Analysis of Zakat Fund Distribution in the Depok Cerdas Program

Abstract

This research is motivated by the fact that the quality of education in Indonesia is very low according to the learning ability survey released by the Program For International Student Assessment (PISA), Indonesia is ranked 72nd out of 77 countries surveyed. Moreover, the average IQ score for Indonesia is quite low as reported by World data. Population Review 2022, the average IQ value of the population in Indonesia is just 78.49. This score places Indonesia at 130th position out of a total of 199 countries tested. The research method used in this research is a qualitative method using focused interviews. The author carried out data collection techniques using interviews, documentation and observation. The results of the study shows that mechanism for distributing zakat funds at BAZNAS Depok City in the Depok Smart program is in already in line with Law Number 23 of 2011 about Zakat Management. Meanwhile the distribution of zakat funds at Baznas Depok City in the Depok Smart Program is appropriate given to mustahik based on the scale priority and is quite useful, it can improve the level of education and can reduce the school dropout rate.