During its 21-year journey, BAZNAS has played a strategic role in the sector of sharia social fund management, as part of the collaborative endeavors to increase the community's prosperityJakarta (ANTARA) - Vice President Ma'ruf Amin expects the National Alms Agency (BAZNAS) to remain trustworthy in conducting its duties and functions to manage the community's sharia social funds.
"I am upbeat that BAZNAS would continue to be trusted in conducting its tasks and functions. I also expect BAZNAS to create and implement the program of alms funds management that is based on the integrated and standardized national data," Amin stated during a video conference on the occasion of BAZNAS having completed 21 years since its initiation here on Monday.
Moreover, the vice president urged all management staff of BAZNAS to administer alms funds competently, right from planning to reporting by utilizing digital technology.
By making the most of the advancements in digital technology, BAZNAS' message can reach out to more people, and the service for alms donators and recipients can become more effective, efficient, and on target, he emphasized.
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Amin also lauded BAZNAS' role over the past 21 years in managing the sharia social fund, as an effort to improve the welfare of the community.
"During its 21-year journey, BAZNAS has played a strategic role in the sector of sharia social fund management, as part of the collaborative endeavors to increase the community's prosperity," he affirmed.
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Amin noted that the Indonesian sharia philanthropy funds held vast potential to be developed, as Indonesia is a country with the largest Muslim population in the world. He also encouraged BAZNAS to utilize the sharia social funds for communities to address the existing social and economic issues on the national scale.
"The sharia social funds can be used for solving social issues due to COVID-19 pandemic, such as poverty, and destitution," he affirmed.
The distribution of alms can support the communities in need, such as the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), thereby bolstering economic enrichment, he added.
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Translator: Fransiska N, Kenzu T
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