Kendal - The National Board of Zakat (BAZNAS) will intervene the poverty alleviation in Bringinsari Village, Kendal. This village is one of the villages with a poverty rate of 90 percent. BAZNAS will organize the Livestock Village program there.

Initiated by Alif Livestock Farmer Group through BAZNAS Livestock Village program, there have been held some citizen discussions. Implementation of the discussion used a participatory planning approach. "We want all stakeholders in Bringinsari Village to be involved in the village development planning," Bukhori said as the group leader.

The discussion involved headman, staffs, village chief, Citizens Association, religious leaders, businessmen and community leaders throughout Bringinsari Village. All components of the village were involved in order to provide inputs for handling poverty in Bringinsari Village.