmati hidup yang hangat.

Mereka tinggalkan nyaman, rumah, dan pasangan tercinta 
Demi sumpah setia pada bangsa 
Di setiap langkah mereka, kita temukan arti pengorbanan,
Demi negeri ini tetap aman.

Mereka tak minta pujian atau tepuk tangan meriah,
Sekalipun mereka adalah pahlawan, dalam diam yang gagah.
Demi kita, mereka korbankan segalanya,
Di laut, di darat, dan di udara.

Tanah air ini tegak karena ada mereka di barisan terdepan,
Dalam keberanian mereka, kita temukan alasan untuk bertahan—alasan untuk melanjutkan.
Selamat ulang tahun, TNI tercinta,
Kebanggaan bangsa, penjaga Indonesia. 🇮🇩
Semoga analogi sederhana ini dapat diterima. 

Bahwa mobil timnas sedang melaju kencang, biarkan ia sampai pada top speed-nya di gigi 5. 

Jangan sampai baru di gigi 3, langsung ditarik rem tangan mendadak. Sehingga terpental atau bahkan gagal sampai di finish line di posisi terhormat. 

Setelah berakhir di finish line, barulah kita apresiasi dan evaluasi bersama untuk perbaikan. 

Semoga dengan demikian, tercapai semua apa yang kita cita-citakan: Garura terbang menuju Piala Dunia. Aamiin YRA 🤲.