Jakarta, 20 March 2019 - Are 33 million Indonesian children ready to grow up healthy and struggle to realize the progress of the nation? Every child is part of the next generation who will determine the direction of Indonesia going forward. Excellent human resources will form a country that can compete with other countries. For this reason, there needs to be a strong commitment and support from all walks of life to prepare Indonesian children from an early age for the creation of superior and quality advanced generations in the future.
Meida Octarina, MCN as the Deputy Assistant for Nutrition, Mother and Child Health, and Environmental Health Ministry of PMK said, "Healthy and quality children are the best hope for the future of a nation. As a large population group, more than 33 million Indonesian children will be the driving wheel of progress going forward. It can be imagined, what will Indonesia be like if every child of that number gives ideas, innovates, and works according to their best abilities. "
Noted there are more than 33 million early childhood that dominates the pyramid of Indonesia's population today. This position will make Indonesia as one of the world.
"Hope that accompanies the 100-year-old age of Indonesia in 2045 must of course be followed by the growth of a generation that has qualified quality. The Demographic Bonus phenomenon must also be used wisely so that Indonesian children develop more empowered and productive. Also, to carry out this mandate the government cannot work alone, all elements of society have their respective portions to provide support, one of which is by fulfilling child nutrition and guaranteeing access to optimal nutrition. We appreciate the SGM Eksplor which sparked a movement of support for 33 Million Children as well as its consistent commitment to providing affordable nutritious products for Indonesian children, "said.
A healthy body with complete nutrition is one of the foundations of children's optimal growth and development that determines their quality in the future. Realizing this, SGM Eksplor with more than 60 years of experience and expertise continues to innovate through the provision of nutritional products and nutrition education as a form of support for the progress of the nation. Furthermore, in 2019 the social movement 'Action for Advanced Generation Nutrition' will be launched to mobilize all levels of society to support access to the fulfillment of nutrition for Indonesian children.
SGM Eksplor's Marketing Manager, Astrid Prasetyo, said, "The" Action of Advanced Generation Nutrition "has a great mission. With the spirit of progress and achievements that have been achieved by our nation today, we would like to invite various parties together to support 33 million Indonesian children to become Advanced Generations. Our aspiration is for the community to realize that these children will later master the fields of economics, technology and various other important sectors and determine the future of Indonesia for the better. And of course support in fulfilling nutrition is an important factor for their progress at every stage of their growth and development. "
Further explained, "The community can participate in this social movement 'Action of Advanced Generation Nutrition' by uploading photos on social media Facebook and Instagram using (on Facebook using photos and on Instagram with) pledgeupload equals one nutritional support in the form of 1 milk box SGM Explore for children of advanced generation.
Children who are equipped with nutrition will grow into healthy children so they are able to develop their potential to achieve achievements, which can then encourage the progress of the nation. Research shows that nutritional conditions can affect a country's economic growth and labor market productivity. Where the nutritional condition of a country can affect 11% of GDP and worker income up to 20%.
Clinical Nutritionist, dr. Nurul Ratna Mutu Manikam, M. Gizi, SpGK said, "Adequacy of nutrition is very important to be fulfilled early on, because it will be the optimal capital for children's growth and development at each stage of growth. Balanced food intake that is rich in macro and micro nutrients will make children healthy, not susceptible to disease, so they can move and work. The nutritional status of a child can affect the condition of a nation. Thus, the fulfillment of proper nutrition in children of this time will also contribute to the quality of health of future generations, so that the goals of sustainable development (SDGs) can be achieved. "
In addition to nutrition, community collective support factors also play an important role in creating advanced generations of children. Sociologist from the University of Indonesia, Daisy Indira Yasmine, S. Sos., M.Soc. Sci said, "Creating an advanced generation must start from the development of a child's quality of life from an early age and be supported by a massive environment around. Collective support from the community to provide access to nutrition for children from an early age can encourage the creation of a quality generation and help determine the future of this nation. Improving the quality of life is a shared responsibility between the government, business and industry, academics and community members. The private sector must play an important role with the capacity and expertise possessed as providers of nutritional needs, academics and various other parties can provide education for the community. With the synergy between the government, the private sector, academics and the community will form for more than 33 million Indonesian children to grow into advanced generations who can contribute to the nation's development going forward. "
Responding to various advances in Indonesia and the importance of the role of the entire community to support 33 million future successors, Alyssa Soebandono, an actress and mother of two children, said, "We all certainly dream of a better and more advanced Indonesia. The holding of the Asian Games and the development of modern transportation are two of Indonesia's advances that should be an inspiration to develop various other good advancements. Our task now is to ensure that Indonesian children can grow into advanced generations who can continue the nation's development so that they can later enjoy a better life. "
"Therefore, let's jointly strengthen the main foundation to achieve that progress by providing access to good nutrition for Indonesian children. We can start to show our support actions through the 'Action of Advanced Generation Nutrition' from SGM Eksplor to encourage Indonesian children to grow into Advanced Generation Children who can build the future of this country to become stronger and more advanced, "said Alyssa Soebandono.
To support the social movement 'Action for Advanced Generation Nutrition', SGM Eksplor also conducted nutrition education activities in 5 big cities, namely in Yogyakarta, Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung and Medan. "Through this series of activities, we want to continue to provide education about complete nutrition and proper stimulation and to invite the community to jointly support 33 million Indonesian children so that they can grow and be optimal so as to encourage the creation of quality and progressive generations that drive Indonesia's progress in the future, "concluded Astrid Prasetyo.
