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ACTNews, TASIKMALAYA - On an area of 4,200 square meters, cages for sheep
to accommodate dozens of sheep. This land is a waqf land belonging to the
government of Sukasetia Village, Cisayong District, Tasikmalaya Regency.
Here, 50 waqf
sheep endowed through the Productive Livestock Waqf program will be reared.
This program was launched by Global Wakaf – ACT to empower pesantrens and their
surrounding communities by optimizing waqf funds. Al Idrisiyyah Islamic
Boarding School in Tasikmalaya Regency is tasked with taking care of the sheep
for the benefits of the Islamic boarding school and the surrounding community.
Officially
receiving the sheep on Monday (2/1/2021), the board and students of Al Idrisiyyah
Islamic Boarding School eagerly placed them in the cages that have been
provided.
Ahmad Tazzaka as
Director of Business and Economics at the Al Idrisiyyah Islamic Boarding School
said that he was very grateful to be entrusted with tending dozens of waqf
livestock. Ahmad hoped that he could optimize the existing waqf assets to
empower the pesantren and the surrounding community.
"The waqf
sheep that we will raise are the fruit of our collaboration with Global
Wakaf-ACT. We will involve the local community in tending the sheep as a form
of empowerment. In addition, we also hope that the fifty sheep entrusted to us
will produce offspring that will help support the pesantren’s economy,
especially to provide for students who come from underprivileged families,"
said Ahmad Tazzaka.
Using the
profit-sharing system, the Islamic boarding school also employs local residents
to tend the sheep so that the locals too can feel the blessing of the
Productive Livestock Waqf.
The involvement of the local community aims to be a solution to the increasing poverty rate in the village, as stated by Tatang Saputra, Head of Sukasetia Village. "One of the problems that we all have to solve is the increasing poverty rate in this village. We all need to further empower the community. Through the synergy with Al Idrisiyyah Islamic Boarding School, Insha Allah we will strengthen community empowerment, including through the sheep waqf," said Tatang.
The management and students of Al Idrisiyyah Islamic Boarding School placing
the sheep into the cages. (ACTNews / Miftah Fauzi)
Pesantren as a driving force to improve local economy
One of the main
focuses of the pesantren which was founded in 1932 is economic development. There
have been many forms of economic activities developed by the Idrisiyyah Islamic
Boarding School. "Since it was first established in 1932, we realized that
the presence of this pesantren serves not only as a driving force for education
and preaching. We also have the duty to improve the locals’ economic
independence. Alhamdulillah, with this Productive Livestock Waqf program, we
the pesantren have become one of the parties involved in an economic
empowerment project through livestock. We are not only objects of empowerment
but also partners who will become the driving force in the revival of the people's
economic independence," added Ahmad Tazakka.
The Productive
Livestock Waqf program also brings other benefits for students whose
self-sufficiency will be bolstered through this program. In this pesantren, 40%
of the students come from underprivileged families. They will greatly benefit
from the program.
Since its launch
on January 23, the Productive Livestock Waqf program has handed over hundreds
of waqf livestock to 7 Islamic boarding schools in Ciamis and Tasikmalaya regencies.
"In 2021, Global Wakaf - ACT aims to reach 230 Islamic boarding schools in
20 provinces in Indonesia, with a total of 11,500 waqf livestock delivered to
hundreds of pesantren. We hope that these waqf sheep will be well-tended,
involving the locals and the pesantren tself so that it can improve the village’s
economy, "said Fany Irfan as the Productive Livestock Waqf Program
Coordinator. []
