1. What are the SDGs?
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a global agenda established by the United Nations (UN) and agreed upon by 193 countries, including Indonesia, in 2015.
The SDGs consist of 17 main goals and 169 targets expected to be achieved by 2030. These goals encompass economic, social, and environmental aspects as a collective commitment to end poverty, reduce inequality, preserve the environment, and improve public welfare sustainably.
2. SDG 2: Zero Hunger
SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) aims to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.
Achieving this goal requires cooperation from various parties to ensure everyone has access to sufficient, safe, healthy, and nutritious food.
As students, contributions to SDG 2 can begin with simple daily actions, such as sharing food, supporting local food businesses, and reducing food waste.
3. Activity Planning
The planning stage begins by identifying issues related to hunger, unequal access to food, and food waste within the campus environment and its surroundings.
Based on these issues, students plan several activities, namely sharing edible food, supporting food products from local Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), and educating peers on the importance of taking only the food they need.
Planning also includes determining activity targets, implementation timelines, necessary resources, and task distribution among group members to ensure the activities are focused and effective.
4. Activity Implementation
The implementation is carried out through simple actions involving social care, support for the local economy, and the adoption of habits to reduce food waste.
There are three main forms of activities that support the implementation of SDG 2: Zero Hunger.
A. Empowering Local MSMEs
Empowering Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), particularly in the food sector, is one way to support food security and improve community welfare.
Forms of support that students can provide include buying food from small vendors, choosing local food products, and helping promote MSME products to the public.
This activity is expected to help increase business owners' income, support the sustainability of small businesses, and create economic opportunities for the community.
Furthermore, supporting food MSMEs can encourage the availability of diverse and affordable food in the surrounding area.
B. Sharing Food with Friends
Sharing food is a simple form of social care that has tangible benefits for others.
This activity can be done by providing safe and edible food to friends or people in need. Examples include sharing packed lunches or giving food to people in the surrounding environment.
In its implementation, students carried out food sharing activities for two individuals as a concrete contribution to SDG 2: Zero Hunger.
In addition to helping meet the food needs of the beneficiaries, this activity also aims to foster empathy, strengthen social relationships, and build a habit of helping one another.
Through food sharing activities, students are expected to realize that caring for others can start with small, direct actions.
C. Reducing Food Waste (No Food Waste)
No Food Waste is an effort to reduce the amount of food wasted, whether during the purchasing, processing, storage, or consumption stages.
Adopting this habit can be done by taking only what is needed, planning food requirements, storing food properly, and utilizing excess food that is still safe to consume.
Food that is still decent and hygienic can also be shared with others so it does not go to waste.
By reducing food waste, food utilization becomes more optimal, food waste volume can be suppressed, and resources used in the food production process are not wasted.
This habit can also build student awareness regarding the importance of consuming food wisely and responsibly.
Overall, the implementation of these activities aims to increase social awareness, support the community economy through local MSMEs, reduce food waste, and contribute to efforts to achieve food security.
5. Activity Evaluation
Evaluation is conducted to review the implementation of activities and determine the extent to which they have supported the goals of SDG 2: Zero Hunger.
One form of concrete implementation carried out was the food sharing activity for two people as a manifestation of care for others.
This activity shows that efforts to help meet food needs do not always have to be done through large-scale programs but can start from simple actions in the immediate environment.
Although the number of beneficiaries is still limited, the food sharing activity serves as a first step in increasing empathy, social care, and student awareness regarding the importance of food security.
Additionally, this activity provides an understanding that supporting local MSMEs and reducing food waste are also forms of contribution to sustainable development.
Moving forward, similar activities are expected to be developed by expanding the target beneficiaries, increasing student participation, and fostering more responsible food consumption behaviors so that the benefits can be felt by more people.
6. Conclusion
The implementation of SDG 2: Zero Hunger can be realized through various simple actions, such as empowering local MSMEs, sharing food with others, and reducing food waste.
Through these activities, students not only gain an understanding of the importance of food security but also learn to apply the values of social care and environmental responsibility.
Although the activities carried out are still on a small scale, these steps represent a tangible form of participation in supporting the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
By building habits of sharing, valuing food, and supporting the local economy, students can contribute to creating a more caring, prosperous, and sustainable society.
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