JAKARTA — Dompet Dhuafa together with the Philanthropy Alliance for Donation Accountability held a meeting with the Ombudsman RI at the Ombudsman Building, Setiabudi, South Jakarta, Tuesday (03/09/2024). This meeting was a follow-up to the hearing held in January 2024, when the Philanthropy Alliance conveyed a number of problems related to the licensing process and the implementation of the Minister of Social Affairs Regulation (Permensos) Number 8 of 2021 concerning the Collection of Money and Goods (PUB).
On that occasion, the Philanthropy Alliance asked the Ombudsman RI to investigate the PUB licensing public service process, which was then carried out by the Ombudsman from March to May 2024. In this meeting, Ombudsman RI presented the Final Report of Inspection Results (LAHP) which was the result of the investigation conducted.
From the investigation, the Ombudsman found negligence in the issuance of Permensos 8 of 2021, especially because it did not include quality standards for service time in accordance with Law 25 of 2009 concerning Public Services. This led to non-uniformity in the application of regulations at the Local Government level. In addition, there were also procedural irregularities in supervising the implementation of PUB and the inability of Human Resources in the regions to provide recommendations for PUB licenses.
Robert Na Endi Jaweng, Member of Ombudsman RI, said, there are three points that are the focus of improvement in this matter. Namely on improving governance, supervising philanthropic institutions, and increasing human resource capacity.
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“The focus of the Ombudsman at this time is on improving governance, namely on the timing of licensing that must be clear. Then also the Ministry of Social Affairs’ supervision of philanthropic institutions to be stronger, more effective and more accountable. Both collection and distribution. Because this is public money. The third is to increase the capacity of the human resources of the implementers,” he explained.
The current law governing the collection of public funds in Indonesia is Law Number 9/1961 on the Collection of Money or Goods. In addition, there is also Government Regulation Number 29 of 1980 concerning the Implementation of the Collection of Donations.Law Number 9 of 1961. This is very old, even more than 60 years old. So of course the social, economic and political conditions at that time were very different from now. Therefore, sociologically it is no longer relevant to today’s conditions. In terms of content, it also needs improvement.
The findings were submitted to the Ministry of Social Affairs on August 21, 2024. Furthermore, the Ministry of Social Affairs was given a 30-day deadline to develop a service improvement plan and revise Permensos 8 of 2021. Dompet Dhuafa hopes that this step can increase transparency and accountability in the licensing process and the implementation of PUB, and ensure consistent service standards throughout Indonesia.
“Dompet Dhuafa and the Philanthropy Alliance welcome the report and emphasize their commitment to continue to encourage improvements in a more accountable and transparent system for managing public donations. This meeting is an important momentum for the philanthropic sector to ensure that the collection of funds and goods runs according to fair and equitable rules, for the benefit of the wider community,” said Arif Rahmadi Haryono as GM Response and Advocacy Dompet Dhuafa who participated in the meeting. (Dompet Dhuafa)
Text and photo: Riza Muthohar
Editor: Dhika