COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT THROUGH TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE OF LOCAL MATERIAL APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Abstract

Background : The problem of poverty is a complex matter involving various aspects such as the fulfillment of food, health, education, employment and so on. Data from the Central Statistics Agency in 2014 shows that poverty rates are still high in Indonesia, which is around 13.8% in rural areas and 8.2% in urban areas. Poverty has a relationship with community welfare and health problems, including problems with the nutritional status of children under five.According to data from the Basic Health Research (Riskesdas) of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia in 2013, 19.6% of children under five in Indonesia suffer from malnutrition and malnutrition. One of the long-term indicators for chronic malnutrition in children is childhood stunting. In 2013 in Indonesia as many as 37.3% of children under five, which is about 9 million children under five are short and very short. The efforts made according to this approach are to encourage an entrepreneurial culture, and encourage the emergence of small businesses, as well as encourage individual participation so that they can optimally utilize the entrepreneurial culture and the created business climate. One of the entrepreneurship is the production of black sticky rice tape. The biggest producer of black sticky rice tape in West Java Province is West Bandung Regency. Black sticky rice tape is a food that contains anthocyanins and has antioxidant activity and fiber.

Methods : Community service is carried out in West Bandung Regency, Cililin sub-district, Kidan Pananjung Village because it is the location of a large black glutinous tape producer center in West Java and in this location research has been carried out related to the consumption of black sticky rice tape in the prevention of non-communicable diseases, namely metabolic syndrome and One of the recommendations of the research results is community development.Based on the above, it is necessary to do community service, namely: Community Empowerment through Training and Assistance in Applied Technology of Local Materials and Entrepreneurship to Cadres in Cililin District, West Bandung Regency.

Results : The data from the pretest-posttest results of the effect of technology training on processed glutinous rice products in an effort to increase entrepreneurial abilities in Kidang Pananjung Village, Cililin District, West Bandung.

Conclusion : Community Empowerment through Training and Assistance in Applied Technology of Local Materials and Entrepreneurship to Cadres in Cililin District is necessary to aplly.