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        "id": 1724553,
        "msgid": "ministry-of-social-affairs-and-baznas-utilise-zis-for-community-empowerment-and-housing-1778162145",
        "date": "2026-05-07 20:19:43",
        "title": "Ministry of Social Affairs and Baznas Utilise ZIS for Community Empowerment and Housing",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) is partnering with the National Zakat Amil Agency (Baznas) to mobilise zakat, infak, and sedekah (ZIS) funds for community empowerment programmes and affordable housing initiatives. This collaboration targets families ineligible for government aid due to land ownership issues, such as renovating homes for elderly or students in people's schools, and relocating fisherfolk communities with added infrastructure and economic support. Examples include successful relocations in Indramayu and ongoing plans in Mesuji, Lampung, alongside post-disaster economic empowerment in regions like Aceh and Sumatra, emphasising sustainable and impactful community development.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) is\ncollaborating with the National Zakat Amil Agency (Baznas) to enhance\nthe mobilisation of zakat, infak, and sedekah (ZIS) for community\nempowerment programmes and the development of people\u2019s housing.\n\u201cBaznas\u2019s assistance is crucial, especially for families whose homes are\nbuilt on land not owned by them, making them ineligible for formal\ngovernment aid. What we will collaborate on with Baznas includes\nfeasible initiatives, such as renovations to make homes for parents or\nfamilies of students at People\u2019s Schools more habitable,\u201d said Social\nAffairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf (Gus Ipul) in Jakarta on Thursday. Gus\nIpul explained that while there is government assistance as part of\nPresident Prabowo Subianto\u2019s strategic programmes for building and\nrenovating habitable homes, not all families can be helped due to budget\nconstraints, particularly those on non-owned land. \u201cFor cases like this,\nwe need Baznas\u2019s help because they can assist even if the home is not on\ntheir own land,\u201d Gus Ipul stated. The Minister added that in 2025, for\ninstance, Kemensos has partnered with Baznas and the Indramayu Regency\nGovernment, which provided one hectare of land for relocating fisherfolk\nhomes in Eretan Village, complemented by empowerment programmes. \u201cThe\ninfrastructure and places of worship were built by Baznas, including\nfacilities for MSME empowerment. There was also additional support from\na company\u2019s corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme.\nAlhamdulillah, this collaboration is now complete, and around 93\nrelocated families have occupied the site,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is one of the\nprojects we\u2019ve undertaken, and insya Allah, we will expand to several\nregencies, including Mesuji Regency in Lampung Province. We will also\ncollaborate to relocate more than 100 fisherfolk families living along\nriverbanks,\u201d he added. Meanwhile, Baznas Chairman Sodik Mudjahid\nwelcomed Kemensos\u2019s commitment to help boost ZIS mobilisation, noting\nthat the management of community funds must be fair, proportional,\nimpactful, sustainable, and capable of strengthening community\ninstitutions. \u201cThe current mentoring approach not only focuses on direct\naid but builds an ecosystem for community economic empowerment. For\nexample, in Lombok, NTB, Baznas mentors cattle, chicken, and fish\nfarmers whose produce is then absorbed by the Free Nutritious Meals\nKitchen (MBG),\u201d Sodik said. Baznas and Kemensos are also inventorying\npoverty pockets or centres in various regions. The approach goes beyond\ninfrastructure development to include economic mentoring and business\ncapital assistance. For instance, in Aceh and Sumatra, after the\nemergency disaster response phase ends, community economic mentoring\nprogrammes continue through capital aid and post-disaster\nempowerment.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ministry-of-social-affairs-and-baznas-utilise-zis-for-community-empowerment-and-housing-1778162145",
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