This Economics of the Sarongs

Yesterday afternoon I visited the pesantren sidogiri pasuruan .. the atmosphere of the pesantren lenggang. No visible activity of santri. Be advised to be on holiday .. santri go back to the area masing2.

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My goal is not to see the activities of santri. I've been hearing sidogiri for a long time. The established pesantren economy. Not from paid santri. But from the business managed by the board and all elements of the pesantren.
I was directed to the cooperative building. A 4-storey building with a green color lit up front. As I climbed to the 2nd floor, office rows teased me to glance. Unlike the pesantren who have been deserted by residents, the office is still full of activities. Some people are going back and forth .. some are glued to the computer table. In the westernmost room, dozens of serious people are facing the monitor screen .. this is a cooperative data center space. Everyone in the building in uniform. Tops long green sleeves toska shirt. Subordinate sarong equipped cap. In front of the pocket of clothing tacked id card. Exactly office workers. Only sarong and peci are the difference.

After a while, adzan dzuhur cultivated. Everyone leaves the bustle. Walk out to the ablution site. Without changing their clothes immediately make a prayer line.

From this building, sidogiri economic activity is managed. Sidogiri cooperative has branches in 13 districts of eastern Java, 4 districts in the island of Madura and 1 West kalimantan. The cooperative manages the basmalah shop. I try to visit the basmalah shop. Not inferior to mart2 scattered in leuwiliang. Its management is already based on it. With the advantages of accomodating products from umkm. Extraordinary. Stores owned by the community, raised society, for the welfare of the community. In the region of Pasuruan and surrounding mart2 capital origin is not power. Because people love basmalah.
One characteristic of basmalah, the servants are all men and certainly sarungan.