From Charity to Productivity: Gerobak Raksaza and Economic Empowerment in Surabaya
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Gerobak Raksaza, Productive Zakat, Mustahik EmpowermentAbstract
This study examines the transformation of zakat utilization from a consumptive pattern toward productive empowerment through the Gerobak Raksaza Program initiated by Baznas Surabaya amid urban poverty conditions in Surabaya. The study aims to analyze the implementation of three stages of economic empowerment, enabling, empowering, and protecting in encouraging mustahik independence through business cart and capital assistance. Using a descriptive qualitative approach, data were collected through interviews, official reports, and secondary sources. The findings show that the enabling stage focuses on entrepreneurship literacy, the empowering stage provides business carts and capital assistance, and the protecting stage includes mentoring, monitoring, and evaluation. However, several beneficiaries sold the business carts, indicating a mismatch between the assistance provided and actual needs. Therefore, this study recommends need-based assessments, continuous entrepreneurship training, and post-assistance evaluations to strengthen program sustainability and maximize zakat’s role in economic resilience and social welfare.
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