
ACTNews, MAMUJU - Junubia (46)
makes a living by selling the produce of her garden such as bananas, papayas,
and sweet potatoes. Sometimes she also sells the produce from other people’s
garden.
She works together with her husband Latif, a farmer who takes care of
their garden. Every day, they earn only hundreds of thousands of Rupiah a day.
However, they are still grateful that they can still make their ends meet.
"Every day, I earn around IDR 300,000 a day," said Junubia
whom the locals call Inna Melia, Monday (2/8/2021).
Sadly, Junubia’s income has fallen since the pandemic that broke out
almost a year ago. To make it even worse, the magnitude 6.2 earthquake also
severely affected her livelihood.
"Since the pandemic, it’s difficult to just earn IDR 100,000 a day.
I often earn less than that. However, I am still grateful to be able to keep my
business running,” said Junubia.
Four weeks after the earthquake, Junubia opened her shop to rebuild her
family’s economy after the disaster that hit in mid-January.
Global Wakaf’s Support
After the earthquake, Global Wakaf-ACT quickly acted to assist the earthquake
survivors, including MSME owners. By providing business capital waqf, Global Wakaf
– ACT hoped to be able to rebuild the locals’ economy and support the local
MSMEs. Global Wakaf has performed assessments before distributing the waqf for
business assistance to ensure that it is right on target.
Raka Ginanjaya Gumelar from Global Wakaf-ACT said that small businesses
in Mamuju and Majene have been severely affected by the earthquake. Many
business premises have been damaged and the business owners displaced. Right
now, Global Wakaf– ACT focuses on supporting businesses in disaster-hit areas
in West Sulawesi by providing Waqf for Business Capital.
"Your contribution to small businesses is very much awaited by small-business owners who are rebuilding their lives amidst the pandemic and natural disasters," explained Raka, Thursday (2/11/2021). []