Community Empowerment through Micro Business Assistance Program at the RPI Mosque in South Jakarta

Abstract

This study aims to determine the community empowerment program carried out by the Pondok Indah Grand Mosque, South Jakarta through the Micro Business Assistance Program. This research uses a qualitative descriptive approach method, which is a method. The results showed that the community empowerment process carried out by the Pondok Indah Grand Mosque of South Jakarta through the Micro Business Assistance Program is one of the solutions in efforts to deal with poverty in the community. The role of the mosque that provides assistance through the Micro Business Assistance Program makes the community, especially small traders, empowered by becoming beneficiaries of ZIS management (zakat, infaq and shodaqoh).  Assistance is provided in the form of revolving assistance, with very easy, flexible terms with a profit sharing system.  So it is hoped that the South Jakarta Pondok Indah Grand Mosque Micro Business Assistance Program can continue to be developed so that the community is more empowered amid the crush of poverty.