The inspiring story of Mak Sombret, a woman who was willing to ride a motorbike taxi to take her neighbor on the Hajj, touched the hearts of many people. In the video circulating, it is stated that Mak Sombret was willing to pay Rp. 600 thousand to take a motorbike taxi from Kajen, Pekalongan to Solo, because the bus group carrying prospective Hajj pilgrims ran out of seats in his village.
The story went viral on social media and good fortune came to the woman who was known to work as a carpenter. Many parties gave compensation in the form of money to Mak Sombret.
He also had a personal account created in his name which was monitored by several parties, including local village officials, to ensure its use was appropriate. Apart from money, apparently the benefactors provided a lot of assistance to ensure Mak Sombret's livelihood .
The following brilio.net summarizes from various sources on Thursday (13/6), the donations obtained by Mak Sombret.
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1. House renovation assistance from the Central Java Regional Police. Mak Sombret's sincerity apparently caught the attention of the Central Java Police Chief, who then ordered the Police Chief to follow up. The police provided assistance in the form of renovating Mak Sombret's house to make it more livable. It is known that the Pekalongan Police have been renovating the house since Sunday, June 2 2024. The house was rebuilt with brick walls and ceramic floors. Also equipped with a bedroom, living room and kitchen and bathroom.
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2. Invited to the Central Java Regional Police event. The assistance provided by the Central Java Regional Police was given during the Three Pillar Public Security and Security Safari event at the Dufan Convention Hall, Pekalongan. At this moment, Mak Sombret had the opportunity to be a guest at a special event. "And we have thought together that the Central Java Regional Police will provide assistance in the form of help repairing Mak Sombret's residence so that it is suitable for habitation," said Police Chief, Inspector General Pol Ahmad Luthfi, as reported by dream.co.id.
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3. Get free home furnishings. Not only renovating Mak Sombret's house to make it more livable, the Central Java Regional Police Chief also equipped it with furniture, starting with a mattress, wardrobe, guest table and chairs, kitchen and bathroom equipment. In fact, the Pekalongan Police also provided a television for Mak Sombret. "Thank God, the house is in order. Thank you, Central Java Regional Police Chief, Mr. Luthfi and Pekalongan Police Chief, Mr. Wahyu," said Mak Sombret, with his trademark smile.
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4. Receive social assistance from the Ministry of Religion, Pekalongan Regency. Apart from house renovation assistance complete with free furniture, Mak Sombret, who lives in Mbalong Hamlet RT 2 RW 2 Kulu Village, Karanganyar, Pekalongan, also received assistance in the form of business capital worth IDR 2.5 million from the Ministry of Religion, Pekalongan Regency. This is known from the Instagram account of the District Ministry of Religion. Pekalongan. "With the help of this business capital, I hope Mak Sombret can realize her dreams and live a more prosperous life. Thank you for the inspiration, Mak," explained the video uploader.
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5. Get a free Umrah. In the video uploaded by the Tiktok social media account @adisiwanto12, apparently Mak Sombret not only received house renovation assistance, but also a free Umrah. Not only one, several Umrah and Hajj travel agencies also came to offer free Umrah prizes for Mak Sombret. The moment seen when Mak Sombret was accompanied by several village officials to apply for a passport at the Pekalongan Immigration Office. Later, Mak Sombret will be part of the congregation leaving for free Umrah in the month of Muharram, on July 15 2024. "Mak Sombret will be part of the FREE Umrah congregation in the month of Muharram on July 15 2024," said the video uploader.