Tourism Village as A Community Empowerment Effort
Mutmainnah, Mohammad Ishaq Abdussalam

Sociology Departement, Faculty of Social and Cultural Sciences, Trunojoyo Madura University

Abstract

Community empowerment is the moat important effort in development, surpassing development that relies on economic power and political power. Himat (2004) states that there are 3 pillars pf community empowerment : awareness, capacity building and empowerment. This research was conducted i. Kemoning village, Tragah District, Bangkalan Regency. This village is famous for Anjhir Hill as its tourist icon. The research was conducted using the PAR (Participatory Action Research) method. Researchers and the community jointly plan, implement and evaluate work programs that have been mutually agreed upon.
The research result found that these 3 pillars were implemented in the developmen of Anjhir Hill tourism. Awareness is carried out in the form of socializing the importance of community involvement in tourism bussiness in their area. The event was held on Nopember 5, 2022. Capacity building was carried out by establishing the Pokdarwis Maju Bersama on December 22, 2022. In addition, training was carried out by empowering the Pokdarwis administration to synergize with all stakeholders for the development of the Bukit Anjhir torism village.

Keywords: Tourism Village, Community Empowerment, Anjhir Hill

Topic: Sociology