PELATIHAN PENINGKATAN PERAN DAN FUNGSI PENDAMPING DESA DALAM SIKLUS PERENCANAAN DESA

Abstract

ABSTRAK

Desa Pasir Mukti, Kecamatan Citeureup, Kabupaten Bogor memiliki karakteristik desa dengan tingkat pendidikan serta kesejahteraan masyarakat yang rendah. Salah satu penyebab utama rencana pembangunan desa tidak sesuai dengan kebutuhan dan permasalahan desa adalah kurangnya kapasitas sumberdaya manusia desa/fasilitator desa dalam mendampingi masyarakat pada proses perencanaan pembangunan secara partisipatif. Tujuan pengabdian kepada masyarakat (PkM) ini memberikan pelatihan kepada masyarakat desa sebagai calon fasilitator desa sebagai upaya untuk memunculkan rasa memiliki dan membangun desa yang lebih besar. Hasil pelatihan terjadi peningkatan pengetahuan dan teknik/ketrampilan calon pendamping desa, terlihat dari peningkatan nilai post-test sebanyak 53,2% dibandingkan dengan nilai pre-test, dan dihasilkannya program-program perencanaan pembangunan yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan masyarakat. Implikasi kegiatan PkM memberikan manfaat bagi masyarakat desa berupa  peningkatan pengetahuan serta semakin efektifnya perencanaan dan pembangunan desa.

ABSTRACT

Pasir Mukti Village, Citeureup District, Bogor Regency has village with relatively low levels of education and community welfare. One of the main causes of village development plans not being in accordance with village needs and problems is the lack of capacity of village human resources/village facilitators in assisting communities in the participatory development planning process. This community service activity (PkM) aims to provide training to village communities as potential village facilitators as an effort to create a sense of belonging and build a bigger village. The results of the training showed an increase in knowledge and techniques/skills for village assistant candidates as seen from an increase in post-test scores of 53.2% compared to pre-test scores. It was concluded that this PkM activity brought benefits to the people of Pasir Mukti Village, apart from increasing knowledge, other benefits in the long term were more effective village planning and development, as well as increased income and welfare of the people of Pasir Mukti Village. This activity also received a good response from the community and is expected to continue in the future.