As part of the mission to increase community well-being, KMP is working with local health clinics and schools around the project area to implement health and environment-related activities.

These activities are carried out by Bellini Simangunsong, Katingan Mentaya Project’s Public Health Specialist, who is currently working in developing health programmes for villagers and organizing health education programmes in schools around the project zone.

“Having experienced low access to healthcare and health services,” explained Bellini, “public health has been a concern for local communities for a long time.” In 2018, Katingan Mentaya Project introduced health initiatives in local health clinics to combat these problems that range from training and mentoring cadres (health volunteers), implementing health programmes such as food supplements for children under five and elderly in health clinics and equip health clinics with basic health equipment. In 2019, the initiative expanded to include schools through the implementation of educational programmes regarding health and the environment. “Introducing conservative action and sustainable living amongst children is at the core of our environmental program," says Bellini, “and schools plays an important role in the formation of children's positive attitudes toward the environment.”