Nestlé Indonesia and Indonesian Nutrition Association: Nestlé Healthy Kids: Bringing Healthier Indonesian Children into Reality

Nestlé Indonesia, a manufacturer of milk, food and beverages, partnered with the Indonesian Nutrition Association, a nonprofit association focusing on nutrition issues, since January 2012 to May 2013 to implement the Nestlé Healthy Kids (NHK) program.  The program aims to increase the nutritional status of children aged 6-12 from elementary schools/SD.  Both partners agreed to cooperate based on the view that elementary school-age represents the second gold chance to eliminate nutrition and health problems to allow children growing as healthier adults.

Nestlé provided financial and staff support in implementing the NHK program at schools; and INA provided expert technical support, which included trainers/resource persons, education materials and training modules for teachers; and gave technical recommendations for the planning and implementation of the NHK program at schools.  This partnership ended in May 2013 with the possibility of continuation.

This partnership operated in 17 areas in Indonesia. The NHK program was divided into two sub-programs namely School Health Initiatives (SHIP) aimed at supporting the sustainability of NHK pilot project activities, and NHK sponsored schools (SSN) aiming to build a center for collaborative network among schools and increase the number of schools engaged in NHK.