00:00We're at a school in South Jakarta, which is one of the recipients of President Prabowo
00:07Subianto's free nutritious school meals program, one of his signature policies. It's been launched
00:12in a bid to address malnutrition and stunting in children. But let's have a look at what's
00:17on the menu today. Some of the kids have already eaten a lot of their free school meals because,
00:23of course, they're saying that it's really tasty today. You can see some ayam, some chicken,
00:28some nazi, some rice, as well as salad and vegetables. There's been a lot of controversy
00:33around this program over the last few months because of the number of children that have
00:37contracted food poisoning after eating these meals. The latest figures from an NGO is that
00:42more than 16,000 children across the country have been made ill, some of them with very,
00:48very serious food poisoning after eating meals.
00:52Having one child that becomes sick because of the program should be considered a disaster.
00:58The President, as a leader, needs to say that. He really does not understand the human rights
01:03perspective.
01:04It's prompted a major response from the President directing the nutrition agency to tighten up
01:09food safety standards.
01:11One case is too many for us, but this is a challenge of growth, not a challenge of neglect.
01:20This is a living system we learn every day. We don't see this as a failure, but this is
01:26a teacher for us to strengthen our system.
01:30So ultimately the question is, can they make sure that they maintain safety standards as the
01:35program expands so rapidly and avoid further children from being made sick?
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