In recent years, the government of Liberia and its stakeholders have developed several policies towards decentralization that have led to significant developments. However, challenges still remain, ...especially the dominance of the central government, political greed, etc. This study aims to identify the forms of central government’s dominance over local governments in Liberia and its impacts on local governance. This research applied a qualitative method with primary data obtained through interviews with relevant informants and secondary data obtained through analysis of previous studies, mass media, and policies regarding decentralization in Liberia, and analyzed using an interactive model in addition to the NVivo 12 Plus software. The findings reveal that the central government exerts dominance in three forms, including visible, hidden, and invisible forms. Visible forms include explicit regulations predominantly financial control and local officials' appointment, which allowed the central government to dictate local governance. Hidden forms mainly include intimidation and political party influence, which are not publicly acknowledged, allowing the central government to maintain its dominance and often devaluing local agendas. Invisible forms mainly include institutional capture and policy development, shaping the mindsets of local officials and citizens as well as viewing this dominance as natural, thus leading to a culture of silence. Hence, the research emphasizes the need for further reforms to ensure a balanced distribution of power and the independence of local governments to serve communities effectively and make decisions aligned with local needs.
The use of conventional marketing methods has a negative impact on the marketing of MSME Batik Tulis Mugissae products in Ngentakrejo Village. This is the background for Universitas Muhammadiyah ...Yogyakarta to carry out a community service program with the aim of assisting the marketing of digital based Batik Tulis MSME products. The mentoring implementation method is carried out in four stages, including: the stages of preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and follow up plans. The results of the implementation provide assistance and education in strengthening understanding of digital based marketing. The preparatory stage is carried out through FGDs to produce a mature concept. The implementation phase is carried out by providing assistance in the form of product photos as MSME product branding, strengthening understanding of the use, marketing and promotion of Batik Tulis products through E-Commerce.
This article contains a description of the results of the coomunity service program carried out by Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta in assisting the establishment of the pokdarwis institution in ...Sendangarum Village. The vital role of the pokdarwis institution in managing tourism potential and cultivating a tourism-aware attitude in the community is the background for carrying out the service program. The implementation method has five stages, but only three implementation stages are core, such as providing outreach, strethening community understanding of pokdarwis and assisting the formation of pokdarwis. The result show that the provision of pokdarwis materials to the people of Sendangarum is intended to strengthen understanding of tourism village institutions up to the flow of forming pokdarwis. Furthermore, the community is given assistance in forming pokdarwis institutions. The process of assisting the formation of pokdarwis chairman, forming management and assisting the preparation of AD/ART documents up to the work program. Furthermore, the second stage is carried out by accompanying and facilitating the community to make proposals to the Village Government through village forums.
This empowerment program aims to increase productivity and open business opportunities for the Women Farmers Group (KWT) through training in processing catfish floss in Padukuhan Soromintan. KWT ...problems, such as the lack of processed agricultural products and difficulties in marketing their harvests, have caused the low productivity of the KWT Mugi Lancar to be the reason for the intense business productivity. Based on this, this empowerment conceptualizes the program as a follow-up to solving the problems faced by KWT Mugi Lancar through training in processing catfish floss. The implementation method has five stages: problem identification, conceptualization, success indicators, validation, and application. The results of the implementation of community empowerment show that the catfish floss processing training is divided into two types of exercise, namely theory and practice, which includes training on catfish floss processing, packaging, and legality submissions to marketing. The result shows a level of understanding of the catfish-shredded training participants. This is expected to increase the motivation of KWT Mugi Lancar to carry out business productivity through processing catfish floss.
Abstrak: Pengabdian masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan produktivitas dan membuka peluang usaha Kelompok Wanita Tani (KWT) melalui pelatihan pengolahan abon lele di Padukuhan Soromintan. Minimnya olahan hasil pertanian dan kesulitan dalam memasarkan hasil panen menyebabkan rendahnya produktivitas usaha KWT Mugi Lancar. Berdasarkan hal tersebut pemberdayaan ini mengkonseptualisasikan program sebagai tindak lanjut untuk menyelesaikan permasalahan yang dihadapi oleh KWT Mugi Lancar melalui pelatihan pengolahan abon lele. Metode pelaksanaan dilakukan melalui lima tahapan di antaranya identifikasi masalah, konseptualisasi, indikator keberhasilan, validasi, dan aplikasi. Hasil akhir menunjukkan peningkatan motivasi KWT Mugi Lancar dalam produktivitas usaha melalui pengolahan abon lele.
This study analyzes the challenges, opportunities, and application of BUMDes digitization in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. This research uses a qualitative descriptive research type research ...method, with a literature study using secondary data obtained by analysis of previous research and several mass media. The results of the study state that there are several challenges and opportunities in the digitization of BUMDes. In the digitalization challenges, there are; first, the ability of human resources to carry out or play a role in this activity is considered to have still not used digital platforms or is more inclined towards manuals, secondly adaptation of habits that require a person to adapt to any situation, thirdly production capacity where products produced by BUMDes must meet and comply with market needs and the last is the quality of production, where this is also the same as before that the products produced must meet quality standards so that they can compete in the global market. As for the opportunities for digitization in BUMDes, such as reaching unlimited buyers by accessing the market and selling for a total time.
Tourism development must be sustainable. It is intended that tourism is not only used by current generations but future generations. The WTO (World Trade Organization) explains that sustainable ...tourism development must prioritize principles such as Ecological Sustainability, Social and Cultural Sustainability, and Economic Sustainability. The method used in this research is literature study. The data obtained were compiled, analyzed, and concluded in order to get conclusions about the topic under study. The results showed that tourism development in the Baduy traditional village was not yet in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. First, ecologically, the existence of tourism development actually has an impact on the threat of environmental destruction in the Baduy traditional village. This is known from the accumulation of plastic waste that is disposed of arbitrarily by tourists. Second, socially and culturally, the existence of tourism development has actually brought about changes in the values of the Baduy community from traditional to modern. Third, economically, the existence of tourism development is able to improve the economy of the Baduy community by opening stalls in their yard. However, this economic increase is in line with environmental damage and changes in the socio-culture of the Baduy community.
Keywords: tourism development, Baduy traditional village, ecology, economy, social and culture
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