HONG KONG - Dompet Dhuafa Hong Kong (DDHK), this year distributed zakat fitri funds worth Rp.149 million which were distributed to 2.900 beneficiaries. The funds were collected from zakat fitri payments of Indonesian citizens, especially Indonesian migrant workers (PMI), in Hong Kong and Macau.
"The zakat money distributed, thank God, reached Rp. 149.486.400 and was distributed to 2.900 beneficiaries, which consisted of elderly, needy, poor, and orphaned children," said General Manager of DDHK, Imam Baihaqi.
The distribution itself is distributed to various locations which are generally the origin areas of PMI Hong Kong and Macau. It is recorded that at least 2.900 zakat recipients are spread across 28 districts and cities.
Among them, Jakarta, Pekalongan, Banjarnegara, Ponorogo, Muna (Southeast Sulawesi), Pandeglang, Lombok (West Nusa Tenggara), Tulungagung, Pati, and Semarang. Other districts and cities, Tuban, Ngawi, Malang, Madiun, Kendal, Rembang, Blitar, Batang, Brebes, and Purwodadi. Zakat is also distributed to the districts and cities of Sumedang, East Lampung, Trenggalek, Magetan, Jombang, Banyumas, Wonosobo, and Indramayu.
"The benefits of zakat are shared in various provinces and regions in Indonesia. The distribution will be in the form of money and rice, ”said Imam.
During the month of Ramadan, said Imam Baihaqi, DDHK managed to raise HK $ 354,236 from the community. Funds of this size include zakat fitri, zakat maal, donations, alms, humanities and other social donations.
"Help Much Needed in Our Village"
DDHK entrusts zakat fitri in several locations in East Lombok. One of them, to the Tarum Hamlet Indonesian Veterans Institute, Sambelia District. The following is said by Husna Taufik, the head of the institution:
"We say many thanks to Dompet Dhuafa Hong Kong for his zakat assistance to our people who are in need. This is an extraordinary program which is certainly worth worship. We think that DDHK has assisted the state in fulfilling the mandate of the 1945 Constitution paragraph 34 (1). Namely, the poor, orphans and neglected children must be considered by the state. With the existence of a social institution called Dompet Dhuafa, Alhamdulillah it can help the country.
Hopefully this program will continue at every opportunity and every moment. Not only compensation, but also other programs that certainly bring benefits to the poor. "
Meanwhile, Titin Pebriani Harisandi, the son of the village head of Lenek, Lenek District, East Lombok, said:
"Alhamdulillah, the distribution of zakat entrusted to it from Hong Kong is very helpful, especially for those who really need it such as orphans and dhuafa who deserve donations. And alhamdulillah, this donation from zakat was well received and with very high enthusiasm. If there is another DDHK donation to our village, we can hand it over to the mushalla, to help improve facilities, so that worship can be more comfortable. In addition, in our village there are still many residents who need assistance and public facilities that must be fixed. " [Marlin]
