Community Empowerment as a National Priority in Development
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.62383/fundamentum.v1i4.1538Keywords:
Community Empowerment, Community Participation, National Development, PKK, WomenAbstract
Community empowerment is a fundamental pillar of national development aimed at enhancing social welfare, social justice, and active public participation in the development process. This Community Service Program aims to strengthen community understanding and capacity, particularly among women members of the PKK organization in Rimba Sekampung Village, regarding the strategic role of community empowerment as a national development priority. The activity was conducted on Thursday, January 18, 2024, at Jalan Belimbing, Rimba Sekampung Village, Dumai City. The implementation method employed socialization through counseling and persuasive guidance using a non-formal and participatory educational approach. The program focuses on women's empowerment, community participation in development, and the prevention of social issues such as sexual violence and bullying among children and adolescents. The results indicate an improvement in participants' awareness, understanding, and active involvement during discussions, as well as a strengthened commitment to act as agents of change within their communities. This program contributes positively to reinforcing the role of women as strategic partners of the government in promoting inclusive, equitable, and sustainable national development.
Downloads
References
Alsop, R., & Heinsohn, N. (2005). Measuring empowerment in practice: Structuring analysis and framing indicators. World Bank Publications.
Arnstein, S. R. (1969). A ladder of citizen participation. Journal of the American Institute of Planners, 35(4), 216–224.
Bringle, R. G., & Hatcher, J. A. (2002). Campus–community partnerships: The terms of engagement. Journal of Social Issues, 58(3), 503–516.
Chambers, R. (1994). Participatory rural appraisal (PRA): Challenges, potentials and paradigm. World Development, 22(10), 1437–1454.
Cornwall, A., & Gaventa, J. (2001). From users and choosers to makers and shapers: Repositioning participation in social policy. IDS Bulletin, 32(2), 50–62.
Friedmann, J. (1992). Empowerment: The politics of alternative development. Blackwell Publishers.
Kabeer, N. (1999). Resources, agency, achievements: Reflections on the measurement of women’s empowerment. Development and Change, 30(3), 435–464.
Narayan, D. (2002). Empowerment and poverty reduction: A sourcebook. World Bank Publications.
Pretty, J. N. (1995). Participatory learning for sustainable agriculture. World Development, 23(8), 1247–1263.
Putnam, R. D. (1993). Making democracy work: Civic traditions in modern Italy. Princeton University Press.
Sen, A. (1999). Development as freedom. Oxford University Press.
Sen, A. (2001). The discipline of development. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 15(3), 89–102.
UN Women. (2015). Women’s empowerment and sustainable development. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.
Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 6 Tahun 2014 tentang Desa. (2014). Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan Republik Indonesia.
World Bank. (2017). Empowerment and poverty reduction: A sourcebook. World Bank.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2023 FUNDAMENTUM : Jurnal Pengabdian Multidisiplin
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
