The Al Zaytun Community Service (PKBM) and PIP Family Raise Hope from the Gantar District Courtyard, Indramayu
INDRAMAYU-JAYANEWS.COM – On Sunday morning, April 26, 2026, the courtyard of the Gantar District Office was anything but normal. Under a bright sky with warm sunshine, the area, usually the center of administrative services, suddenly transformed into a sea of pink enthusiasm. Around 70 mothers from the Al Zaytun Community Service (PKBM) family, members of the Smart Mothers Association (PIP), consisting of tutors, students, and alumni, flocked to the sub-district courtyard to participate in the reopening of routine exercise activities after more than a month off due to Ramadan.
But that morning was apparently not just about exercise. There was a pulse that went beyond mere physical activity. There was a shared determination to improve physical health while also boosting the family’s financial well-being.
With their radiant faces and matching pink exercise uniforms, the mothers presented a vibrant scene. The bright morning seemed to blend with the bright optimism radiating from their faces. At precisely 7:30 a.m. Western Indonesian Time, the activity was opened by gymnastics instructor Nur Rohmah, a tutor at the Al Zaytun Community Learning Center (PKBM Al Zaytun), with a warm greeting that immediately ignited the participants’ enthusiasm.
Following the opening, PIP Chairperson Sri Wahyuni delivered remarks, marking the beginning of not only group gymnastics but also the inaugural PIP Bazaar for the Al Zaytun PKBM Family.
In her remarks, she emphasized that this bazaar was being held as a platform for women to offer their handicrafts, processed products, gardening products, and livestock products to generate sales and increase household income. This initiative was gratefully received by all participants. Hamdalah (praise be to God) echoed, simple yet full of hope.
For them, this was a new space where women could be present not only as participants but also as family economic actors.
Since morning, participants had arrived not only carrying gymnastics equipment. Many carried bags, cardboard boxes, and even boxes containing merchandise to be displayed. On the west side of the sub-district yard, the committee had prepared a bazaar area. There, each product was neatly arranged: various snacks, cooked and raw crackers, cooked vegetables, fresh produce and bananas, duck eggs, automatic lights, and even free, suitable clothing that anyone could take.
The Gantar Sub-district yard immediately transformed into a warm social interaction space—a combination of a sports arena, a traditional market, and a place to share.
After the exercise, participants were directed to the bazaar area. This is where the atmosphere became even more lively. Female vendors provided friendly service, while buyers wandered around, their eyes sparkling, selecting each other’s wares. There was no sign of awkwardness on any faces. Instead, a collective joy was evident, as the transactions that morning were not just buying and selling, but a tangible manifestation of mutual support, mutual encouragement, and mutual strengthening.
The merchandise brought was almost completely sold out.
The vendors smiled with satisfaction, and the buyers left with happy hearts. In some corners, jokes could be heard about exchanging products, recommending each other’s wares, and even praising each other’s creations. The family atmosphere was palpable.
“Blessings to all who contributed to the success of this first bazaar. With the intention of sharing happiness, both those who brought products and those who bought felt no burden. Everyone was happy. Those who bought helped sell their friends’ wares, and those who sold didn’t worry about making a large profit. Some even exchanged products. It was a fun and successful event,” said Winarsih, a tutor at the Al Zaytun Community Learning Center (PKBM Al Zaytun).
She added that the joy that morning was even more complete when the mothers discovered that the committee had provided free, suitable clothing. Prayer robes, baby clothes, robes, pants, and even tops that were still in good condition were an additional blessing and were enthusiastically received.
The Community Advisor, Dewi Asih Nusantari, also expressed her gratitude for the spirit of togetherness that grew so naturally.
“Alhamdulillah… it was so much fun. I hope the next bazaars will be even more successful,” she said.
What the Al Zaytun Community Learning Center (PKBM Al Zaytun) and PIP did that Sunday morning was not an ordinary activity. It was a strategic empowerment initiative.
The community bazaar provides a platform for women to move up a level: from simply producing at home to being able to market; from simply possessing skills to being able to generate economic value; from simply gathering to building a collaborative business network.
Activities like this open up local economic opportunities, strengthen creativity, train marketing skills, and strengthen relationships among members. Amidst the challenges of ever-increasing living costs, small initiatives like these become a crucial foundation for family economic resilience.
Therefore, the hope of all participants is the group converged on a common desire: that this bazaar could be scheduled regularly every two weeks, in conjunction with group exercise, so that healthy physical activities could go hand in hand with healthy family kitchens.
The community’s advisor also directed that this movement continue to be developed through broader collaboration with the Al Zaytun Community Learning Center (PKBM Al Zaytun) students, to form a joint venture as a concrete effort to improve the economic well-being of the Al Zaytun PKBM family.
Under the light of that Sunday sun, a simple message resonated powerfully:
that when mothers move together, it not only lifts their spirits but also lifts the hopes of many families.
Alhamdulillah, this inaugural bazaar was not just an opening event—it paved the way for independence.**
Reporter: Sri Wahyuni, S.Pd. (PKBM Al Zaytun Tutor)
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