Matra Nutrition Project “MITIGIZI: Mitigating the Impact of Nutrition during Floods”

FIKES UPNVJ - On Saturday, June 14, 2025, a Project Based Learning (PjBL) activity was carried out for the Matra Nutrition Course by Class C Semester 6 students of the Nutrition Study Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, National Development University "Veteran" Jakarta. This activity carries the theme "MITIGIZI: Mitigating the Impact of Nutrition During Floods" and took place at the Rosela Posyandu, RW 15, Mampang Village, Pancoran Mas District, Depok City, West Java Province. With guidance from Dr. dr. Yessi Crosita Octaria, M.I.H, this activity targets cadre mothers and residents of the RW 15 Archive Housing Complex which aims to increase their understanding of flood disaster mitigation, studies of the impact of floods on the nutrition of vulnerable groups, and strategies for handling nutrition during flood disasters.

The series of events began with participant registration, then participants were directed to fill out a pre-test first with the aim of measuring initial understanding. Then, the event continued with the opening by the Master of Ceremony (MC), singing the song Indonesia Raya, remarks from the chief executive and the Head of RW 15, and initial documentation. Three main materials were presented in separate sessions, namely: (1) Pre-Flood Disaster Education by Gerald Reza Lasut as the Disaster Preparedness Facilitator, (2) Study of the Impact of Floods on the Nutrition of Vulnerable Groups, and (3) Nutrition Handling Strategies & Education in Disaster Situations presented by students of the Nutrition Study Program.

Each session of material presentation was accompanied by a question and answer session and discussion related to the topic that had been presented, namely floods and emergency nutrition during disasters. Not to forget, there were also interactive games held by the first speaker that made the residents actively involved, not only sitting in place and listening to the material, but residents were also invited to work together as members of several groups and present their group assignments to all participants. After all sessions were completed, the activity continued with an ice breaking session and prize distribution for the three participants who answered the fastest. Furthermore, the MC gave a brief final review of the entire series of events that day. Before the event was officially closed by the MC, participants were asked to fill out a post-test to evaluate the increase in understanding after the presentation of the material. The event was closed with a group photo session between the committee, participants, and speakers as a form of documentation of togetherness and the success of this educational activity.