BOGOR, WEST JAVA — Prof Dr Jose Roesma donated hundreds of reading books and clothes to Dompet Dhuafa at SMART Ekselensia Indonesia School, Parung, Bogor on Monday (2/10/2023). A few days earlier, the internist was also the first donor of money for the Dompet Dhuafa Elderly Care Action Program.
The delivery of these books was symbolically received by the Chairman of the Dompet Dhuafa Republika Foundation Board, Rahmad Riyadi, and will be used to add to the reading collection in the SMART Ekselensia School library. Meanwhile, the clothes will be distributed to beneficiaries in need.
The donation is a form of Prof Jose Roesma’s commitment to helping the poor and elderly through Dompet Dhuafa. He chose to channel assistance through Dompet Dhuafa because he believes that Dompet Dhuafa is a trustworthy Islamic philanthropic institution that consistently maintains and conveys Islamic values.
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Therefore, the kidney expert doctor also expressed his desire to serve as a volunteer as well as to be involved in da’wah activities with Dompet Dhuafa. This desire was conveyed directly by Jose Roesma to Parni Hadi, the Initiator of Dompet Dhuafa. Parni Hadi also welcomed his friend’s intention. According to him, da’wah has a fairly broad scope, as well as those at Dompet Dhuafa.
Parni Hadi, who is also the Chairperson of the Dompet Dhuafa Board of Trustees, emphasized that all forms of contribution to Dompet Dhuafa’s activities based on Islamic values are also an effort to preach Islam. Even becoming a specialist volunteer, such as volunteer doctors, volunteer educators, and volunteer consultants, is part of the da’wah activities.
According to Parni, there are many things that can be synergized between Dompet Dhuafa’s ideas and Prof Jose Roesma’s ideas, especially in his field, namely health. This is certainly inseparable from Islamic proselytizing efforts. Jose also admitted that he was ready to devote himself to being a specialist at Dompet Dhuafa.
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“I am very happy that Prof. Jose, my friend, is here. Networking is very important, then synergizing. Friendship is then synergized,” said Parni in the donation handover ceremony.
On this occasion, Rahmad Riyadi also said that SMART Ekselensia is located in the Zona Madina Integrated Area which is a 6-hectare waqf land. An area of 2.8 hectares is used for educational programs, while the rest is used for health and other fields.
“We are also increasing the literacy program in this area. This library is not only for those who go to school here, but is also open to the public for anyone, local residents, who want to visit. So God willing, the books we receive will be very useful here,” continued Rahmad.
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Head of Dompet Dhuafa’s Human Development Institute (LPI), Mulyadi Saputra explained that LPI has values summarized in the acronym SPIRIT (Synergy, Persistent, Innovative, Care, Continuous Improvement, and Trustworthy). In this case, every student, person, and employee at LPI must implement the SPIRIT value.
Since its inception, in 2004, Dompet Dhuafa’s programs have actually been in line with the SDGs, especially in section 4.0, namely education. This means that the efforts of LPI Dompet Dhuafa are also in line with government programs towards a just and prosperous society.
After visiting the LPI, Prof. Jose then visited the Dompet Dhuafa Integrated Health Hospital (RST). On this occasion, Dr. Zakaria as Director of RST Hospital explained that this type C hospital has been fully accredited by KARS. Since July 2012 until August 2023, RST has served 250,269 poor patients and 615,169 BPJS patients. (Dompet Dhuafa/Muthohar)