Zakat Community Development Program Through Zakat Village Index Approach

• Main Authors: Nilda Susilawati, Andang Sunarto, Rohimin Rohimin
• Format: Article
• Language: Arabic
• Published: IAIN Bengkulu 2019-12-01
• Series: Jurnal Madania
• Subjects: program, indeks desa zakat (idz), zakat community development
• Online Access: https://ejournal.iainbengkulu.ac.id/index.php/madania/article/view/2627
• ISSN: 1410-8143; 2502-1826

This research is motivated by the level of poverty that occurs in the district of Sukaraja, Seluma Regency. It is necessary to have a community empowerment program through the zakat community development program. The zakat community development program is a form of community empowerment program in certain villages to enliven or develop the potential of the community through creative industries that produce superior products. Thus,the community is able to be economically independent. The method used is a field research with a descriptive qualitative mixed approach with quantitative using the Zakat Village Index (Indeks Desa Zakat-IDZ). The data consists of primary and secondary data and data collection techniques through observation, questionnaires and interviews with sources and research informants from competent parties. From the results of the study, it was found that in Sukaraja District, there was a village prioritized to be assisted with an IDZ score in the range 0.21-0.40, 13 villages could be considered to be assisted with an IDZ score in the range 0.41-0.60 and 7 villages were less prioritized to be assisted with IDZ scores in the range of 0.61-0.80 through the zakat program. With the zakat community development program in the form of home industry business development programs, animal husbandry and agricultural or plantation businesses.