دورالزكاة في التنمية الريفية دراسةحالة ديوان الزكاة بمحلية السلام ولايةغرب كردفان

Abstract

Zakat is a unique socio-economic system that helps in poverty alleviation and development of poor communities. In the last ten years Federal Zakat Chamber had transferred most responsibilities to the levels of State and Localities, where majority of targeted people were living. In this study, the researcher investigated the role of Zakat in the development of rural communities in Salam locality of West Kordofan State. The descriptive and case study methods were applied, hence (120) families were randomly selected from the whole number of (1200) families whom were involved in Zakat’s programmes in 2003, moreover, the secondary information were collected from books, formal reports, debates, workshops and scientific papers, while the primary data were obtained by observations, interviews and questionnaires. The findings of this investigation revealed that Zakat had achieved noticeable progress in rural development and the life of traditional communities. The contribution of Zakat is either in direct financial aid or in support of productive activities. It was noticed that almost all arrested people preferred income – generating projects, to the direct donation of cash, because the former enables them to save adequate money for their basic needs of life. Also the continuous support of Zakat contributes to the basic services such as, education, health, water supply inputs of agriculture and to the improvement of the living conditions in at those inaccessible areas. The researcher observed that the continuous presence of Zakat committees encouraged them to interact with committees, members within communities programmes of Zakat and increased the beneficiaries’ numbers. On the other hand lacking of extension and interaction between formal employers and communities hindered the flow and distribution of Zakat and weakens, the performance of its the activities. The investigator proposed the following recommendations. Firstly: Special attention should be given to the capacity building of local communities in particular women and committees members. Secondly: The component of income-generating. Projects must be increased, in relation to the skills capability of benefited people and local market demand. Thirdly: The coordination between formal employers and local communities in monitering and evaluation of programmers is necessary for sustainable development. Finally: Further studies in this field are highly needed and essential.