The Effectiveness of the Productive Zakat Program on Improving Mustahik Welfare: A Case Study of BAZNAS Ponorogo Regency

Abstract

This study aims to examine the effectiveness of the productive zakat program on improving mustahik welfare: a case study of BAZNAS Ponorogo Regency. The research method used in this study is a qualitative method. The source of the data used is data from journals and other sources relevant to the research in order to learn, understand and educate the community. The results of the study show that the productive zakat program can improve the welfare of mustahik. BAZNAS Ponorogo, is one of the institutions that stands within the Ponorogo Regency government with the role of collecting ZISWAF which will be distributed to the community. BAZNAS itself has several programs including Ponorogo Makmur, Ponorogo Cerdas and Ponorogo Peduli. The three are in the BAZNAS program, which is one way to distribute ZISWAF funds that have the goal of the prosperity of Mustahik. The hope of the BAZNAS program is that, the more years go by, the more productivity of the BAZNAS program increases, as well as the more welfare of the Ponorogo mustahik can be achieved.