Nutritious food for schoolchildren in Sumba. Built to the national standard. Evidenced.
Yayasan Jejak Kasih Indonesia works in Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, to reduce stunting among school age children, an age group that is often missed once the first 1,000 days programmes have ended.
Where we are now
We are establishing our first school kitchen. The site is not yet decided: we are completing a school survey and speaking with local government so that we do not build something that already exists. This page will be updated when the site is chosen.
- Stunting prevalence in East Nusa Tenggara
- 37%
- National average
- 19.8%
- Schools we surveyed
- 14
Source: Indonesian Nutritional Status Survey (SSGI) 2024, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia
Our model
How we are designing it
Built to join the national programme
The kitchen will be built to the specification the national nutrition agency sets for an SPPG unit, including the hygiene certificate and the six kilometre service radius. The reason is simple: a kitchen that does not meet that standard cannot enter the national programme, and its meals stay dependent on donations for as long as it runs.
Every stage is evidenced
Funds are released in stages. For each stage we publish evidence: geotagged photographs, itemised receipts, attendance registers, and budget against actual spend. Evidence for each stage unlocks the next release.
One location, done properly
We are choosing one location and doing it properly rather than many at once. A safe kitchen that runs every school day is worth more than several that stop.
Source: Adapted from the WHO Five Keys to Safer Food and HACCP principles (Codex Alimentarius). Retrieved 7 August 2026.
Read the full programmeThe gap we target
Why school age children
Most nutrition programmes in Indonesia focus on the first 1,000 days of life, that is, pregnant women and children under five. That focus is right and it matters. But after the age of five, nutritional support often stops while the need does not.
In East Nusa Tenggara, school age children continue to face high nutritional risk. The effects of chronic malnutrition on growth and on learning are lasting.
School age children in Sumba are the group this work is for. No kitchen is running yet, and the programme page sets out the sequence.
One kitchen, then the cost moves to the state
$100,000
This is the shape of the offer, in three steps. The third step is why the whole thing is designed this way.
You fund the build
Once. That money builds and equips one kitchen. It is not paying for daily meals forever.
We build it to the national standard
To the specification the national nutrition agency sets for an SPPG unit, including the hygiene certificate and the six kilometre service radius, and then we will run it every school day.
The national programme pays for the meals
Once the school is covered by Makan Bergizi Gratis, the daily cost of its meals is carried by the state budget rather than by donations. The kitchen keeps running without a fresh appeal every year.
Entry to the national programme is the national nutrition agency’s decision, not ours, and it may not be quick. In this regency a kitchen is already built and not yet operating, because it is waiting for government funds to be released. Until our kitchen is in the programme, the cost of the meals stays with the foundation.
Funding raised by EffortX Foundation Ltd (Australia)
Our funding partner, EffortX Foundation Ltd (Australia), has raised the following for the Sumba school meals programme. That money is raised and receipted by EffortX Foundation Ltd, not by the yayasan.
- Raised
- $19,674
- Goal
- $60,480
- Donations
- 366
Funding progress
33%
Funds are released to the yayasan in stages. The first release is made when the project reaches its funding goal. Evidence for each stage unlocks the next release.
Donations are not currently tax-deductible in Australia.
Support this project (opens in a new tab)Figures refresh every 15 minutes from the platform database. Figures as at 9 August 2026.
The stage we are working through
The sequence below shows where we are today. Each completed stage carries its date.
Foundation established and approved as a legal entity
30 June 2026
DONESchool survey completed and the analysis published
7 August 2026
DONESite for the first kitchen decided
IN PROGRESSCatering business registration, KBLI 56290, held
IN PROGRESSKitchen built, then the first portions served
NEXTKitchen submitted to enter the national programme
NEXT
Distances like this are why the government standard places a kitchen within six kilometres of the schools it serves. Cooked food cannot travel this road safely.
Our relationship with others
Yayasan Jejak Kasih Indonesia works with EffortX Foundation Ltd, an Australian charity registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), as a funding partner. The two are separate legal entities, each with its own officers and its own legal responsibilities.
The relationship is governed by a project based fundraising memorandum of understanding executed on 15 July 2026.
Donations are not currently tax-deductible in Australia.
Funds are raised and receipted by EffortX Foundation Ltd (Australia) and then released to the yayasan in stages. The first release is made when the project reaches its funding goal. Evidence for each stage unlocks the next release.
Getting in touch
Enquiries about partnership, funding, or working with schools and government offices can be sent through the contact page.