Wildfires Shut Kalimantan Schools: Will Students Still Get Free Meals?
Some MBG kitchens have already cooked the meals for the day when it was announced that the schools are closed due to wildfires.
The Indonesian National Nutrition Agency (BGN) is collaborating with disaster task forces and local governments to manage the distribution of free nutritious meals (MBG) amidst wildfires that have forced schools in affected regions to close. BGN Head Sudaryono expressed optimism that local Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG) or MBG kitchens can handle the technical aspects, collaborating with school principals and parents.
Although several regions ravaged by forest fires have resumed online learning, Sudaryono confirmed that in West, Central, and South Kalimantan, some MBG kitchens continued to prepare meals as the schools were suddenly closed. These kitchens facilitated meal distribution by having parents collect them. However, this method is only applicable if the MBG kitchens have already cooked the meals; otherwise, the distribution of free nutritious meals is suspended when schools are closed.
The BGN has issued standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure a smooth and safe MBG distribution in disaster-affected regions, without interfering with safety or fire mitigation efforts.
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