{"id":3201,"date":"2024-11-20T15:41:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T08:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unnes.ac.id\/sdgs\/?p=3201"},"modified":"2025-11-10T17:15:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T10:15:45","slug":"unnes-commits-to-ending-student-hunger-and-malnutrition-through-the-jumat-berkah-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unnes.ac.id\/sdgs\/unnes-commits-to-ending-student-hunger-and-malnutrition-through-the-jumat-berkah-program\/","title":{"rendered":"UNNES Commits to Ending Student Hunger and Malnutrition Through the \u201cJumat Berkah\u201d Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Demonstrating its commitment to achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2: Zero Hunger<\/strong>, especially the target to end all forms of malnutrition<\/strong>, Universitas Negeri Semarang (UNNES)<\/strong> continues to run the \u201cJumat Berkah\u201d (Blessed Friday)<\/em> program \u2014 a weekly initiative that provides around 2,000 free, nutritious meals<\/strong> to students every week aproximately 72,00 portions in a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program is coordinated by Rumah Amal UNNES<\/strong>, a university-based social philanthropy unit that channels donations from lecturers, staff, alumni, and external partners. The initiative operates through a decentralized system: each faculty and institutional unit distributes about 200 meal portions<\/strong> every Friday to ensure even coverage across all departments and dormitories. Meals are distributed directly at canteens, student centers, and public study spaces to reach students most in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than just a food aid project, Jumat Berkah<\/em> is a comprehensive nutrition-support initiative<\/strong> designed to promote student well-being and prevent hunger-related academic decline. The meals provided are planned to meet basic dietary standards \u2014 containing balanced portions of carbohydrates, proteins, vegetables, and fruits \u2014 in line with the World Health Organization\u2019s recommendations for youth nutrition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vice Rector for Academic and Student Affairs, Prof. Dr. Zaenuri, M.Si., Akt.<\/strong>, emphasized that the program reflects UNNES\u2019s vision as a Conservation University<\/em> that integrates compassion, education, and sustainability:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cJumat Berkah is more than just sharing food; it is about building empathy, solidarity, and ensuring that no student studies on an empty stomach. This initiative reflects our collective effort to eliminate hunger and malnutrition within the university community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Beyond meal distribution, the program also educates students on healthy eating habits and food waste reduction<\/strong>, contributing to a broader culture of sustainability. The activities are regularly supported by student volunteers who participate in meal preparation and distribution, transforming the initiative into a form of practical character education that nurtures social awareness and leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Jumat Berkah<\/em> program complements UNNES\u2019s broader welfare system, including affordable campus canteens<\/strong> (providing nutritious meals for about IDR 10,000 per portion) and dormitory kitchens<\/strong> that allow shared meal preparation. Through this integrated approach, UNNES ensures students \u2014 especially those from low-income backgrounds \u2014 have consistent access to affordable, balanced nutrition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Complementing this, during Eid al-Adha 2024<\/strong>, UNNES through Rumah Amal UNNES<\/strong> distributed 2,000 packages of qurban meat<\/strong> to students, staff, and surrounding residents, ensuring equitable food access and supporting community nutrition. These efforts directly address hunger and malnutrition, foster social empathy, and demonstrate UNNES\u2019s strong role in achieving food security and well-being for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This sustained action directly contributes to the SDG 2 target of ending hunger, achieving food security, improving nutrition, and promoting sustainable agriculture<\/strong>. By preventing food insecurity and addressing nutritional needs on campus, UNNES demonstrates how higher education institutions can play a strategic role in realizing global commitments to eliminate hunger and all forms of malnutrition, starting within their own communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Demonstrating its commitment to achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2: Zero Hunger, especially the target to end all forms of malnutrition, Universitas Negeri Semarang (UNNES) continues to run the \u201cJumat Berkah\u201d (Blessed Friday) program \u2014 a weekly initiative that provides around 2,000 free, nutritious meals to students every week aproximately 72,00 portions in a year. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[153,248,64],"tags":[250,197],"class_list":["post-3201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-news-news","category-zero-hunger","tag-unnessdgs10","tag-unnessdgs2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unnes.ac.id\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unnes.ac.id\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unnes.ac.id\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unnes.ac.id\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unnes.ac.id\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3201"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/unnes.ac.id\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5771,"href":"https:\/\/unnes.ac.id\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3201\/revisions\/5771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unnes.ac.id\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unnes.ac.id\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unnes.ac.id\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}