The Asnaf Zakat Empowerment Programme, PROPAZ by the Brunei Islamic Religious Council, MUIB is ready to consider capital assistance for the ‘One School, One Farm’ project for tithe recipients who wish to increase their standard of living. The Minister of Religious Affairs shared the matter during the launching ‘One School, One Farm’ Project yesterday afternoon. Yang Berhormat Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman explained that the project is a good example and suitable to be conducted by students from tithe-receiving families.
Yang Berhormat hoped participants of EDPMMO who runs the project with stakeholders can work together with schools to continue to have more projects.
The ‘One School, One Farm’ project was organised by the participants of the 32nd Executive Development Programme for Middle Management Officers, EDPMMO in collaboration with the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Institute of Brunei Technical Education, and Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam. The objective of the project is to introduce and educate students on sustainable agriculture, in line with the global call to implement the Sustainable Development Goal, particularly from the aspect of food security.
Source: Radio Television Brunei