OPTIMIZATION OF THE TODDLER FAMILY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR THE HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT: A STRATEGY FOR THE STUNTING PREVENTION IN WEST KALIMANTAN

Abstract

Toddler Family Development (TFD) Program is an important strategy in the stunting prevention effort, focusing on the improvement of family function in parenting, nutrition, and stimulation on growth and development in children. This study aims to describe the implementation of TFD program in West Kalimantan Province and to formulate the direction of its optimization as a part of the investment strategy on the human resource. This research used the qualitative descriptive approach based on the secondary data from several official sources, including Indonesian Nutrient Status Survey (INSS), Family Information System (FIS), as well as the national and regional policy documents. Analysis was carried out through the SWOT approach for assessing strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat in the program implementation. This study shows the result that TFD implementation still has the gap between regulative support and achievement in the community level, particularly in terms of cadre capacity, family participation, and the financing sustainability. The TFD optimization needs to be focused on its four main pillars, namely the integration of its service with Health and Nutrition Integrated Service Center and Early Childhood Education Program, the improvement of regional regulation, the improvement of family involvement through an approach of the participative parenting, and the use of digital data system for the evidence-based monitoring and planning. These efforts are important to make TFD an instrument in the family policy which is adaptive and sustainable for accelerating the stunting reduction and development of the human resource in West Kalimantan