Empowerment of Productive Zakat through the Empowered Village Program Case Study at the Rumah Zakat Amil Zakat Institution (LAZ)
Udin Saripudin, Neneng Nurhasanah, Sandy Rizki Febriadi, Akhmad Yusup, Nur Efendi, Ihsan Nurhabibulah, Salma Nurul Fadhilah

Universitas Islam Bandung

Abstract

Rumah Zakat is a philanthropic institution that manages zakat, infaq, alms, and other social funds through community empowerment programs. One of the empowerment programs launched by Rumah Zakat is the Empowered Village program. This study aims to describe the implementation of the Empowered Village program carried out by Rumah Zakat. This study uses a qualitative method with a descriptive approach. The study results found that empowered village is an empowerment program within the coverage of the village area. Through an integrated approach, namely capacity building programs (community development), economy, education, health, environment to disaster preparedness, the target of growing and developing local institutions empowered to overcome the problem. They and collaborate with other parties, especially the village government. The Empowered Village Program has a significant impact on reducing poverty in Indonesia.

Keywords: utilization- productive zakat- empowered village- LAZ- Rumah Zakat.

Topic: Economic Welfare in Terms of Islamic Perspective