Abstract
People with intellectual disabilities in Indonesia are a group that needs targeted support in their lives. Everyone has the right to a decent life which is adaptive to his or her health and well-being. Karangpatihan is a village called Kampung Idiot (Idiot Village) because 86 of its people suffer from various levels of intellectual disabilities. A community development program in the form of a self-help group (SHG) named Rumah Harapan Karangpatihan Bangkit aimed to improve the social and economic capabilities of people with intellectual disabilities in Karangpatihan Village, Ponorogo, Indonesia. The researcher applied a qualitative method of research in the form of a case study. Data collection techniques used in this study were in the form of an in-depth interview with the Head of the Karangpatihan Village, managers of the Rumah Harapan Karangpatihan Bangkit as well as the people with intellectual disabilities involved in the program. Secondary data were obtained through the official SHG Rumah Harapan Karangpatihan Bangkit reports and mass media news clippings. The results showed that: (1) the community development program was successfully implemented by mentoring people with intellectual disabilities through various training activities such as crafts, catfish cultivation, animal husbandry as well as batik making; (2) the success of the program was supported by the active role of facilitators and the participation of local communities. The program was able to improve the lives and skill repertoire of the intellectually disabled. Therefore, they are able to be independent and creative while having a job and an income.
Highlights
People with intellectual disabilities in Indonesia are a group that needs targeted support in their lives
The number of susceptible families almost below the poverty line numbered about 558. This village is famous for having quite a large number of intellectually disabled. This is backed by the official data on record of the village which showed that the population of Karangpatihan Village comprised of 893 families on average, and from them 42 families have members with an intellectual disability; or 86 people suffered from intellectual disability (Profile of Karangpatihan Village)
Changing the Stigma of Kampung Idiot to Kampung Mandiri Rumah Harapan Karangpatihan Bangkit, the community development program of the self-help group (SHG), is a program formed by the village government to facilitate the process of empowerment activities to improve the economic development of people with intellectual disabilities
Summary
People with intellectual disabilities in Indonesia are a group that needs targeted support in their lives. Job opportunities for disabled people, which includes people with intellectual disabilities, are still at an overall low Their disability greatly impacts the fulfillment of daily life and so many of them are dependent on consumptive assistance from others. According to Special Olympics Indonesia, the number of people with intellectual disabilities in Indonesia had reached six million or about 3% of the total population. The total population in the Karangpatihan Village is 5,746 people or 1,754 families, consisting of 2,924 men and 2,826 women People in this village live with various conditions, this includes the 261 families who are living below the poverty line. The number of susceptible families almost below the poverty line numbered about 558 This village is famous for having quite a large number of intellectually disabled. This study aimed to analyze the community development program carried out by the self-help group (SHG) of Karangpatihan Village called Rumah Harapan Karangpatihan Bangkit that focused on intellectual development as the subject of its community empowerment
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