658 Siswa Terima Beasiswa Basnaz

JAYAPURA -  Sebanyak 658 siswa SD tingkat SD/MI, SMP/MTs. dan SMA/SMK/MA di Kota Jayapura menerima bantuan beasiswa Tahun 2024. 

Penyerahan bantuan oleh Penjabat Gubernur Papua, Muhammad Ridwan Rumasukun, Jumat, di Kantor Gubernur Papua, Jl. Soa Siu Dok II, Kota Jayapura, Jumat (16/2/2024). 

Gubernur pada kesempatan itu berpesan kepada seluruh unsur pimpinan dan pelaksana Baznas Papua, untuk berupaya meningkatkan mutu kinerja peningkatan capaian yang sudah diraih sebelumnya.

"Dengan begitu, capaian pengelolaan Zakat Infaq dan Sedekah di  Papua dapat terus dioptimalkan untuk memberikan manfaat yang lebih besar," kata dia.

Sementara penyerahan bantuan beasiswa, lanjut dia, merupakan bentuk nyata kerja Baznas Papua yang perlu diapresiasi. Karena lewat upaya peningkatan kualitas Sumber Daya Manusia, maka Papua akan sejajar dengan Provinsi-Provinsi lain di Indonesia. 

“Saya berharap semua pihak mendukung program ini agar tidak ada anak putus sekolah lagi di Papua," ujar dia.

Ketua Baznas Papua, Merza Edy Nadzari mengatakan para penerima beasiswa merupakan siswa beprestasi yang kurang mampu. Ratusan siswa ini juga tersebar di tujuh kabupaten/kota di Papua. 

"Ada yang memang direkomendasikan tidak mampu dan non muslim, itu kita ambil dari dana Infaq. Bantuan beasiswa ini untuk biaya pendidikan selama satu semester, jadi tiap tahun dua tahap pemberian beasiswa," jelasnya. ***

JAYAPURA - A total of 658 elementary school students at the elementary / MI, junior high / MTs. and high school / vocational / MA levels in Jayapura City received scholarship assistance in 2024.

The handover of aid by the Acting Governor of Papua, Muhammad Ridwan Rumasukun, Friday, at the Governor's Office, Jayapura City, Friday (16/2/2024).

The Governor on that occasion advised all elements of the leadership and implementation of Baznas Papua to improve the quality of performance and the achievements that had been achieved previously.

"That way, the achievements of Infaq Zakat and Alms management in Papua can continue to be optimized to provide greater benefits," he said.

Meanwhile, the handover of scholarship assistance, he continued, is a real form of Baznas Papua's work that needs to be appreciated. Because through efforts to improve the quality of Human Resources, Papua will stand equal with other provinces in Indonesia.

"I hope all parties support this program so that there are no more out-of-school children in Papua," he said.

Chairman of Baznas Papua, Merza Edy Nadzari said the scholarship recipients were underprivileged outstanding students. Hundreds of these students are also spread across seven regencies/cities in Papua.

"There are those who are recommended to be incapable and non-Muslims, we take it from the Infaq fund. This scholarship assistance is for education costs for one semester, so every year there are two stages of providing scholarships," he explained. ***