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THE IMPORTANCE OF MASJID-BASED FINANCIAL INCLUSION (Solution to Poverty Alleviation and the Center for Community Economic Empowerment)
Mohammad H Holle

IAIN Ambon


Abstract

The biggest problem that countries always face is poverty. There are always strategies and regulations issued to overcome poverty. One of them is financial inclusion. This is also indicated by G-20 countries that are committed to financial inclusion. This financial inclusion program is also carried out by the Indonesian Government through Banking institutions. Unfortunately this program has not been optimal in reducing poverty in Indonesia. Until 2017, the poverty rate in Indonesia still reached 10.12 percent or around 26.58 million people. Certainly a challenge. For that the author offers financial inclusion must target the mosque as a representative container for Muslims and appropriately alleviate poverty as well as a center for economic empowerment of the people. To ensure that mosques are very strategic in running financial inclusion programs in Indonesia, this study uses a case study approach. Because this study focuses on the case of "mosque-based financial inclusion", it is used singularly instrumental or that focuses only on one particular issue or problem which is then analyzed holistically. Judging from the case, the place of research, mosque-based financial inclusion research falls into the category of collective or multiple case studies. While the theory used to strengthen this case study approach is critical theory by Creswell. This study is not intended to draw conclusions in general or obtain generalizations, because it does not require populations and samples. For this reason, the two mosques that were the object of this research were the Jogokariyan Mosque in Yogyakarta, and the Al-Falah Mosque in Surabaya. Although limiting the locus of the two mosques, however, this study is expected to produce findings that can apply in other places (mosques or other places) if the characteristics and conditions are the same or similar to the place where the research was conducted, which is commonly referred to as transferability. The results of the study show that financial inclusion programs are very strategic at the mosque. Because mosques have more ethical values than other microfinance institutions, mosques have worshipers (customers) without looking for as do microfinance institutions, and various business units that can be used as a center for economic empowerment of the people, for example; baitul mal, cooperatives and other types of businesses that can be used as a forum for alleviating poverty in the community (pilgrims).

Keywords: Importance, Masjid, Financial Inclusion

Topic: International Conference of Islamic Economic and Financial Inclusion

Link: https://ifory.id/abstract/G9krwj67XKWh

Conference: The 3rd International Conference on Sustainability and Innovation (ICoSI 2019)

Plain Format | Corresponding Author (Mohammad H. Holle Han)

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