SOUTH TANGERANG — Indonesians consider the 10th of Muharram (Ashura) to be the Day of the Orphans. This celebration has been a tradition in Indonesia for a long time. Dompet Dhuafa, through the Muliakan Yatim (Honor the Orphans) program, is also committed to giving glory to those who have been abandoned by their parents. In order to invite more people to participate in #HonoringOrphans, Dompet Dhuafa together with LootteMart Indonesia held the Muharram Fest event on Eid al-Adha for Orphans, 10 Muharram 1444, which took place at LotteMart Bintaro, South Tangerang, Banten, on Monday (8/8/2022).
The series of events in collaboration with LotteMart Indonesia was opened by the hadroh team, then included a symbolic awarding of orphans’ scholarships, the giving of donations, a performance by Trashic from the SMART Ekselensia students, fairy tale performances by Zackanya, and was completed with shopping with orphans. A total of 20 orphans who came from the area around South Tangerang attended the festivities. Not to forget that some of the participants were SMART Ekselensia Indonesia students.
During the shopping event, the orphans were invited to freely choose the items they wanted.
In a speech on behalf of Iwan Juanda as General Store Manager of PT. Lottemart Indonesia, Abdul Jamiat expressed his pleasure at being able to once again hold a noble event with Dompet Dhuafa. He hopes that this activity will not be enough on this day, so that it will provide more benefits for the children. It can also inspire the community, especially customers.
“We from Lottemart would like to thank Dompet Dhuafa. This is an activity that is very well organized with Dompet Dhuafa. Hopefully this activity will continue,” he said.
Yudha Andilla, as the Retail Manager of Dompet Dhuafa, also said that LotteMart is a comfortable place for customers to shop and share at the same time. This activity is one of a series of Muharram events organized by Dompet Dhuafa and LotteMart Indonesia to honor orphans on Eid al-Fitr.
Dompet Dhuafa and orphans are inseparable. Especially in the month of Muharram, there are many agendas aimed at honoring orphans. This time, one of them is shopping with orphans.
“Muharafest is a moment of gratitude to Allah SWT. Hopefully, with the many activities we do, it will become a fortress of our faith. LotteMart is one of our strategic partners. With this synergy, it can be a strong collaboration with LotteMart visitors,” explained Yudha.
Until now, Dompet Dhuafa is still striving so that orphans can be a priority for everyone so that they can be involved in helping in a more powerful, impactful, and widely beneficial way. One of them is by making children who have been orphaned by Covid-19 happy by inviting them to shop for free as a form of caring for them.
“With this joint shopping, it is hoped that these young people will be more diligent in their worship and beneficial to their environment. Hopefully this synergy can develop and can bring blessings for the welfare of the people,” added Yudha.
One of the beneficiaries named Naura Iska Ramadani (9) came from Parigi Village, Pondok Aren District, South Tangerang. The second grade elementary school student chose to buy shoes and some snacks. According to her, the shoes she had just bought will be worn for everyday school. “Great, tomorrow at school I can change into new shoes,” she said happily. (Dompet Dhuafa / Muthohar)