Fatkhiyah Rohmah*, Ani Widiastuti, Alia Bihrajihant Raya, Ratih Ineke Wati, and Desi Utami.
Universitas Gadjah Mada
*Corresponding Author: Fatkhiyah Rohmah
Abstract: The specific purpose of the women empowerment is to increase the motivation of women to improve their quality of life and self-reliance in the household by optimizing the yard. These activities have been going on Nglengkong, Giripurwo Village, for three years. The first year of empowerment starts from the idea forming a women farmer group (Kelompok Wanita Tani-KWT named as KWT Kartini), composing statute and regulation, continues with administrative assistance for the purpose of registration in the second year. In the third year, KWT registration assistance to the Agriculture Office was carried out and introduction of activities could be developed as a business unit for KWT Kartini. The members are interested in yard optimization accordance with the program of KulonProgo Regency Government.Responding to this urge, the team held a number of activities that were expected to become the choice of the KWTKartini business unit. Participatory appraisal, training, demonstration, assistance and equipped with learning by doing techniques were used in this empowerment activity and it produce several activities. Some of these activities are training on household liquid waste treatment, cocoa fermentation training, orchid cultivation visits and training, training on making instant herbal medicine, visiting study visits and training on the processing of yard products, and product packaging training. Along with these activities, the registration of KWT Kartini is currently in the process of waiting for approval from the Department of Agriculture. The result of the activities are (1) the member of KWT Kartini are very curious about new information that can improve their quality and standard of living, (2) The empowerment activities receive positive response from the KWT Kartini members, (3) KWT Kartinihas routine activities and a land plotting for independent business activity. What still needs to be improved is the motivation of members to be active in KWT activities so KWT Kartini becomes a group of jointly managed business units.
Keywords: women empowerment, women farmer group, yard optimization
