UNS — Starting at the beginning of this year, the Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology, declared face-to-face lecture implementation for the 2021/2022 Academic Year. Based on the initial plan, the academic year will start in July 2021. However, considering the soaring Covid-19 cases in almost all regions in Indonesia, it seems like the plan must be postponed.
Even though so, this delay should not hamper the teachers’ spirit to continue the face-to-face learning preparation, which includes hand sanitizer that will be crucial to the implementation of the face-to-face learning. Responding to this, the Diploma in Pharmacy Study Program, Vocational School (SV), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta, through the Applied Pharmacy Research Group, organized continuous assistance for schools to produce hand sanitizer independently.
The assistance was held in Junior High School (SMP) Muhammadiyah 1 Prambanan. The program was led by Wisnu Kundarto and was supported by five members, namely, Dian Eka Ermawati, Anif Nur Artanti, Sholichah Rahmani, Heru Sasongko, and M. Fiqri Zulpadly. The continuous assistance program aims to train the teachers in SMP 1 Muhammadiyah Prambanan to produce hand sanitizer with essential oil added.
“This community service program is a continuous process, which involves the transfer of knowledge. The training was held on June 5th, 2021, with a follow-up event on June 19th, 2021 to this day,” Wisnu Kundarto explains. Wisnu adds that the outcome of the events is satisfactory because the school has succeeded to produce their hand sanitizer with lavender fragrance under the trademark ‘Surya.’
UNS Team hopes that the product can invoke calmness through its aromatherapy, other than eliminating germs. The Headmaster of the SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Prambanan, Daswati Rofiatun Sahifah reveals that her party was enthusiastic in welcoming this program. She admits that the 2021 Community Partnership Program has greatly helped them.
“Currently we develop other variants such as tea tree fragrance, rosemary, lemon, and sweet orange after the new student admission session completed,” she concluded.
Currently, the product is only produced in limited quantity and available through limited distribution for the school academic members. Humas UNS
Reporter: Ida Fitriyah
Editor: Dwi Hastuti