JAKARTA — One of the premium mukena brands from neighboring countries, Siti Khadijah (SK) collaborates with Dompet Dhuafa for humanitarian missions. Siti Khadijah entrusted the distribution of humanitarian assistance for Gaza, Palestine to Dompet Dhuafa, through the “We Stand For Palestine” humanitarian campaign.
The preparation of the distribution cooperation was marked by an offline meeting, at the Dompet Dhuafa Philanthropy Building, Jakarta, on Friday (11/17/2023). At that meeting, Utammi Sri Lestari as Senior Officer of ZIS Collection of Dompet Dhuafa also explained the latest conditions in Gaza, Palestine and how Dompet Dhuafa distributes aid. Also, what types of assistance have been distributed by Dompet Dhuafa.
Dompet Dhuafa itself acts as an implementation partner that will distribute aid from Siti Khadijah’s donors and the people of Indonesia who have donated to the brothers and sisters in Gaza. With this, Siti Khadijah collaborates with Dompet Dhuafa to help restore the condition of Palestine. As stated by Gerry Yufourta as Creative Director of Siti Khadijah Mukena.
“Initially, this idea was sparked when Siti Khadijah’s mukena saw the tragedy in Palestine, which moved us to clarify our alignment because we believe that saving Palestine is only a small step that we can take. However, what we determined was how we declare our alignment with Palestine and our protest against Israel,” she said.
Siti Khadijah is confident in working with Dompet Dhuafa because she has seen the real contribution of this humanitarian organization to Palestine.
“That makes us trust in working with Dompet Dhuafa, whose contribution has been evident. Maybe this can alleviate their lives there, but this is a form of our hope that Allah is pleased with what we do. And in this moment, Allah gave us the opportunity to prove our faith that we are on the side of this truth,” added Gerry.
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Meanwhile, Dompet Dhuafa manages the humanitarian funds that have been given by the Indonesian people, organizing them in three schemes.
“Yesterday we, together with all philanthropic organizations, together with IHA (Indonesia Humanitarian Alliance) and the President, released the first phase of assistance, to bring some assistance. But beyond that, Dompet Dhuafa partners with local institutions, so that the assistance is also immediately received by the residents there even though at this time the conditions of our partners have changed because many have also been affected. Including us independently distributing there by dispatching the Dompet Dhuafa Team directly, “said Utammi.
In the next three months, Dompet Dhuafa will regularly distribute food packages every day for 3,000 people.
“We express our gratitude from the management of Dompet Dhuafa, because there is a good intention from Siti Khadijah’s friends to help Palestine together. Moreover, they also want to voice this in their programs, not only in the office environment, but also in the community,” added Utammi. (Dompet Dhuafa/Anndini)