Community Service Team in PDSKU Unpad Actively Educates on Stunting Prevention in Desa Cibanten, Pangandaran

Jatinangor, December 6, 2023 – On Thursday, 23 November 2023, the Community Service Program team (“Program Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat” or PPM team) of PSDKU (Study Programs outside Main Campus) Unpad Pangandaran were back to conduct counseling activities regarding the fulfillment of nutrition for pregnant women and toddlers. This was done in the context of stunting prevention in Desa Cibanten, Cimerak, Pangandaran Regency. The team was led by Linda Kurniawati, M.M., a lecturer in the Business Administration Study Program, along with Dwi Masrina, M.Med.Kom. as vice chairperson. Additionally, it was assisted by a team of students aimed to provide awareness to the community about the importance of fulfilling nutrition in pregnant women and toddlers.

Dwi said that this activity was designed so that toddlers and pregnant women in Desa Cibanten were able to determine and consume the right nutrition in accordance to their needs.

This counseling activity featured speakers from Unpad PSDKU’s School of Nursing lecturer, Khoirunnisa, M.Kep., Ners., S.Kep.An., who presented material on child growth and development. It was then continued with discussions aimed at exploring the various potentials of nutrient-rich local products that can be used as a source of nutritional fulfillment for toddlers.

The discussion consisted of information about various natural resources, such as sweet corn, cork fish, moringa leaves, and eel which have high nutritional value. These resources have been utilized by toddlers in the village as supplementary feeding (“Pemberian Makanan Tambaha” or PMT).

“Through this program, the residents in Desa Cibanten are expected to truly realize the importance of fulfilling balanced nutrition and be able to utilize every natural resource that can be used as nutritional intake so that the stunting rate in Desa Cibanten can be reduced and overcome,” Dwi concludes.

This community service program also received various support from all the faculties in Unpad, one of which was the Faculty of Cultural Sciences.

Writer: Yohanes William Ivakdalam
Translator: Jauza Maryam Mumtazah