Driving and Restraining Factors of Posdaya as Family Empowerment Program

Abstract

In order to oversee the process of growth, development and coaching Posdaya contained in the various regions, necessary to study the factors supporting and restraining the development of Posdaya. This study is needed to determine the factors supporting and restraining Posdaya for each field of activity, which in turn can be followed up with proper guidance and effective in every area of activity. The respondents of this study consisting of 250 people from the board and stakeholders of Posdaya in Bogor City and Bogor District. Data collection procedures and data analysis performed using force field analysis. The analysis showed that the most prominent driving factor for the economic, education, health and the environment: there is business activities based on local resources; there is always a tough and skilled cadre; regular program service centre, Posbindu, Posyandu; and the spirit of mutual cooperation and self reliance. Meanwhile, the most prominent obstacle to the economic, education, health and the environment: there is not been known to the market, soft skills of Posdaya cadre are still low, healthy culture is low, and the presumption Posdaya as project. Based on the results of the analysis can be developed appropriate programs and activities to improve performance and overcome the weaknesses of Posdaya.

Perelek Culture: A Sharing Effort in Kuta Village

“…This festival managed to break the MURI record as a "Perelek" festival with the most significant number of participants, namely more than 53,918 people participating in enlivening this festival. The other purpose of holding this "perelek" festival is to introduce the "perelek" culture to the broader community, in this case, previously, the community did not know about the existence of this culture, but with this festival, ordinary people know, and understand the meaning of the "perelek" culture (Muljono, 2014). In this regard, we can see that holding the "perelek" festival, which was attended by many participants of various Indigenous Village communities in West Java, is one of the efforts to maintain the "perelek" culture in the midst of the current development of globalization.…”