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        "msgid": "sumiyatis-smile-during-ramadhan-rice-boxes-from-ubsi-become-a-blessing-for-residents-1773222730",
        "date": "2026-03-11 16:30:00",
        "title": "Sumiyati's Smile During Ramadhan: Rice Boxes from UBSI Become a Blessing for Residents",
        "author": "Dwi Murdaningsih",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Universitas Bina Sarana Informatika (UBSI) has launched its annual Ramadhan rice box distribution programme from 23 February to 13 March 2026, providing hundreds of meals daily to disadvantaged communities surrounding its Bekasi campus, including daily wage workers, ojek drivers, and low-income residents. The initiative, emphasising empathy and communal values during the holy month, has been warmly received by beneficiaries such as Sumiyati, a rag collector, who expressed gratitude for the assistance during her fasting period.",
        "content": "<p>BEKASI - Each Ramadhan, Universitas Bina Sarana Informatika (UBSI)\ndemonstrates social responsibility through its UBSI Shares Rice Box\nRamadhan 1447 H programme. The distribution activity takes place at\nUBSI\u2019s Kaliabang campus in Bekasi, West Java. The initiative runs from\n23 February to 13 March 2026, Monday through Friday, targeting\nneighbouring communities in need.<\/p>\n<p>During the programme, hundreds of rice boxes are distributed daily to\nmembers of the public passing near campus, including daily labourers,\nmotorcycle taxi drivers, and low-income residents in the surrounding\narea. The programme represents a genuine expression of concern from\nUBSI\u2019s academic community in sharing joy during the month of\nblessings.<\/p>\n<p>Muhamad Tabrani, Head of UBSI\u2019s Kaliabang campus, emphasised that the\nactivity transcends mere food distribution, instead strengthening values\nof empathy and communal spirit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRamadhan is the right moment to enhance social awareness. Through\nthis UBSI Shares Rice Box Ramadhan programme, we wish to bring simple\nhappiness to people who are observing the fasting practice,\u201d Tabrani\nstated in a press release from Bekasi on Wednesday (11 March 2026).<\/p>\n<p>The sharing programme has been warmly received by the community. One\nsuch beneficiary is Sumiyati, a resident of Teluk Pucung who works as a\nscrap collector. She expressed deep gratitude for receiving a meal box\nto break her fast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel very happy, praise be to God. May those who gave receive\nabundant sustenance and always be blessed with good health,\u201d Sumiyati\nsaid with emotion.<\/p>\n<p>Through social activities such as this, UBSI, as a Digital Creative\nCampus, continues to instil values of care, communal spirit, and the\nethos of sharing among its academic community and the broader\npublic.<\/p>\n<p>The UBSI Shares Rice Box Ramadhan programme is expected to become not\nmerely an annual routine activity, but also strengthen the bond between\nthe campus and surrounding communities whilst fostering a spirit of\ntogetherness during the sacred month of blessings.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/sumiyatis-smile-during-ramadhan-rice-boxes-from-ubsi-become-a-blessing-for-residents-1773222730",
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