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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThese efforts are also strengthened through the digital space. On October 8, 2026, the Surabaya City DP3APPKB held the PRO PRIA SURABAYA Series 3 online educational forum titled “Fearless MOP: Transforming Myth Perceptions into Accurate Education.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The forum, attended by Family Planning Field Officers (PLKB) and sub-district representatives across Surabaya, featured Dr. Zekson Alpian from BKKBN East Java, with Kartika Larasati, a Family Planning Extension Worker from the Genteng Sub-district, serving as moderator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The discussion focused on correcting various misconceptions about vasectomy and the importance of husband involvement in maintaining their partner’s reproductive health. According to Dr. Zekson, the assumption that MOP is identical to castration or reduces vitality is medically incorrect. Accurate information is necessary so that men and couples can consider contraceptive options based on facts, needs, and their respective conditions, rather than on myths or fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Strengthening male participation is part of the KBKR program developed by the Surabaya City Government in collaboration with TCI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through a “Business Unusual” approach, TCI is not here to replace government programs or build a new, parallel system. Instead, TCI assists the city government in identifying practices that are already working well, strengthening capacity and support systems, and helping to manage and develop these practices more effectively and sustainably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the context of PRO PRIA Surabaya, educational initiatives and male cadre networks have grown from local needs and leadership. TCI supports the strengthening of these practices through coaching, the utilization of data and learning, documentation of good practices, and their integration with the city’s KBKR program strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thus, learning does not stop at a single forum or activity. Field experiences can be used to see what works, what still needs improvement, and how effective approaches can be strengthened or expanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Increasing male involvement in family planning indeed requires more than just information about contraceptive methods. It requires field workers who can communicate empathetically, cadres who are close to the community, access to reliable health information, and government support so that changes can occur consistently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through the collaboration of the Surabaya City Government, Kemendukbangga\/BKKBN, health workers, extension workers, cadres, the community, and TCI, this effort is aimed not only at increasing knowledge but also at strengthening the city government’s capacity to develop, manage, monitor, and independently sustain effective practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When husbands and wives can discuss family planning openly and make decisions based on correct information, family planning is no longer viewed as a one-sided issue. It becomes part of a partnership and a shared responsibility to build a healthier, higher-quality family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When changes at the family level are supported by an increasingly robust regional system, good practices born from the city have a greater chance to survive and thrive\u2014from the city, by the city, for sustainable change.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When family planning becomes a joint decision, the responsibility of maintaining reproductive health no longer rests solely on women’s shoulders. Through education, cadre empowerment, and system support, the Surabaya City Government, alongside The Challenge Initiative (TCI)\u2014implemented in Indonesia by the Jalin Foundation\u2014continues to encourage greater male involvement in the Family Planning and Reproductive Health (KBKR) […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5156,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"program":[],"tahun":[],"class_list":["post-5155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-story"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n