2,472 MBG Kitchens Planned Across Papua Provinces
For children growing up in some of Papua’s most remote communities, a nutritious meal at school can be about more than food. It can determine whether a child enters the…
For children growing up in some of Papua’s most remote communities, a nutritious meal at school can be about more than food. It can determine whether a child enters the…
When President Prabowo Subianto delivered his state address at the annual session of the People’s Consultative Assembly, or MPR, on Friday, 14 August 2026, one of the most personal moments…
Indonesia’s Free Nutritious Meals Program in Papua entered an intensive evaluation phase after a food poisoning incident on 6 August 2026 in Depapre District, Jayapura Regency, where the Papua Provincial…
Indonesia is accelerating reforms to its Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program by placing Papua among the highest priorities for implementation and service improvement. The policy reflects the government’s broader commitment…
The Papua Provincial Government has implemented a policy to maximize the procurement and distribution of locally produced eggs for the Free Nutritious Meals Program (Makan Bergizi Gratis/MBG) in Indonesia, a…
Every school morning, hundreds of workers across Nabire begin their day long before the first bell of the classroom rings. Farmers harvest fresh vegetables, fishermen offload their catch, cooks prepare…
The real test of Papua’s development challenge is not the grand announcements in Jakarta but whether public services can reach villages separated by rivers, mountains, forests and vast stretches of…
For many college students, learning about public policy occurs between the walls of classrooms, lecture halls, or academic journals. This week, five Indonesian students learned in a very different setting.…
When trays of rice, vegetables, fish, eggs, and fruit began arriving at schools across Jayapura earlier this year, many parents initially saw the government’s Free Nutritious Meal program as simple…
In a small classroom somewhere in Papua, the school day often begins the same way. Children arrive early, some walking long distances. Before lessons start, there is now something new…