JAKARTA, SIARPOST – Approaching the holy month of Ramadan, a number of prices for basic necessities have started to spike. Facing this situation, Advanced Indonesian Women (PIM) in collaboration with JABABEKA, Tbk held a Cheap Market in the Green Market Area, Cikarang, Bekasi. The event, which carries the theme of Eco-Friendly Market, will be held on 30-31 March 2022. PIM will cooperate with Indonesian MSMEs who will sell various products that are ready to enter the domestic and foreign markets.
“The products that will be present at the Cheap Market are agricultural products such as vegetables, fruit and basic necessities. In addition to selling MSME products, there will be talk shows from successful entrepreneurs, there will be cooking shows, cardio dance, kolintang music and big discounts,” said PIM General Chair Lana Koentjoro.
As a women’s organization, PIM is a forum that unites Indonesian women from various cross-professionals and backgrounds with the aim of making Indonesian women independent, tough and competitive, so that they can align their people in efforts to advance the nation and state, continued the women who love kebaya.
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In the future, in addition to facing the holy month of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, Indonesia will host the G20 event. Meanwhile, the community began to feel the increase in the price of basic commodities. For this reason, PIM will cooperate with the Indonesian Korean Women Association and a number of MSME actors.
The purpose of this activity is to maintain distribution and supply so that price spikes remain under control. Thus, the presence of PIM can assist the government in suppressing the inflation rate ahead of Ramadan, said Lana Koentjoro who is also one of the Advisory Councils of MIO INDONESIA.
In this low-cost market activity, PIM will partner with MSME business actors and the Coordinating Ministry for the Economy, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Communications, Informatics, National Food Agency and PT.Plan Logistik International Indonesia
The emergence of the Cheap Market ahead of the holy month of Ramadan is very helpful for people who are starting to feel the increase in the price of basic commodities ahead of the holiday. This can generate public interest, stimulate economic revival after slumping during a pandemic. This was stated by the Deputy Secretary General of LIRA Women, Syarifah Dwi Meutia Sari, SH.
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As a women’s organization, we appreciate the Cheap Market Movement carried out by Advanced Indonesian Women. This is very concrete and is really felt by mothers in facing the month of Ramadan, said Syarifah Dwi Meutia Sari, SH. young lawyer from Veranda of Mecca, Aceh.
This step is positive, hopefully it can be an inspiration for women’s organizations like us at LIRA Women. This is proof that the existence of women cannot be underestimated. When the distribution of basic commodities is hampered, women appear to work in a real way to help the government, continued the alumni of the Faculty of Law, Airlangga University, Surabaya who is also active in various women’s organizations.
Implementation of the Ramadhan Cheap Market to help meet the needs during fasting. The more organizations or government agencies that organize cheap markets, of course, local residents will find it helpful, because prices in the market increase at the beginning of fasting.
“Hopefully, residents can welcome this holy month of Ramadan with joy,” he said through his cellular channel
