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ACTNews, GUNUNGKIDUL –
Following the fajr prayer, some volunteers from Masyarakat Relawan
Indonesia in Yogyakarta had gathered at the branch office of ACT Yogyakarta in
Sorosutan, Umbulharjo, Yogyakarta. They were getting ready to go to Gunungkidul
Regency where they were about to perform qurbani sacrifices in two subdistricts
namely Semin and Paliyan on Monday (8/12).
Gunungkidul has become one of the distribution areas where Global
Qurban - ACT distributed plenty of qurbani meat due to the drought that hit the
regency as well as the difficult economic conditions of its residents.
Sutaryono, one of the residents of Grogol village, Paliyan, Gunungkidul
said that most of the residents in his village are living in poverty. Most of them work as farmers. During this dry season, the drought
makes it more difficult for them. “Because of the drought, the residents spend
more money to buy water,” he said.
Teak trees shed their leaves on the streets of that village. A number of abandoned farms and cracked soil indicated that the land in Gunungkidul is in need of water. Furthermore, the river and wells have all dried up.
Waqf Well
Most areas in
Gunungkidul are affected by drought. Fortunately, the residents of Grogol
Village are not affected due to the waqf well which remains full of water
regardless of the season.
Nasrudin of ACT
Yogyakarta said that this well was built in 2018 in Grogol Village supported by
Global Wakaf - ACT after its residents were affected severely by drought almost
every year. “The water still comes from the well until now. Some of the
residents also use pipes to deliver the water to their houses,” said Nasrudin.
Nowdays, the
residents of Grogol Village do not need to pay a large amount of money for
water every day during dry season. They can use the waqf well for various
purposes including for cleaning and cooking the qurbani meat that had been
distributed to them. []
