Participative Communication On Center For Family Empowerment Program (Case Study In Rw 05 Situgede Village, West Bogor, Bogor)

Abstract

Empowerment occurred if individuals or communities were assigned to discuss their daily need, especially in education and health matter. And also the topics are focused in political and economic issues. Empowerment program in alleviating poverty and improving the quality of human resources, promoted by Center for Human Resources Development (P2SDM), LPPM IPB, cooperated with Damandiri Post Family Empowerment (POSDAYA) program. This particular cooperation leading to develop Posdaya poverty community at different level, such are village, hamlet and RW. The objectives of study were: to analyze the role of companion, community leader in Posdaya activities, the participatory communication, its impact to community as well and respons communities. The research was a constructivist paradigm, located in RW 05 Situgede village, West Bogor, Bogor. The research was conducted in April 18 to May 25, 2011. The study result was the P2SDM-IPB companion as well as consultant task always coodinated by Posdaya Kenanga. The Situgede village, especially RW 05 had several ultimate tasks, included: cadres supervising, training and motivating. Internal involvement Posdaya Kenanga leaders were: providing insight, advice, criticism and building ideas for sustainability activities. The participatory communication occurred in Posdaya Kenanga were: access, heteroglasia, poliponi, dialogue and carnival. Benefit of cadres were: information and knowledge sharing, problem solving and familiarity relationship. Refers to participatory communication among cadres, they could work optimally as well as equaly right to submit opinions, suggestions, and criticism. As a result, their responsibility increased.

Program pemberdayaan dalam pengentasan kemiskinan dan peningkatan kualitas sumberdaya manusia yang dikembangkan oleh Pusat Pengembangan Sumber Daya Manusia (P2SDM) LPPM IPB bekerjasama dengan Yayasan Damandiri adalah membangun dan mengembangkan Pos Pemberdayaan Keluarga (Posdaya) di wilayah-wilayah yang memiliki kantong kemiskinan baik tingkat desa, dusun dan RW. Penelitian Komunikasi partisipatif yang dilakukan mengenai peran pendamping, perangkat kelurahan dan tokoh masyarakat serta dampak komunikasi partisipatif menjadi menarik dan penting untuk dikaji dengan disiplin ilmu komunikasi pembangunan. Kajian dengan paradigma konstruktivisme yang dilakukan dapat melengkapi dan mempertajam hasil-hasil penelitian sebelumnya dan memperkaya khasanah ilmu pengetahuan.