PENGEMBANGAN POSDAYA (POS PEMBERDAYAAN KELUARGA) UPAYA PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT LINGKAR KAMPUS

Abstract

Pos Pemberdayaan Keluarga or shortenend into POSDAYA (Family empowerment center) as a model of community empowerment in Indonesia have been implemented since 2006. In the framework of community development for communities living around Bogor Agricultural University campus, the University has planned their empowerment program through Posdaya. But the planned program did not reach all the targeted villages. This current study is the implementation of the Posdaya development, socialization of healthy environment campaign and extension for waste management. The site selection for the study was based on purposive consideration, as the Situgede Village is located around the campus and the village has never experienced to enjoy Posdaya Program. The result of the study showed that the community leaders and the cadres of Posdaya aware about the existence of Posdaya as well as its importance and functions for the community development. However, the society in general were not fully support the program due to the facts that its concrete program were not fully implemented and its development impacts were not materialized. The Important factors in the implementation of Geulis Plus in Situgede village, District of West Bogor, Bogor, was the exemplary aspect of the Core Team as motivators as well as its facilitators. Training on waste management at household level will be more effective if its participants would be the housewifes, as in general they were responsible in handling the household wastes every day.