JAKARTA — Ramadan is a moment of kindness that can bring humans closer to each other, to nature, especially to the Creator. The act of kindness also came from the BTS ARMY Indonesia community. On Saturday (23/3/2024), together with Dompet Dhuafa, the community of K-Pop idol lovers distributed 150 takjil packages in the time before breaking the fast. They targeted street vendors, motorbike taxi drivers, and taxis. The agenda entitled ‘ARMY Ramadan Giving’ took place around the Sudirman area, South Jakarta.
Representative of the ARMY Ramadan Giving Team, Nana, said that this was the first time her community worked together to share takjil with Dompet Dhuafa in the month of Ramadan. Going forward, not only sharing takjil, BTS ARMY Indonesia also has a series of other acts of kindness, namely tadarus and online studies on the X platform or Twitter which have been running since the beginning of Ramadan, every Saturday and Sunday. There will also be iftar and charity with orphans.
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Through Dompet Dhuafa, BTS ARMY Indonesia managed to collect donations of around Rp64 million, from the previous target of Rp50 million. Nana, hopes this act of kindness can continue.
‘We believe in Dompet Dhuafa and I represent BTS ARMY Indonesia would like to thank Dompet Dhuafa for being a facilitator in our agenda. Hopefully, we can continue to spread kindness across the country,’ said Nana.
Agreeing with Nana, one of the volunteers in the ‘ARMY Ramadan Giving’ takjil sharing agenda, Vivi, hopes that people can increase their concern for others. Especially for people who are fasting during Ramadan.
‘I hope, through this activity, friends from BTS ARMY Indoensia will increase their concern for people in need, especially those who are fasting,’ said Vivi.
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Representative from Dompet Dhuafa, Ami Lutfia, also expressed her appreciation for what the BTS ARMY Indonesia community did. They have a high initiative to do acts of kindness. Furthermore, Ami explained that this takjil sharing agenda had also been carried out in Blitar City, East Java and around Jakarta.
After this, the ‘ARMY Ramadan Giving’ takjil sharing with Dompet Dhuafa will be held in three other cities, namely Palembang, Yogyakarta, and Bekasi. Later, each city provides 150 takjil packages as well.
‘I really appreciate the action initiated by BTS ARMY Indonesia friends. Moreover, this agenda is not only carried out at one point, but four other points, namely Blitar, Palembang, Yogyakarta and Bekasi. Hopefully it will inspire other people to share kindness, especially in this holy month of Ramadan,’ Ami concluded. (Dompet Dhuafa)
Text & Photo: Hany Fatihah Ahmad
Editor: Dhika Prabowo