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        "msgid": "the-story-of-rojali-a-flood-survivor-in-aceh-tamiang-rises-again-through-baznas-community-kitchen-1774511486",
        "date": "2026-03-26 13:50:00",
        "title": "The Story of Rojali, a Flood Survivor in Aceh Tamiang, Rises Again through Baznas Community Kitchen",
        "author": "Irvan Sihombing",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "In the aftermath of devastating floods in Aceh Tamiang, the National Amil Zakat Agency (Baznas) has launched the Ramadan Blessed Meals Community Kitchen programme, empowering survivors like Muhammad Rojali by involving them as volunteers in food preparation, fostering mental recovery and community resilience. Rojali, whose home was swept away, now helps provide nutritious meals to hundreds daily through a collaborative effort that underscores the principles of zakat in promoting self-reliance and solidarity. Baznas commits to ongoing support through rehabilitation, highlighting how such initiatives rebuild lives and strengthen Indonesia's social fabric post-disaster.",
        "content": "<p>The National Amil Zakat Agency (Baznas) of Indonesia does more than\njust distribute consumable aid to flood displacees in Aceh Tamiang\nRegency. Through the Ramadan Blessed Meals Community Kitchen programme,\nBaznas directly involves survivors in managing independent kitchens as\npart of mental recovery and community empowerment during emergencies.\nOne such individual is Muhammad Rojali (44), a survivor whose home was\ncompletely swept away by flash floods last November. Since January, he\nhas chosen to join as a cooking volunteer at the Baznas community\nkitchen to help others in the same predicament. \u201cInitially, I only\nreceived food aid, but I felt compelled to help with the cooking. I\ndidn\u2019t feel right just receiving; I wanted to contribute,\u201d Rojali said\nwhen met at his evacuation tent in Lubuk Sidup Village on Thursday\n(26\/3\/2026). Rojali, now living in an emergency tent with his wife and\nthree children, also shared that the community kitchen serves as a vital\nsource of nutrition for the community amid post-disaster economic\nhardships. \u201cIt\u2019s very beneficial, especially for meeting the community\u2019s\nfood needs. Without this programme, we\u2019d be struggling. We couldn\u2019t even\nafford to buy meat to cook ourselves, but through Baznas aid, we can eat\nproperly and nutritiously,\u201d he added. Each day, the community kitchen\nprocesses around 50 kilograms of rice to provide up to 700 portions of\nmeals. Uniquely, operations are conducted collaboratively by the local\ncommunity on a rotational basis, from cooking vegetables and fish to\npreparing iftar snacks. Rojali expressed his appreciation to Baznas and\nthe donors. \u201cWe are very grateful to Baznas for helping us every day\nthrough this community kitchen. This aid gives great motivation to us\nvolunteers and survivors. May Baznas continue to progress, and may the\ndonors be blessed with prosperity and health for caring about our fate\nin the evacuation,\u201d Rojali said. The Executive Secretary of Baznas RI,\nSubhan Cholid, emphasised that involving the community in the community\nkitchen is Baznas\u2019s strategy to empower residents and rebuild the\nmentality of disaster-affected people. \u201cThe philosophy of zakat is\nempowerment. Through this community kitchen, Baznas not only distributes\nfood but also creates an ecosystem of mutual cooperation. We want the\nrecipients to be actively involved, fostering self-confidence and\ncollective independence during recovery,\u201d Subhan explained. Subhan added\nthat Baznas is committed to continuing to support survivors until the\nrehabilitation phase. \u201cPak Rojali\u2019s story proves that zakat can move\npeople to help one another. It is the power of solidarity and mutual\ncooperation that will strengthen Indonesia\u2019s recovery post-disaster,\u201d he\nstated.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/the-story-of-rojali-a-flood-survivor-in-aceh-tamiang-rises-again-through-baznas-community-kitchen-1774511486",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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