YBLL – Observe Indonesia: Mama’s Garden for Local Food Security
Program details
Kebun Mama NTT is a local food-strengthening initiative that connects family nutrition, education, and women’s empowerment through community gardens. The program cultivates food self-reliance in villages, improves household dietary quality, and strengthens the capacity of mothers and youth in organic farming, food processing, and building a sustainable food-security ecosystem in East Nusa Tenggara.
14 Mama Gardens: Planting Hope, Serving Nutrition, Revitalizing Communities.
The development of 10 Mama Gardens across 7 districts in East Nusa Tenggara focuses on increasing access to nutritious foods, producing local vegetables and fruits, and establishing community kitchens based on organic farming practices. Through a community asset–based approach, the program strengthens the capacity of women, schools, and health posts to achieve food self-reliance, reduce dependence on external food supplies, and support stunting reduction efforts.
| Project date | : | October 2025 – June 2026 |
| Last registration | : | - |
| Mentor | : | Expert Nasional dan Fasilitator Lokal |
| Location | : | West Nusa Tenggara East Nusa Tenggara North Maluku |
SDGs Involvement
No Poverty
End poverty in all its forms everywhere.
Zero Hunger
End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.
Good Health and Well-being
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
Quality Education
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
Gender Equality
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all.
Reduced Inequalities
Reduce inequality within and among countries.
Sustainable Cities and Communities
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.
Responsible Consumption and Production
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
Climate Action
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
Partnerships for the Goals
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development.
Competency requirements
Family Nutrition & Health
Nutrition interventions aim to improve household consumption of nutritious foods through healthy gardens, community kitchens, and nutrition education for mothers and caregivers. This approach reinforces healthy eating behaviors, integrates nutrient-rich local foods, and ensures year-round availability of fruits and vegetables to support stunting reduction among children in target villages.
Education & Green Schools
Educational integration positions the garden as a learning hub for food, ecology, and sustainability with support from schools and health posts. Children learn directly from the garden through project-based methods, while teachers and community health cadres receive green school guidelines. This intervention strengthens literacy in nutrition, agriculture, and the environment, forming a younger generation aware of healthy food and village ecosystems.
Environment & Village Ecology
Environmental restoration is implemented through regenerative agriculture, household waste processing into compost, and the recovery of soil and water quality. Mama’s Garden provides ecological solutions that increase land productivity in semi-arid areas, enrich biodiversity, and strengthen community resilience to climate change through organic farming and permaculture design.
Local Economy & Women-Led MSMEs
Community economic interventions strengthen the roles of women and youth in managing gardens, processing local food products, and building inclusive value chains with village-owned enterprises and local markets. With improved skills, market access, and added value from harvests, families gain new income sources that reinforce village economic independence based on local food systems.