Indonesia’s Religious Affairs Ministry Calls for Dissemination of Information on Zakat Programmes to Raise Public Awareness

The Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs (the Ministry) is urging its staff in regional offices for the massive dissemination of information on Zakat empowerment assistance programmes to the public in efforts to consolidate Zakat and prompt more Zakat payers.

Why it Matters?

The Ministry emphasised the need for solidifying Zakat, beyond literacy theories, as a tool that would benefit the public and the local economy. Among the key factors behind Zakat programmes is raising awareness among the public regarding Zakat and accordingly the lack of dissemination of information would defeat the purpose of creating such programmes and negatively influence the people's trust in paying Zakar, Infaq, and Sadaqah, according to the Ministry’s Director of Zakat and Wa...