2018 National Nutrition Day

“Kue Pais is considered healthy snack because it is clean-the banana leaves are cleaned first before use, because it contains carbohydrate from flour, vitamin from banana and fat from coconut oil”, said a woman who sells Kue Pais (banana snack) in the event she joined, the campaign for “Nutrition for Achievement”, on Sahabat Anak Day 2016 in Bogor. The woman can simply describe the nutrient content of her snack after she got the knowledge on healthy food’s 4B (Bergizi (Nutritious), Berimbang (Balanced), Beragam (Diverse), and Bersih (Clean) from Sahabat Anak’s volunteer.

The problem of children’s nutrition fulfillment in marginalized family is often connected to the community’s knowledge and awareness limit on the important of nutrition. In fact, in several studies result presented by Banerjee & Duflo (2011) in Poor Economics, they found that the biggest problem lies not in the rarity of food but on the food selection. Families in low socio-economic level tend to choose food only from their good taste, not from the nutrients contained in them. In addition to that, most choose to spend money they have not for food but for other interests such as cigarettes, alcohol, or electronics goods that they feel more important to raise their self-esteem.

The condition suggests that proper formation of lifestyles and daily decision making in marginalized families, including the selection of nutritious foods, becomes an important aspect for continual intervention. Therefore, to commemorate the 2018 National Nutrition Day, Sahabat Anak would like remind Indonesian families on healthy food’s 4B (Nutritious, Balanced, Diverse and Clean). With healthy food’s 4B, Indonesian children will grow healthy so they can reach optimal achievement for the progress of our nation and country, Indonesia.  Happy National Nutrition Day!

“My family always teaches me 4B

Nutritious, varied, balanced and also clean

Come on friends, let’s apply 4B life

So our body is clean and healthy always, Hey!”

-4B song lyrics excerpt-

 (Hanna Tresya – Sahabat Anak Committee)

 

 

Road to Bromo Marathon 2016!

On Saturday, August 20th, Sahabat Anak joined Bromo Marathon 2016‘s runner briefing held by Indokasih in Gandaria 8, South Jakarta. Along with Sahabat Anak were also representatives from three other organizations: Yayasan Pemimpin Anak Bangsa (YPAB), Care4Kids Indonesia and Wahana Visi Indonesia. The purpose of this gathering is to introduce runners/fundraisers with the organizations they represent in Bromo Marathon later on September 4^th, so they can understand more deeply the background of the fundraising.

Indokasih has run digital charity/fundraising for two years now. They are not doing their own fundraising conventionally, but joining events held by others. 2016 will be the first year Indokasih officially collaborate with Bromo Marathon event organizer, although in previous years they have participated in races like Bali and Jakarta Marathon, as well as NusantaRun. How is the fundraising done? Runners, through Indokasih website, announce their donation target and the race/event they join. The amount of funds collected can continue to be monitored online. The bottom line is, they do all the running and sweating, with prior rigorous training for months, taking care and paying for their own transport and accommodation and all we have to do is click to donate. 🙂

Why these 4 organizations in this fundraising event? The main reason is these four are concerned and engaged in education.

• Yayasan Pemimpin Anak Bangsa is a free education foundation in Bintaro for the drop-out children from their school with fostering program. Runners who raise donations for YPAB wish for children graduated from Kejar Paket C (non-formal education equal to high school level) to be able to continue to higher education level.
• Care4Kids Indonesia runs a School Development Program to assist on school’s recovery by focusing on teacher’s quality, also school’s infrastructure and facilities. Runners who represent them will help Teruna Persada High School that most of its students are high achievers in sports but lacking in education.
• Wahana Visi Indonesia through their runners are raising donations to build an early education center in Samalantan village, Kalimantan Barat.
• Sahabat Anak, in line with our program this year, Gizi Untuk Prestasi (Nutrition for Achievement), will use the donation to increase awareness on child nutrition. Right after Bromo Marathon, the volunteers/runners will take part in SA roadshow in Malang to distribute lunch boxes and drinking bottles for children there and join other activities in the event that involve the parents.

 Below are links to Sahabat Anak runners, please check and share their profile:

1. Qodar Muntaha
2. Danny Saputra
3. Katie Butler
4. Ginanjar Tartowihardjo
5. Nicky Kusuma E
6. Lianita Farah Rosalina
7. Ana Handayana
8. Hanna Tresya
9. Maria Leodora
10. Fakhri Yudha

You can check here for the full list.

Are any of you or your friend joining this year’s Bromo Marathon? Or maybe some of you are actually the runners representing Sahabat Anak? Let us know in comment below, and see you in Bromo Marathon! 🙂

 

 

Road to Bromo Marathon 2016!

Hari Sabtu tanggal 20 Agustus 2016 di Gandaria 8, Jakarta Selatan, Sahabat Anak mengikuti runner briefing Bromo Marathon 2016 dari Indokasih. Selain Sahabat Anak, datang juga beberapa perwakilan dari 3 organisasi lainnya: Yayasan Pemimpin Anak Bangsa (YPAB), Care4Kids Indonesia, dan Wahana Visi Indonesia. Inti dari pertemuan ini adalah untuk memperkenalkan para pelari penggalang dana dengan yayasan/organisasi yang diwakilinya di Bromo Marathon pada 4 September 2016 nanti, agar mereka makin menghayati penggalangan dana ini.

Indokasih sudah 2 tahun menjalankan digital charity/fundraising. Dalam hal ini Indokasih tidak mengadakan acara penggalangan dananya sendiri secara konvensional, namun bergabung dengan acara yang digelar pihak lain. Tahun 2016 sendiri merupakan awal keterlibatan resmi Indokasih di Bromo Marathon yang berkolaborasi dengan penyelenggara acaranya, sedangkan di tahun-tahun  sebelumnya mereka terlibat di acara race seperti Bali dan Jakarta Marathon, serta NusantaRun. Caranya adalah para pelari, melalui website Indokasih, mengumumkan target pengumpulan dana dan race yang diikutinya. Jumlah dana yang terkumpul bisa terus dipantau secara online di website. Intinya, mereka yang capek berlari, persiapan berbulan-bulan, mengurus dan membiayai sendiri transpor serta akomodasi mereka, kita hanya tinggal klik untuk menyumbang. 🙂

Mengapa sekarang 4 yayasan ini yang dirangkul dalam fundraising? Alasan utamanya karena keempat yayasan ini bergerak di bidang pendidikan.

• Yayasan Pemimpin Anak Bangsa merupakan yayasan pendidikan gratis di Bintaro bagi anak-anak putus sekolah dengan program kakak asuh. Para runner yang menggalang dana bagi YPAB ingin agar anak-anak lulusan Kelas Kesetaraan Kejar Paket C bisa melanjutkan pendidikannya ke jenjang universitas.
• Care4Kids Indonesia menjalankan School Development Program yang mendampingi pemulihan sekolah di Jakarta, berfokus pada kualitas guru, manajemen dan infrastruktur/fasilitas sekolah. Para runner yang mewakili mereka akan berusaha membantu sekolah Teruna Persada yang sebagian besar siswanya berprestasi tinggi di bidang olahraga, namun kurang dalam pendidikan.
• Wahana Visi Indonesia melalui para runner-nya berusaha menggalang dana untuk membangun PAUD di desa Samalantan, Kalimantan Barat.
• Sahabat Anak, tentunya sesuai dengan program kami tahun ini, Gizi Untuk Prestasi, akan menggunakan dana yang terkumpul untuk meningkatkan kesadaran tentang gizi anak. Langsung setelah Bromo Marathon, para volunter/runner akan bergabung di acara roadshow SA di Malang untuk membagikan paket kotak makan dan bekal minum bagi anak dan acara-acara lainnya yang melibatkan orang tua.

Berikut link pelari untuk Sahabat Anak, silahkan di-cek dan sebarkan profil mereka:

1. Qodar Muntaha
2. Danny Saputra
3. Katie Butler
4. Ginanjar Tartowihardjo
5. Nicky Kusuma E
6. Lianita Farah Rosalina
7. Ana Handayana
8. Hanna Tresya
9. Maria Leodora
10. Fakhri Yudha

Untuk list lengkapnya silahkan cek di sini.

Apakah di antara Sahabat atau kenalannya ada yang ikut Bromo Marathon tahun ini? Atau mungkin Sahabat adalah salah satu runner yang mewakili Sahabat Anak? Jangan lupa komen di bawah ya, dan sampai jumpa di Bromo Marathon! 🙂