Peran Karang Taruna Dalam Menyelenggarakan Program Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Di Desa Sawentar

THE ROLE OF YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS IN ORGANIZING COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS IN SAWENTAR VILLAGE 

              Pemuda ialah aset bangsa yang menjadi  penentu masa depan guna lebih baik. Untuk itu pembentukan karakter pemuda merupakan hal dasar yang sangat penting. Karenanya terbentuklah di Indonesia organisasi-organisasi kepemudaan guna menjembatani peranan pemuda dalam setiap tranformasi sosial. Salah satu organisasi kepemudaan adalah karang taruna. Mereka memiliki peran penting dalam peradaban  masyarakat, serta wadah partisipasi pemuda. Namun dalam  implementasinya, ternyata manfaat yang utuh dan menyeluruh dari eksistensi karang taruna belum dirasakan secara maksimal oleh masyarakat di Desa Sawentar. Berbagai upaya dilakukan karang taruna guna meningkatkan keikutsertaan pemuda dalam menyelenggarakan program-program pemberdayaan masyarakatnya. Tujuan penelitian yaitu untuk mengetahui program kegiatan,  partisipasi masyarakat dan kendala yang muncul dalam penyelenggaraan program pemberdayaannya. Jenis penelitian ini memakai pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif, yaitu wawancara mendalam, observasi serta dokumentasi. Hasil studi memperlihatkan peran karang taruna guna menyelenggarakan program pemberdayaan di Desa Sawentar telah dilaksanakan dan berjalan dengan baik. Hal ini diketahui dengan dijalankannya program mereka, yakni: pelatihan pakan ternak (fermentasi), pelatihan desain grafis dan pelatihan MC Bahasa Jawa. Selain itu masyarakat memberikan timbal balik yang positif akan program-program karang taruna. Namun dalam penyelenggaraan nya masih ditemukan beberapa kendala seperti kurangnya pendekatan dan komunikasi, kurangnya SDM dalam peranan penting, dan juga sumber pendanaan yang masih kurang optimal.

Kata kunci : Peran Karang Taruna, Pemberdayaan Masyarakat.

            Youth is a nation's asset that determines a better future. For this reason, the formation of youth character is very important. Therefore, youth organizations were formed in Indonesia to bridge the role of youth in every social transformation. One of the youth organizations is Karang Taruna. They have an important role in the civilization of society, as well as a forum for youth participation. However, in its implementation, it turns out that the full and comprehensive benefits of the existence of youth organizations have not been felt optimally by the community in Sawentar Village. Various efforts have been made by youth organizations to increase youth participation in organizing community empowerment programs. The purpose of the research is to find out the program of activities, community participation and the obstacles that arise in the implementation of the empowerment program. This type of research uses a qualitative descriptive approach, namely in-depth interviews, observation and documentation. The results of the study show that the role of youth organizations in carrying out empowerment programs in Sawentar Village has been implemented and is running well. This is known from the implementation of their programs, namely: animal feed training (fermentation), graphic design training and Javanese language MC training. In addition, the community provides positive feedback for youth programs. However, in its implementation there are still some obstacles, such as lack of approach and communication, lack of human resources in an important role, and also sources of funding that are still not optimal.

Keywords : the role of youth,  empowerment.