Peran Kewirausahaan Sosial dalam Pemberdayaan Masyarakat: Tiga Cerita dari Kutai Timur

Abstract

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and community development initiatives grow rapidly in recent years. It's an act of a business ethics by taking part in efforts to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs). It does not have economic value per se, but also social, cultural and political by involving local agent and existing cultural institutions which in turn catalyse the emergence and the redefinition of local social-political movement. This study discusses the emergence of local agent and their significant roles as social entrepreneur in the community development program initiated by Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) in East Kalimantan province. This study employs qualitative method. Primary data were gathered from interviews and participant-observations, while secondary data were gathered from company reports and company internal presentation materials. The main qualitative data are short stories of three social entrepreneurs live in the mining areas who network with CSR and community development program of PT. Kaltim Prima Coal. This study suggests that social entrepreneurs are the key success of community development program, because they have the capability to foster members of their community to be innovative and creative, as well seize their opportunity for empowerment and to increase community members participation in development. The social entrepreneur have a strong bonding with local culture even though they are not native of their locality. In some cases, social entrepreneurs initiate the local socio-political movement and they do not merely play their role as social broker.

Dinamika Dan Kewirausahaan Sosial Masyarakat Desa Bicak, Trowulan, Mojokerto Dalam Menghadapi Pandemi Covid-19

“…Beberapa literatur tentang kewirausahaan sosial menjadi salah satu solusi guna memecahkan masalah sosial, kondisi sulit, keberdayaan, kemiskinan dalam masyarakat telah dijelaskan (Wibowo et al, 2021), (Pratama, 2019), dan (Utami, Tripalupi, & Meitriana, 2019). Kewirausahaan sosial dijalankan dengan pelibatan masyarakat, dilakukan dengan terobosan baru guna memecahkan masalah sosial melalui pendekatan nilai sosial (Wibowo et al, 2021).…”

“…Aktor berperan dalam mendorong partisipasi masyarakat dalam pembangunan. Aktor sebagai pelaku wirausaha sosial memiliki ikatan budaya yang kuat dalam menggerakkan masyarakat (Pratama, 2019). Selain masyarakat, Badan Usaha Milik Desa (BUMDes) berperan dalam peningkatan kesejahteraan anggota ditinjau melalui kewirausahaan sosial.…”

“…Melalui perannya ini, ketiga aktor yang terdiri dari R dan D (warga Desa Bicak) serta peneliti menjalankan perannya masing-masing sebagai wirausahawan sosial. Ketiga aktor ini merupakan agen sosial yang bersinergi unrtuk peningkatan pemberdayaan masyarakat (Pratama, 2019).…”

Perilaku dan Peran Tokoh Masyarakat dalam Pencegahan dan Penanggulangan Pandemi Covid -19 di Desa Jayaraga, Kabupaten Garut

“…Gambar 3. Penyemprotan disinfektan di perumahan warga Upaya mengatasi masalah sosial dengan cara pemberdayaan masyarakat ini merupakan hal yang tepat dan dapat berkelanjutan (Pratama, 2019). Pembentukan satgas Covid-19 di tingkat desa ini adalah wujud kegiatan inisiatif pemberdayaan masyarakat yang akan berkelanjutan.…”

Empowerment of Women Farmers Group through Processing of Agricultural Products in Hargomulyo Village, Kokap, Kulon Progo Yogyakarta

“…In implementing the empowerment program, it is necessary to encourage social entrepreneurship to be oriented towards the interests of the wider community, in this case, the welfare of the rural community. Social entrepreneurship as stated by Pratama (2019) is an ethos, enthusiasm, and/or approach that aims to solve social issues with the principle of promoting innovation, collaboration, network development, the ability of creativity to see new opportunities, and the practice of providing added value by exploiting resources. available (economic, social, cultural, and political) through the adoption of entrepreneurial principles.…”