STUDY MODEL OF WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT IN IMPROVING MEMBER PARTICIPATION AND FAMILY WELFARE THROUGH COOPERATIVES IN NORTH SUMATRA

Abstract

Problems of family welfare are faced by almost all countries, need a solution or empowerment program that can touch and improve the pattern of family welfare, one of which is cooperatives. family. This research aims to create a cooperative model for women's empowerment in improving family welfare. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative. with the aim of finding, collecting, processing and analyzing data, in order to obtain theoretical research. The subjects of the research were all 120 members of women's cooperatives located in 3 city district cooperatives, namely Medan City, Deli Serdang Regency, and Serdang Bedagai Regency which located in North Sumatra Province. The object of this research is about women's empowerment through participation and welfare of cooperative members. Qualitative data collection techniques were obtained in depth, clearly and specifically. Data collection was obtained from the results of observations, interviews, documentation, and combination/triangulation. Qualitative data analysis is done by collecting existing data, compiling systematically, organizing data - sorting it into manageable units, synthesizing it, creating models, finding out what is important and what is learned, and deciding what can be told to others. The results of this study resulted in the concept of a cooperative model "Women Great" which states that women who participate in an institution such as a cooperative will be more focused and able to develop their resources by utilizing their potential and their environment. Through cooperatives, women's participation directly or indirectly greatly affects the welfare of their family's economic life. Where the "Great Woman" cooperative model has a concept and work procedure through integrated assistance in the form of savings and loan analysis, business use analysis, business prospect analysis, business development analysis , until the analysis of additional business capital. With this kind of assistance, every member of the women's cooperative is really monitored until they have business independence.