SEMBALUN, WEST NUSA TENGGARA — “WEEEYYY… MAA.. PECAAAT…!!” echoed a roar in Bukit Dandaun, Sembalun, which means calling ‘Hey, come here quickly.’ After several screams, dozens of cows ran to the call of his farmer, Suhilwadi, 64.
“Although hundreds of cows belong to other farmers in this location, only our cows are arriving. It will not be confused because they (the cows) can know by the sound of the call and the ‘scent’ of us, the master,” said the Head of the Paguyuban Pagar Sembalun Group.
Suhilwadi performed a ‘ritual’ summoning his herd of cattle that hid from the hot sun and were released freely on the expanse of Dandaun Hill, at an altitude of 1600 meters above sea level at the foot of Mount Rinjani. It took hundreds of steps of struggle to climb the hill as far as 6 km with a two-hour drive on foot to the top of the hill at the foot of Mount Rinjani to take care of the cattle.
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Derived from the word ‘Sembah Hulun’ and meaning “Obedient Leader/Creator,” Sembalun is approximately 4-5 hours by road from Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB). Behind its various natural beauties, the majority of Sembalun residents are Muslim and active in agriculture, as well as livestock.
Paguyuban Pagar Sembalun Livestock Group is a livestock partner fostered by Dompet Dhuafa since 2010. It started with only 5 groups, with 5 members each. In 2015 it increased by 75 people (15 groups), to 20 groups including agriculture.
“I’ve been a shepherd for about 15 years, now I have 22 cows. I used only to farm, now I am also a cowherd concentrate. Alhamdulillah, it could be a cross-subsidy when farmers do not harvest or need raw materials. There is a lot of help from Dompet Dhuafa, especially through these cows. I hope there can be more cows added for shepherd friends in the shepherd group who are still lacking so that the management is evenly distributed,” said Suhilwadi, ahead of implementing the 1438 H Tebar Hewan Kurban in 2017.
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“Alhamdulillah, residents who could not go to school before have their children, now they can. Houses of residents who are rickety now can build using bricks. The stages of the economy are increasing,” he added.
Dompet Dhuafa is committed to strengthening each other so that donors’ humanitarian mandates and trust can be conveyed with full benefits. Therefore, to celebrate blessings and welcome the approaching Eid Kurban 1444 H, Dompet Dhuafa provides a special promo at the age of 30 in the form of discounts of up to Rp200,000.
Here are the details of the 30th Milad Dompet Dhuafa sacrifice promo price that you can get starting from June 23-26, 2023:
- Medium Sheep/Goat: Rp2.355.000 (Normal price Rp2.455.000)
- Premium Sheep/Goat: Rp2.755.000 (Normal price Rp2.855.000)
- Cattle: Rp13.600.000 (Normal price Rp13.800.000)
Good Friends, Eid al-Adha 1444 H is approaching. Your sacrifice will greatly help our brothers and sisters in need in various parts of the country. Furthermore, it can even spread more goodness for others because it #SatuKurbanBanyakKebaikan. Good Friends can also directly sacrifice through the Dompet Dhuafa digital platform at promo prices before they end. (Dompet Dhuafa/Dhika Prabowo)