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ACTNews, DEPOK - Mila Karmila (50) has started her bir pletok and processed fish product business since 2017. She
sells her products on Jalan Dewi Sartika, Depok City.
In previous
years, Mila's business was running smoothly. She used to earn enough money for
her daily needs and to be used as her business capital for the next day.
Sadly, during the pandemic, her sales begins to plummet. Her income has been severely affected. "In fact, I haven’t made much money lately. My business has been quite turbulent in recent months during the pandemic,” Mila told the Aksi Cepat Tanggap team, Sunday (9/6).
Bir pletok and salted fish that Mila produces. (ACTNews)
In order for her
business to continue running, Mila admitted that she needed funds. She added
that she has been looking for ways to keep producing her merchandise. Thanks
to Global Wakaf – ACT, Mila received business capital through the Waqf for
Micro Business Capital program.
"Thank you,
Global Wakaf - ACT. It has been very difficult for me to acquire interest-free capital
for my business. Thanks to this assistance, I can add more varieties to my
products. Alhamdulillah, my bir pletok
has quite a lot of loyal customers. It’s just that I have been running out of
money to produce it lately,” said Mila.
Zaid Muzayyan of
ACT Depok’s program department hoped that the Waqf for Micro Business Capital
can revive Mila’s business. “Through the waqf funds managed by Global Wakaf-
ACT, we hope that we can Ms. Mila’s bir
pletok and salted fish business,” said Zaid.
Zaid also
invited those who are willing to support micro-businesses who are facing severe
conditions due to the pandemic. “We are inviting everyone to support small
business facing difficulties due to lack of capital through the Waqf for Micro
Business Capital program. Hopefully, we can ease their burden,” said Zaid. []
