Client:
Year:
2016
Funding Source:
Location:
Indonesia
Project Description:
Almost 9 million of Indonesian children under five are stunted, making Indonesia the country
with the fifth highest percentage of stunted children in the world. Over one-third of children
under five years old in Indonesia are stunted. It is estimated that there are about 3.3 million
Indonesian children are underweight. Lack of nutrition in a child’s early life leads to higher
infant and child mortality, increased vulnerability to illness, and physical growth limitations.
Cognitive abilities of stunted children are also affected, thus resulting in long-term economic
losses to individuals and to Indonesia. Intervention within the first 1,000 days of a child’s life
is crucial for address this issue. The Indonesian government also made a number of
interventions to reduce stunting prevalence in children under two years old from 37% (2013)
to 28% in 2019. The Community-based Health and Nutrition to Reduce Stunting Project
(CHNP) aims to support government’s effort to reduce the prevalence of stunting. This US$ 133.2 million project targets to reduce and prevent low birth weight, childhood stunting,
and malnourished children. In the long run, the project aims to increase household income
through savings on health costs and increased productivity. To achieve these goals, CHNP
conducts several activities focused on improving the nutritional status of pregnant women
and children. Among other things, through the increased roles of society member,
improvement on nutrition intake, diarrhea cases reduction, increased supply of affordable
nutritious food, and increased awareness of Government of Indonesia and the public about
the importance of stunting. CHNP is also integrating activities that are often carried out
separately. Through a more integrated approach, it is expected that the stunting issue can be
prevented and reduced. Establish and administrative framework to support the provincial
and district health consultants who will be assigned to health centers in the Project target
areas
PDS Document:
available on request