By Anup Tiwari, Chief, Private Fundraising and Partnerships, UNICEF Indonesia
Pandes Village, Central Java, Indonesia, May 2014 - As the Chief of private fundraising and partnerships in UNICEF Indonesia's Jakarta office, I spend a lot of my time in office buildings - at my desk, in meetings or on the phone. But in early May, I found myself cross-legged on the floor of a huge bamboo building in Pandes village, Central Java, watching a group of expectant mothers play a fishing game.
I’d come with several
colleagues to see one of UNICEF’s programmes in action. With the Government of
Indonesia, we’ve helped to train a local midwife and several volunteers, known
as cadres, to teach women about good nutrition both during pregnancy and after
their baby is born. The cadres also work with fathers and older members of the
community so that they can best support these new mothers.
