YOGYAKARTA — Islam encourages its followers to take joy in sharing and to compete in performing good deeds. One notable deed is vying to support orphans. Following the release of the Buya Hamka movie in theaters, Dompet Dhuafa Yogyakarta organized the 6th Cine Charity event titled “Sharing Love through Buya Hamka’s Story.” The event took place at Al Husnah Mosque and CGV Pakuwon Mall Yogyakarta, on Saturday (27/1/2024).
Dompet Dhuafa Yogyakarta, along with Dompet Dhuafa Volunteers (DDV), has been consistently supporting Indonesian cinema and local talents for seven years. Dompet Dhuafa Yogyakarta has successfully held several Cine Charity events in each session with different themes.
In addition to inviting orphaned children to watch movies in the cinema together, Dompet Dhuafa Yogyakarta also collaborated with various partners. This Cine Charity event was attended by 70 orphaned children, consisting of 30 children from Madania Orphanage, 10 children from Islamic Orphanage Ibadah Bunda, 5 children from Brontokusuman Orphanage, 7 children from Salimah Organization, 8 children from Sayap Ibu Orphanage, and 15 children from BMT Dana Insani Orphanage.
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The event series began at Al Husnah Mosque, starting with a welcome speech, mini-games, lunch, and the distribution of New Year gift packages to orphaned children. Then, it continued with watching the movie Buya Hamka Vol. 2 at CGV Pakuwon Mall.
Muhammad Zahron, the Branch Manager of Dompet Dhuafa Yogyakarta, stated in his speech that this event had been held for the sixth time and would be organized again as a manifestation of care for orphaned children, especially in the Yogyakarta area.
“Thank you to all the children who have kindly attended this event. We hope that by holding this series of events at the beginning of 2024, it can bring a color of happiness to the children. And by watching together, you can enjoy this event and learn from the spirit of the character Buya Hamka in the movie you will watch,” he said.
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After the children left the theater, they continued their joy by enjoying the FunWorld amusement park, accompanied by the distribution of parcels received by each child. With the event’s success, Dompet Dhuafa Yogyakarta hopes to increase enthusiasm and love for orphaned children.
“I’m very happy to be here. Here I can enter the mall, walk around, watch movies together in the cinema, play with new games I’ve never experienced before with my friends,” said one of the orphaned children from Madania Orphanage. (Dompet Dhuafa/Yogyakarta/Muthohar)