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Helping the Underprivileged Community
Based on the official statistics of divorce cases registered and recorded by the Malaysian Syariah Judiciary Department (JKSM) from 2013 to 2017, more than 283,177 Muslim couples in Malaysia divorced, raising concerns about the institution the Islamic family in the country. On average, there is one divorce case every 15 minutes among Muslim couples in Malaysia. This case is very shocking to Malaysia. In 2020, the world was shaken by the pandemic covid-19 so, it is not surprising that divorce cases in Malaysia have recorded a remarkable increase since the Movement Control Order (MCO) was implemented. Financial problems are one of the leading causes of divorce as many husbands lose their source of income due to being laid off due to Covid-19. Most cases involved B40 groups such as small traders, restaurant assistants, factory workers, and self-employed.Usim Legal Clinic (Klinik Guaman Usim) is an association of students of the Syariah and Law Faculty of Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) which, manages consultations free of charge and open to the public with the help of consultancy services from qualified lawyers in both Syariah and civil cases. The clinic offers consultancy services under Shariah cases such as divorce cases, estate management cases, child custody and marital property while consultancy for house/land sale and purchase, termination of employment contract and incorporation issues are under civil cases. Usim Legal Clinic (Klinik Guaman Usim) is also active in conducting free consultations and counselling throughout the MCO. Our clients are not only clients in Negeri Sembilan but, almost one Malaysian has contacted this clinic to request consultancy services. Most of the cases received are related to divorce cases. Among the questions that are often asked are the basic law(hukum) to divorce, the legality of the pronouncement of talaq outside the court, court procedures of divorce and an actionable plan to claim a divorce.
Overview of Issue / Background
Based on the official statistics of divorce cases registered and recorded by the Malaysian Syariah Judiciary Department (JKSM) from 2013 to 2017, more than 283,177 Muslim couples in Malaysia divorced, raising concerns about the institution the Islamic family in the country. On average, there is one divorce case every 15 minutes among Muslim couples in Malaysia. This case is very shocking to Malaysia.
In 2020, the world was shaken by the pandemic covid-19 so, it is not surprising that divorce cases in Malaysia have recorded a remarkable increase since the Movement Control Order (MCO) was implemented. Financial problems are one of the leading causes of divorce as many husbands lose their source of income due to being laid off due to Covid-19. Most cases involved B40 groups such as small traders, restaurant assistants, factory workers, and self-employed.
Usim Legal Clinic (Klinik Guaman Usim) is an association of students of the Syariah and Law Faculty of Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) which, manages consultations free of charge and open to the public with the help of consultancy services from qualified lawyers in both Syariah and civil cases.
The clinic offers consultancy services under Shariah cases such as divorce cases, estate management cases, child custody and marital property while consultancy for house/land sale and purchase, termination of employment contract and incorporation issues are under civil cases.
Usim Legal Clinic (Klinik Guaman Usim) is also active in conducting free consultations and counselling throughout the MCO. Our clients are not only clients in Negeri Sembilan but, almost one Malaysian has contacted this clinic to request consultancy services. Most of the cases received are related to divorce cases. Among the questions that are often asked are the basic law(hukum) to divorce, the legality of the pronouncement of talaq outside the court, court procedures of divorce and an actionable plan to claim a divorce.
Project Objectives (Vision & Mission)
4. Project Objectives (Vision & Mission)
Frankly speaking, this website construction project is to be used as a platform to provide practical knowledge to the Muslim community B40; this is because the divorce process can be managed independently.
The aim of this project is:
Ø To provide basic knowledge of hakam law of Syafie school in assessing pronunciation sorih and kinayah divorce.
Ø To provide proper procedural and practical knowledge about the divorce process in court, especially the divorce process conducted online due to MCO.
Ø To come up with advice that includes an actionable plan that can be done before and after the divorce process
This project aims to equip legal knowledge among Muslim community about their marital status and their rights before and after the divorce process.
It is clear that Usim Legal Clinic (Klinik Guaman Usim) vision is to help the Muslim community to defend their household if it is still defensible and, if otherwise, facilitate their divorce proceedings without the help of a lawyer, which requires costs as well as makes them literate on fair Shariah law.
Project Details (Activities and Tasks)
Most of our activities are to make the community more literate on Shariah law, especially in the divorce process and questions and answers pertaining to divorce.
Content Production
Ø Content will focus on the issue of divorce cases by mutual consent in a concise manner.
Ø Content also has questions and answers related to court procedures and basic law (hukum); users can continue directly with customer service.
Website Design
Ø The website will be built with SEO-friendly website features, social media driven, mobile responsive, user-friendly, and hacked proof.
Crowdfunding
Ø A fundraising campaign on the internet to raise money for financially disadvantaged people to file a lawsuit with our lawyers.
Live talk
Ø This talk will be conducted in Facebook and focus on topic of divorce and Q&A session pertaining to any issues in marriage.
Expected Project Result & Outcomes
We expected this project to achieve the three aims that we set to help those underprivileged Muslim communities. We hope all Muslims gain valuable knowledge after this website construction project. Hopefully, this approach can answer all their confusion about the legal basis of divorce. Open their eyes in self-management divorce procedures as well as with legal aid services. Next, give them practical steps before making the divorce process.
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Project Information
| University name | : | Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) |
| Project leader name | : | Ili Syafiqah binti Mohd Adenan |
| Facebook link | : | https://www.facebook.com/KlinikGuamanFSUUSIM |
| Instagram link | : | https://www.instagram.com/klinikguamanfsuusim/ |
| Project implementation date | : | 2021-07-01 |
| Location of project held | : | Online |
| Beneficiary | : | Muslim couple B40 in Malaysia |
| Number of beneficiaries | : | 3500 |
Section I
- Project goals.
This i-nasehat website is a centralized platform where clients can get consulting and also gain knowledge in sharia pertaining to the marital issue.
- Other Contributing Fundraising Effort
- Purchase report during a consultation
In an effort to develop a legal clinic season in the future to benefit the community, each client is required to pay RM10 for the purchase of a report made by a law student that has been reviewed by a lawyer that led the consultation.
- How the project worked.
Frankly speaking, this website construction project is to be used as a platform to provide practical knowledge to the Muslim community B40; this is because the divorce process can be managed independently.
This i-nasehat website contains several key components.
Among them is the menu for e-consultancy sessions that make it easier for clients to directly contact customer service at Usim Legal Clinic.
Additionally, a blog menu that displays various types of articles on divorce issues for readers' reference.
Next, a display of photos and information of the lawyers serving in the Usim Legal Clinic to appreciate those who are willing to provide free consultation sessions.
Last but not least, this website also provides crowdfunding channels to make it easier for the public to channel aid or donate at our clinics.
- Difficulties:
Yes of course there was. This is because the construction of this website requires a web developer to build website, with the available budget we had to minimize some articles in the same menu.
- What worked well? What didn’t work well?
This website is SEO-driven that can be accessed by the public but the server is basic.
- How many people benefited or will benefit from your project? Who are these people?
We target about 3500 people around Malaysia which is Muslim couple B40 that seek free consultation pertaining to their marital problem.
- What is the long-term impact and sustainability of this project? Is there a future for your project?
To ensure that this project will be in continuity, we have outlined some things that need to be taken to support this project to benefit the community even after the completion of the project.
Usim Legal Clinic (Klinik Guaman Usim) has several social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, Twitter and Youtube. We will promote this website through all these mediums by distributing posters and links to this website on each of these social media.
Therefore, we will actively promote on our Facebook page because our page is widely engaged to the target group, namely the Muslim community B40.
Moreover, the money raised during the crowdfunding will be used to upkeep our website for years as the budget constraint to renew and maintain the website for upcoming years
Section II
How does or will your project contribute to happiness? Short-term? Long-term?
We expected this project to achieve the three aims that we set to help those underprivileged Muslim communities. We hope all Muslims gain valuable knowledge after this website construction project. Hopefully, this approach can answer all their confusion about the legal basis of divorce. Open their eyes in self-management divorce procedures as well as with legal aid services. Next, give them practical steps before making the divorce process.
Has your project changed the way you think about the world? How has it changed you?
As a committee in Usim Legal Clinic and had a lot of experience handling different backgrounds of clients, I believe that this website helps those in need especially B40 who is vulnerable in respect of legal in a long term. Further, this project really enhances me to be better in future and to compete with others in healthy competition. I had to burn the midnight oil only to get it completed on the time and I was very happy with the results.
Ili Syafiqah binti Mohd Adenan
I believe that this project is able to provide 1001 benefits to the community out there and this also gives merit to the students involved in this project where they can hone social skills that can help them during the workplace later. This world is very cruel, but we need to do good to each other. With this free consultation, I feel very happy to be able to help strangers who are facing family problems. With that, I realized that everyone is tested with different things.
Muhammad Arif Izzuddin Bin Zakaria
To be honest, I was very happy every time the consultation session, saw the reaction on the client’s face who was very satisfied when they had expressed all the problems and sought the help of legal advice like this. They really appreciate us and always pray for the best for us. Although, we require a payment of RM10 in the purchase of the report, but some pay more than the exact amount.
Nurul Hikmah binti Md Ghazali
In long term, this project will give the big impact on the public as many clients will come to our legal clinic, seeking for legal help. At the same time, the competition organized by KhindStarfish Foundation also will encourage, our students to participate and spread happiness around the world.
Although we worked online from the time of the presentation until the end of this project, I am feeling very content that all my teammates cooperated in completing this project. As the saying goes “absence makes the heart grow fonder”, I miss my friends.
Izyani Alyaa binti Azalan
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