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UNESA runs training that improves access to basic services in local communities

Universitas Negeri Surabaya (UNESA) directly delivered a stunting prevention and child nutrition training programme, BESEK (Bekal Sehat Anak Kuat, Healthy Provisions for Strong Children), to 52 mothers in Desa Kaumrejo, Kabupaten Malang, on 8 and 9 May 2026 (S1 Ilmu Komunikasi, 2026). UNESA's students of the S1 Ilmu Komunikasi (Communication Studies) study programme ran the programme as the output of the Rekayasa Sosial (Social Engineering) course, covering nutrition since pregnancy, household hygiene and reducing sugary food and drink for children, with a hands on session preparing a simple healthy meal (S1 Ilmu Komunikasi, 2026).

UNESA's directly delivered basic service training identified for 2025 to 2026

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Universitas Negeri Surabaya (UNESA), through its S1 Ilmu Komunikasi (Communication Studies) study programme, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIPOL), directly delivered a child nutrition and stunting prevention training programme to residents of Desa Kaumrejo, Kecamatan Ngantang, Kabupaten Malang, an output of its Rekayasa Sosial (Social Engineering) course called BESEK, short for Bekal Sehat Anak Kuat (Healthy Provisions for Strong Children) (S1 Ilmu Komunikasi, 2026). Students ran the two session programme at Balai Desa Kaumrejo (the village hall) on 8 and 9 May 2026, with a materials session on stunting prevention followed by a hands on practical session (S1 Ilmu Komunikasi, 2026).

The materials session explained that stunting prevention must start from pregnancy, and covered adequate nutrition intake, household and environmental cleanliness, and limiting children's consumption of high sugar food and drink. In the practical session participants made a sandwich as an example of a simple, healthy meal that mothers could prepare at home for their families. The village head of Kaumrejo thanked the students in his remarks and said such education was needed so that parents become more aware of the importance of children's nutrition from an early age to prevent stunting (S1 Ilmu Komunikasi, 2026).

52 mothers from Desa Kaumrejo attended the training, delivered directly by the university to community members who are not UNESA students, staff or alumni (S1 Ilmu Komunikasi, 2026). The training was local in scope, run by one study programme for one village, rather than a university wide programme.