Leveraging Family Welfare Programs in Local Economic Development: A Qualitative Study on Rural Communities
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https://doi.org/10.55927/marcopolo.v4i3.28Keywords:
Family Welfare Program, local economic development, women's empowerment, rural communities.Abstract
The Family Welfare Program (PKK) is one of the instruments of social development that plays an important role in women's empowerment and improving the welfare of rural communities. This study aims to analyze how the Family Welfare Program can be leveraged as an instrument of local economic development through strengthening skills and household-based productive businesses. This study uses a qualitative method with a descriptive approach. The data collection technique was carried out through in-depth interviews, observations, and documentation of PKK administrators and rural communities involved in productive economic activities. The results of the study show that PKK plays a role as a facilitator, motivator, and driver in the development of community skills, especially women, so that it can increase family income and community welfare. The use of local potential and strengthening the capacity of human resources are the keys to the PKK's success in encouraging local economic development.
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