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.
(brl/wen)
