Abstract

This research was aimed at describing the empowerment of street children conducted by the head of Muhammadiyah branch of Krembangan Surabaya-East Java, Indonesia. This research employed a qualitative approach with case study. The data were obtained through observations, interviews, and documentation and were analyzed using an interactive technique proposed by Miles, Huberman, and Saldana. The data validity was tested using the triangulation method. The research showed that the empowerment of street children made by the head of Muhammadiyah branch of Krembangan Surabaya East Java was a part of the social da'wah inspired from the theology of surrah al-Mā`ūn. In empowering the street children, the head of Muhammadiyah branch of Krembangan Surabaya-East Java used three approaches: Street -, Centre - and Community-based approaches.

Highlights

  • Muhammadiyah is an Islamic social organization established by K.H

  • 4.1 Results 4.1.1 The Reasons in Empowering Street Children The head of Muhammadiyah branch of Krembangan Surabaya, East Java is one of the parts of the Muhammadiyah Organizational Structure under the umbrella of the Muhammadiyah Regional Leader of Surabaya, East Java. This Muhammadiyah Branch Leader is one of the Muhammadiyah organizqations at the branch level possessing a program of empowering street children

  • The finding is in line with Gunawan’s finding that the theology of al-Māūn greatly roots in the body of Muhammadiyah one of which is realized in the form of social services (Gunawan 2018)

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Summary

Introduction

Muhammadiyah is an Islamic social organization established by K.H. Ahmad Dahlan at November 18, 1912 in YogyakartaIndonesia (Burhani 2020b; H Nashir et al 2019; Hilmy 2014). Muhammadiyah has come into its existence as a movement with ideas of renewal, change, and concern to the community empowerment (Mustakim et al 2020; Qorib 2020; Khoirudin and Anshori 2018; Elhady 2015) This may be seen from the activities pioneered: establishing educational, health, and social services institutions (Fanani 2019; Suwarno 2020; Burhani 2018; Rachmawati 2019; Elhady 2017; Burhani 2020a). This activity is implemented as an effort made by Muhammadiyah in participating to solve social problems in Surabaya city, East Java province. The program implemented by the head of Muhammadiyah branch of Krembangan Surabaya in the form of the halfway house does handle the street children and assist and educate orphans, children facing legal problems, and those exploited. The objective of this research was to analyze the goals of the Head of Muhammadiyah Branch of Krembangan, Surabaya, East Java in empowering street children, and the forms of empowering street children

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