<![CDATA[This study analyzes Muhammadiyah and the organization of the orphan care in the Dutch East Indies in colonial Indonesia. This study, using various primary sources in Indonesian and Dutch, suggests that the number of native orphans increased during the colonial period and Muhammadiyah responded to it by establishing orphanages. Muhammadiyah believes that taking care of orphans is God’s command and that it is a social responsibility of fellow Muslims and Indonesians. It managed the orphanages professionally by creating effective organizational management, building proper facilities, and providing orphans with shelter, foods, clothes, psychological support, education, and life skills. This care resulted in the orphans becoming financially independent and being able to contribute to the wider community when they left their orphanage. This study discusses Muhammadiyah’s endeavors in saving Indonesian orphans amidst Dutch colonialism and the rise of Islamic modernism in Indonesia.]]>
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