Annual Report 2025
This Annual Report marks 25 years of FMCH Indonesia empowering communities and supporting children and families across Indonesia. Throughout 2025, we continued strengthening our work in early childhood education, maternal mental health, environmental sustainability, and community development through collaborative and community-based programs. This year also marked the opening of several new partnerships that expanded opportunities […]
Redefining Care Since 2015: Shaping Integrated Health for Mothers and Children
Let us look back at the journey of Yayasan Balita Sehat Indonesia over the past decade. Under the leadership of Syifa Andina, the foundation adapted to many new changes. An integrated health approach became a central focus of its programs. How has she interpreted this transformation throughout her leadership? What strategies are being implemented today […]
When Early Education Becomes a Lifelong Gift
From Preschool to College: A Foundation for Learning That Still Endures Two decades may have passed since a young child first stepped into the preschool classrooms of the Yayasan Balita Sehat (YBS) Indonesia in Cilandak back in 2008. Today, that child has grown into an eighth-semester student at the Jakarta State Polytechnic. His name is Sahnur (21), one […]
The Strength of a Dedicated Educator
Throughout the 25-year journey of the Yayasan Balita Sehat Indonesia (Foundation for Mother and Child Health Indonesia), many changes have occurred—from expanding programs and shifting locations to the evolving educational needs of children. However, one thing remains the foundation: the educators who choose to stay and grow alongside the Foundation. One such individual is Benedikta, affectionately known as Bu […]
A Classroom Born from Care
In Bojonggede Village, Bogor Regency, West Java, change was not born from magnificent buildings. It grew from care. From the simple kitchen in the home of Ms. Nurkhikmah—affectionately known as Ms. Nung—a long journey began. From Posyandu to Classroom (2012–2014) In 2012, Ms. Nung was selected as a cadre member for a supplementary feeding program […]
FMCH Indonesia Launches Indonesia’s First Pilot of the BUNDA Program to Support the Mental Health of Mothers
FMCH Indonesia (Yayasan Balita Sehat Indonesia) has launched Indonesia’s first pilot of the BUNDA Program (Bersama Mendukung Ibu Sehat dan Bahagia), a community-based psychosocial support model designed to strengthen the mental health of pregnant and breastfeeding mothers with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approach. As part of the implementation, in January 2026 FMCH Indonesia held training for 100 […]