The importance of zakat funds for poverty alleviation through ‘Asnaf Entrepreneurship Development Programme in Selangor

Islamic Microfinance Program (IMP) through the utilization of zakat fund has been a significant source of capital for entrepreneurship activities among the poor Muslim’s families in Malaysia. Starting from the New Economic Plan (NEP) in 1971, the Malaysian Government has realized the importance of...

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Main Authors:	Hamdan, Hamdino, Othman, Pazim @ Fadzim, Ahmad, Khaliq
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	HB846 Welfare theory HG3368 Islamic Banking and Finance
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/75981/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/75981/1/ICOIS%202013.pdf

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spelling	iium-759812019-11-29T06:09:48Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/75981/ The importance of zakat funds for poverty alleviation through ‘Asnaf Entrepreneurship Development Programme in Selangor Hamdan, Hamdino Othman, Pazim @ Fadzim Ahmad, Khaliq HB846 Welfare theory HG3368 Islamic Banking and Finance Islamic Microfinance Program (IMP) through the utilization of zakat fund has been a significant source of capital for entrepreneurship activities among the poor Muslim’s families in Malaysia. Starting from the New Economic Plan (NEP) in 1971, the Malaysian Government has realized the importance of IMP in supporting the microenterprises activities for the purpose of poverty alleviation strategy. ‘Asnaf Entrepreneurs Development Programme’ (AEDP) conducted by Lembaga Zakat Selangor (LZS) is among the pioneers and most established IMPs being introduced in the country. However, there may be doubts whether this programme has achieved its objective of increasing the socio-economic level of the poor. Therefore, the focus of this study is to evaluate the implementation effectiveness of AEDP in increasing the participants’ income for the purpose of poverty alleviation through entrepreneurial concept by conducting microenterprise. The results show that the programme’s processes and procedures, officer’s qualifications, attitudes and experiences affected the participants’ business revenues. 2013-04-03 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75981/1/ICOIS%202013.pdf Hamdan, Hamdino and Othman, Pazim @ Fadzim and Ahmad, Khaliq (2013) The importance of zakat funds for poverty alleviation through ‘Asnaf Entrepreneurship Development Programme in Selangor. In: 1st International Conference on Innovation and Sustainability (ICOIS) 2013, 3rd-4th April 2013, Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished)
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description	Islamic Microfinance Program (IMP) through the utilization of zakat fund has been a significant source of capital for entrepreneurship activities among the poor Muslim’s families in Malaysia. Starting from the New Economic Plan (NEP) in 1971, the Malaysian Government has realized the importance of IMP in supporting the microenterprises activities for the purpose of poverty alleviation strategy. ‘Asnaf Entrepreneurs Development Programme’ (AEDP) conducted by Lembaga Zakat Selangor (LZS) is among the pioneers and most established IMPs being introduced in the country. However, there may be doubts whether this programme has achieved its objective of increasing the socio-economic level of the poor. Therefore, the focus of this study is to evaluate the implementation effectiveness of AEDP in increasing the participants’ income for the purpose of poverty alleviation through entrepreneurial concept by conducting microenterprise. The results show that the programme’s processes and procedures, officer’s qualifications, attitudes and experiences affected the participants’ business revenues.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Hamdan, Hamdino Othman, Pazim @ Fadzim Ahmad, Khaliq
author_facet	Hamdan, Hamdino Othman, Pazim @ Fadzim Ahmad, Khaliq
author_sort	Hamdan, Hamdino
title	The importance of zakat funds for poverty alleviation through ‘Asnaf Entrepreneurship Development Programme in Selangor
title_short	The importance of zakat funds for poverty alleviation through ‘Asnaf Entrepreneurship Development Programme in Selangor
title_full	The importance of zakat funds for poverty alleviation through ‘Asnaf Entrepreneurship Development Programme in Selangor
title_fullStr	The importance of zakat funds for poverty alleviation through ‘Asnaf Entrepreneurship Development Programme in Selangor
title_full_unstemmed	The importance of zakat funds for poverty alleviation through ‘Asnaf Entrepreneurship Development Programme in Selangor
title_sort	importance of zakat funds for poverty alleviation through ‘asnaf entrepreneurship development programme in selangor
publishDate	2013
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/75981/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/75981/1/ICOIS%202013.pdf
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