PUSKASNAZNAS.COM (13/09/2018) BAZNAS Center of Strategic Studies (Puskas BAZNAS), has the opportunity to visit Cigeulis village, Pandeglang, Banten. Geographically this village is located in the westernmost part of the island of Java, not far from Ujung Kulon.
This visit was carried out in order to measure the Zakat Village Index (IDZ) and survey the location of zakat empowerment points. In conducting this field survey, representatives from Puskas Baznas, Muhammad Hasbi Zaenal accompanied by LAZ Indonesian Da'wah Council (DDI) representatives.
In fact this village has great potential of agricultural products such as coconut virgin oil and cassava chips are also creative industries such as making accessories of one-horned rhinoceros Ujung Kulon. It's just that the main problem faced is the absence of microfinance institutions so that it is difficult to get access to micro-capital.
The zakat program that will be developed by LAZ Indonesian Da'wah Council (DDI), they plan to build a comprehensive place, combination of da'wah and zakat empowerment program.
(puskasbaznas.com | Puskas news)