The program targets 35 villages across the country to build a productive zakat ecosystem, focusing on agriculture, fisheries, and plantations. The potential zakat collection is estimated at IDR 51 trillion.
"Villages hold untapped economic potential. Through this partnership, we aim to integrate zakat into rural economic systems," Director of Zakat and Waqf Empowerment at the ministry Waryono Abdul Ghafur said here Monday.
The initiative will use existing village infrastructure, such as village-owned enterprises (BUMDes) and local cooperatives, to manage and distribute zakat funds in cooperation with Village Zakat Collection Units (UPZ).
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The scheme is expected to facilitate rural communities in paying zakat while ensuring that the collected funds are managed transparently and productively.
"We want to open up opportunities for BUMDes to distribute income zakat through UPZ in collaboration with the Ministry of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions," he said.
The collaboration will accelerate zakat-based economic empowerment in villages. In addition to improving community welfare, the efforts also serve as a form of strengthening the national zakat ecosystem to be inclusive and productive, he said.
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