Local Wisdom in Pawon Urip to Prevent Increasing Stunting Case in Lumajang Regency, East Java

Stunting is understood as low height for age in children. The high-for-age nutritional index is a common measure of childhood stunting. Stunted children are not always thin, some are even overweight compared to their height. One way to overcome stunting is to ensure food security and fulfill nutrition on an ongoing basis. One way to make this happen is by implementing Pawon Urip. Pawon Urip is the local wisdom of the Lumajang Regency which is bound by the concepts of kinship, mutual cooperation, empathy and also solidarity among residentsThe aim of this paper is to elaborate the ways Pawon Urip in Lumajang Regency, East Java uses and develops the local values of gotong royong and solidarity toward immediate circles of social connections to deal with stunting as their common problem. This paper is a qualitative research on Pawon Urip. The main data will be collected through interviews done with some Pawon Urip activists and also its members. The secondary data will be collected in the forms of news and reports on Pawon Urip activities, stunting statistical data, and other related data. The data will be analyzed thematically to formulate the golden thread of the local wisdom in dealing with common problem of stunting. The results of this study are the application of Pawon Urip in Kloposawit Village to help the community meet nutritional needs during the COVID-19 pandemic and can support sustainable food consumption and improve nutritional status. It is hoped that this paper might provide an example of a best practice in the mitigation of stunting using local wisdom.