MTA ENHANCES IHYA RAMADAN PROGRAMME WITH NEW CONCEPT TO ASSIST ASNAF

SUNGAI PETANI, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Takaful Association (MTA) has introduced a new concept for its Ihya Ramadan programme to assist the asnaf community during the holy month of Ramadan.

MTA chief executive officer Mohd Radzuan Mohamed said this year’s programme includes the Jelajah Takaful initiative and collaboration with Islamic religious councils in various states.

“This is a new series called Jelajah Takaful, where we work closely with state Islamic religious councils to reach out to the asnaf community.

“This collaboration is important because, in the Islamic ecosystem, we have mosques, zakat and takaful, all of which aim to support asnaf groups,” he told Bernama at the Ihya Ramadan: Jelajah Skuad Takaful4All #SantuniKedah event in Merbok today.

He added that MTA carries out various programmes to help asnaf and underprivileged groups, funded through contributions from the takaful industry under the Takaful Social Fund.

Meanwhile, Mohd Radzuan said MTA plans to launch the ‘Satu Asnaf, Satu Takaful’ campaign to help asnaf secure takaful protection.

He said that through this campaign, asnaf individuals would contribute a small amount to takaful operators to receive coverage.

“Our goal is for every asnaf to have takaful protection, especially ‘temporary asnaf’ or those who fall into this category due to circumstances such as job loss.

“During the COVID-19 pandemic, many lost their jobs and became asnaf. However, once they regained employment, they were no longer considered asnaf,” he said.

Earlier, Mohd Radzuan handed out daily necessities to 100 asnaf in Merbok as part of the Ihya Ramadan: Jelajah Skuad Takaful4All #SantuniKedah programme.

The event, held in collaboration with the Kedah Zakat Board and Masjid Al Busyra, aims to distribute aid to the asnaf community in conjunction with Ramadan.

-- BERNAMA