Gender-Responsive Empowerment through Green Tea Soft Skills Training as Part of Efforts to Prevent Stunting among Students in Early Marriages in Palu City, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

Sitti Rahmawati (Universitas Tadulako)
Mudrajad Kuncoro (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Yohan Yohan (Universitas Tadulako)
Nurnaningsih Nurnaningsih (Universitas Tadulako)
Muhammad Akbar (Universitas Tadulako)

Jurnal Pengabdian Pancasila (JPP)
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): March 2026

Community Service Outreach with the theme: “Preventing Early Marriage Among Students in Palu City Through a Gender-Responsive Approach and Its Impact on Women’s Health as an Effort to Prevent Stunting and Reduce Maternal Mortality.” This community service initiative aims to help adolescent boys and girls transitioning into adulthood understand the importance of knowledge regarding early marriage and its impact on women’s reproductive health, with the goal of preventing stunting and maternal mortality among students in Palu City, particularly junior high school students in Palu City. According to the Law on Early Marriage, the government defines early marriage as a marriage conducted when a man and a woman are still minors or are below the age specified in the Marriage Law. Law No. 16 of 2019 states that marriage is only permitted if the man and woman have reached the age of 19. Implementation. The objective of the awareness campaign on the prevention of early marriage is to provide students with knowledge and a deep understanding of how the law on early marriage, enacted in Law No. 16 of 2019, is implemented.