Empowerment of the Village Communities of Namu, Batu Jaya, and Malaringgi Through Optimization of Regional Potential for Tourism Activities
Abstract
As an archipelago country, Indonesia has a risk of access disparities between provinces that may hinder local development. Namu, Batu Jaya, and Malaringgi are three developing villages that face challenges that arise from limited access and need assistance in developing their local potential. In all three villages, the major challenge to local development is nature topography, which affects people’s access to basic education and the mastery of skills for economic activities, especially in tourism. This challenge impacts the people’s ability to receive incoming tourists, resulting in the dependence on raw, under-managed natural resources as their tourist attraction. As an effort to increase the people’s capability in facing this challenge, the Kuliah Kerja Nyata Pembelajaran Pemberdayaan Masyarakat (Community Services-Community Empowerment Learning) Universitas Gadjah Mada team commences various programs with the theme, “Integrated Tourism Villages”. Based on this theme, the team initiates human resources mapping and provides training and assistance in optimizing local potential as a support to local tourism. As a result of these programs, the three villages experienced enhanced knowledge and skills among residents. These improvements formed the foundation for the development of tourism villages in Namu, Batu Jaya, and Malaringgi Villages, through increasing the local population’s readiness to receive incoming tourism.
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