Behind their smiles, 1 in 5 children in Indonesia still suffer from stunting due to malnutrition. Reach out and give them nutritious food.
A piece of clothing will be a loving gift for those who struggle every day with inadequate clothing. Let’s bring warm smiles to their faces with decent and meaningful clothing.
Without books, many children lose the opportunity to dream. Together, we can bring the light of knowledge to every page of a book and illuminate their future.
Many children in Indonesia still live in poverty. They do not always have access to proper education, adequate clothing, or sufficient nutritious food. These conditions deprive children of the opportunity to grow up healthy, learn well, and develop their full potential.
When basic needs are not met, children are trapped in a cycle of hardship that is difficult to break. They are vulnerable to physical, mental, and emotional barriers. Children who should be playing, learning, and dreaming big instead have to struggle just to survive.
More than 4 million children are out of school, 30% of toddlers are stunted, and many families live in extreme poverty.
Approximately 3.9 to more than 4 million children aged 7-18 are not in school or have dropped out, representing around 7-10% of the total school-age children in Indonesia. The main factors are economic constraints, early marriage, disability, and distance to school.
The prevalence of stunting is nearly 30% among children under the age of 5, due to inadequate nutrition and poor sanitation. The government and UNICEF are making efforts to prevent this.
Many poor families can only afford to buy new clothes once every few years, especially after other basic needs have been met. This is an indicator of extreme poverty and economic hardship, which is also recorded in social protection programs.
