NU Care-LAZISNU presents NU Care Hub at NU Congress
Jombang (ANTARA) - NU Care-LAZISNU PBNU has presented the NU Care Hub to enliven the 35th Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Congress at Bahrul Ulum Tambakberas Islamic Boarding School, Jombang Regency, East Java, by providing various services for participants and the public.
Chairman of the LAZISNU Side Event Committee for the 35th NU Congress Umdatul Qori said the presence of NU Care Hub is an effort by LAZISNU to provide services that are close to the community during the congress.
“It contains various services. First, the ZIS Corner and games. So the first thing provided is education, consultation, and also ZIS payment directly at the booth,” he said at the LAZISNU stand, Jombang, Thursday.
The NU Care Hub, located around the grave area of KH Abdul Wahab Chasbullah, provides education and consultation services for zakat, infak, and sedekah (ZIS), ZIS payment, educational games, an exhibition of assisted MSME products, as well as free massage and haircut services.
Qori said his party also opens space for the public to channel donations for residents affected by disasters, including in Sumatra, East Nusa Tenggara, and Palestine.
On the other hand, NU Care Hub displays various MSME products assisted by LAZISNU from several regions, ranging from milk, honey, beverages, processed foods, to environmentally friendly products.
He said NU Care Hub also provides free haircut services for men and free massage for both men and women. These services are available at different locations, namely haircuts and massage for men at the LAZISNU stand near Mbah Wahab’s grave, while services for women are in the SMK Kreatif Jombang area.
“The free massage and haircut services are only available today and on 29 August, from 1pm to 8pm. This is open to the public and all services are free,” he said.
Secretary of LAZISNU Ponorogo Didi Eko said his party brought milk products resulting from community empowerment assisted by LAZISNU Ponorogo. Specifically during the congress, the milk is sold at Rp6,000 from the normal price of Rp12,000.
“Specifically for the congress, our milk price is discounted from Rp12,000 to Rp6,000. There are various flavours and they are certainly halal,” he said.
In addition to products from Ponorogo, LAZISNU PCNU Cianjur and Garut also brought regional flagship products, such as processed fruit pickles, peci caps, stickers, and reusable environmentally friendly sanitary pads.