Social Entrepreneurship in Islamic Social Welfare System

Social Entrepreneurship in Islamic Social Welfare System

Author		: HENDRATI DWI MULYANINGSIH
Published on	: International Conference on World Islamic Studies ( ICWIS) (Penang Malaysia)

Abstract

“The basic activity of Social Entrepreneurship is divided into two contrary things at the same time, that are social driven and profit driven but the most focusing activities is in social motives. According to Islamic beliefs every moslems have to create benefit to others therefore every activities that they made has to be carrying great weight to their self and society. It can be implied that social entrepreneurship in Islam perspective is noticeably similar with the concept of its origin in social consciousness of being useful to others. Zakat as one of the five pillars of faith in Islam, it is an obligatory for moslems that could become the foremost financial resources to support non-profit organization such as Intermediary Institution dealing with eradicate the poverty. By looking at the potential of Zakat in Indonesia, it is a great challenge to be expected in reaching the achievement in improving the standard of living of poor people and alleviate poverty. This Islamic social welfare system has to be managed carefully considering of poor governance in its both funding stage and distribution stage. Intermediary Institution for the voluntary sector plays an important role in this efforts. The intermediary institution could and should play the role in the Islamic social welfare system in creating social value for the beneficiaries (individually or community) in improving the standard of living and in associating the beneficiaries to the transformation of being social entrepreneurs

Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship, Intermediary institution, Islamic Social Welfare System”