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Mirabent, 2021; Bouncken et al., 2021). Hence, in the case of zakat
waqf institutions, the concept of co-working space could be used to
eradicate poverty among Muslim women entrepreneurs, and single
mothers in Malaysia by providing shared workspace that provides full
office facilities and trainings to facilitate them in their business venture.

SDGs, Co-Working Space, Zakat Institution, and Waqf
Institutions
According to the United Nations, there are seventeen (17) SDGs have
been identified in ensuring a sustainable development. The seventeen
(17) SDGs are no poverty (SDG 1), zero hunger (SDG 2), good health
and well-being (SDG 3), quality education (SDG 4), gender equality
(SDG 5), clean water and sanitation (SDG). 6), affordable and clean
energy (SDG 7), good work and economic growth (SDG 8), industry,
innovation and infrastructure (SDG 9), reducing inequality (SDG 10),
sustainable cities and communities (SDG 12) , responsible
consumption , and production (SDG 13), climate action (SDG 14), life
under water (SDG 15), life on land, peace, justice and strong
institutions (SDG 16), and partnership for goals (SDG 17).

Therefore, the provision of co-working space for women especially
for poor women or single mothers to run their online business with
proper training and involvement that could help to ensure that they are
able generate income for themselves. When they are successful, part of
their earnings could be used for zakat payments, and for endowments
to help other women who want to free themselves from poverty and
gain financial independence. With this kind of initiatives, it will enable
zakat and waqf to achieve the following SDGs, namely SDG 1, SDG
2, SDG 3, SDG 4, SDG 5, SDG 8, SDG 10, SDG 16, and DG 17.
Noor, and Pickup (2017), has discussed on the zakat management and
redistribution towards fulfilment of several SDGs for sustainable
development in Indonesia.

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