The Effectiveness of Zakat Utilization Program Based on Integrated Community Development in West Bandung Regency (Case Study of Assisted Village by Rumah Zakat)

Abstract

This paper aims to determine the effectiveness of zakat utilization based on Integrated Community Development (ICD) to affect the improvement of welfare. This study not only measures the level of welfare of the community but also mustahiq community members in Mekarwangi Village after the intervention of ICD-based zakat program. Recently, this research is still infrequent; further, there is no standardized assessment tool to measure the welfare of mustahiq community. This paper used Zakat Village Index instrument to measure the welfare of mustahiq community and CIBEST model to measure welfare of mustahiq community members.By using mixed method approach and multi stage cluster sampling by an interview by questioner.The results showed that the ICD-based zakat utilization program in Mekarwangi Village was quite successful but not significant in improving community welfare with the result of the Zakat village index of 0.59 influenced by the low economic dimension by 0.32 and the spread of the ICD program of Rumah Zakat that has not been evenly distributed in Mekarwangi Village. After intervention by ICD-based zakat program is able to increase welfare index of the mustahiq community members by 67 percent. The material poverty index, spiritual poverty and absolute poverty index can also be reduced by 36 percent, 11 percent and 20 percent,respectively.

Philanthropic zakat for the disadvantaged: Recipient perspectives from Indonesia

“…Rumah Zakat's health care is manifested through free provisional health care, mobile medical services, and maternity clinics (Latief, 2010). In an effort to evenly distribute zakat , Nurhasanah, Nurzaman, and Wibisono (2018) measured the level of income among the West Java's Mekarwangi villagers and found that Rumah Zakat's ICD intervention in this village targeted a small number of households, resulting in a significant increase in their income level. Muhtada (2007) study on peasantry reported that zakat has the potential for improving the peasant's income.…”

Analysis of the zakat village model for economic sector utilization: ANP approach

“…Further research by Nurhasanah et al (2019) shows the effectiveness of integrated community development-based zakat utilization in influencing welfare improvement. The results indicated that the program implemented by children in the village of Mekarwangi was quite successful but did not significantly enhance community welfare.…”

“…Finally, the Kampung Zakat empowerment program is not only limited to the empowerment of mustahiq people but also has an impact on development (Asnaini et al, 2020;Fauzi & Huda, 2022;Nurhasanah et al, 2019;Sari et al, 2023). The next value proposition aspect priority was initiating development (0.26).…”

Efektivitas Penyaluran Dana Zakat Infak dan Sedekah pada Badan Amil Zakat Nasional (Periode Tahun 2016-2018)

“…Zakat efektif dalam menolong orang miskin untuk keluar dari kemiskinan yang parah, karenanya pengumpulan dan penyaluran zakat harus dijalankan dengan baik (Abdullah dkk., 2015). Zakat perlu dikelola secara bertanggung jawab dan profesional oleh setiap lembaga zakat untuk meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat (Ali dkk., 2015) Efektivitas merupakan sebuah penilaian tujuan dan sasaran sebuah organisasi dalam mencapai kesuksesan, organisasi harus dapat mempertimbangkan tujuan dan mempertahankan diri dalam mengejar target (Nurhasanah, Nurzaman & Wibisono, 2019). Efektivitas dalam zakat, infak, dan sedekah dapat dilihat dari berbagai sisi salah satunya dapat dilihat dari kinerja keuangan yang dapat dilihat dari laporan keuangan lembaga pengelola zakat.…”