Expanding Sharia Literacy In Indonesia, Bank Muamalat Visits Schools In Cirebon

JAKARTA - Bank Muamalat through the Muamalat Institute is said to continue efforts to expand sharia literacy in Indonesia through various concrete steps. Recently, the first Islamic banking institution in Indonesia visited a number of schools in Cirebon, West Java.

According to the Executive Director of the Muamalat Institute, Anton Hendrianto, the pick-up strategy in the educational environment is a way so that knowledge of Islamic economics and finance can be introduced from an early age.

"The program is very important to be able to provide an early understanding of the sharia system which God willing can benefit the Indonesian economy," he said in an official statement today, Friday, April 14.

Anton said that Muamalat's concern for national education was also manifested through corporate social responsibility (CSR) actions entitled the Sharia Literacy Movement, aka Geulis, which focused on providing added value to knowledge.

"The Geulis program was formed in an attractive multimedia platform so that students and the younger generation can be interested in studying Islamic finance so that the literacy expansion goals that we aspire to can be achieved," he said.

In addition, Anton also explained that the potential for the sharia economy is believed to be accelerated and become the right solution in the midst of the ongoing recovery efforts.

"Bank Muamalat and the Muamalat Institute are always ready to support sharia literacy through synergies with all parties to create a more advanced and superior Indonesian economic ecosystem," said Anton.

For information, the Geulis program targets students at the secondary and higher education levels. Meanwhile, the Muamalat Institute itself is an institution that focuses on developing human resources in the sharia sector and has been present since the early 90s.