Jakarta, Oct. 8 -- The Ministry of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions highlighted the importance of village facilitators' participation in preventing and handling stunting in villages.

"Village facilitators are very important, and we need to encourage them to participate actively in stunting prevention and handling," Head of the ministry's Human Resources Development and Village Community Empowerment Agency Agustomi Masik said in an online workshop on Wednesday.

According to him, each village facilitator is at the forefront of mobilizing the community to contribute to various government programs, including stunting handling.

He explained that the facilitators' main task is to assist the community in organizing village go...