Society Empowerment Research Articles

Kepastian Hukum bagi Pesantren dalam Pendirian Badan Usaha Pesantren

Islamic boarding schools as institutions that grow and develop together with the community have the potential to empower the community through business entities. Community trust in Islamic boarding schools is the basic capital for Islamic boarding schools to be able to establish business entities that are oriented towards community empowerment. Business entities in Islamic boarding schools have been mentioned in Law No. 18 of 2019, however, in the implementation of the establishment of Islamic boarding school business entities, they still refer to previously existing regulations. On the other hand, the Islamic boarding school law states that Islamic boarding schools in their activities, including community empowerment through the establishment of business entities, must maintain the characteristics, uniqueness, ideals and character of Islamic boarding schools so that in this case there is a legal vacuum. In this research, researchers used the theory of legal certainty and the theory of development law. Method The research approach used is a normative juridical approach and the type of research is qualitative research. The sources of legal material for this research were obtained from primary and secondary data sources. Where the primary source material is legislation and ministerial regulations. Meanwhile secondary data sources were obtained from literature studies, from various books, journals, and the internet. The data collection technique in this research uses library study techniques. Based on the research results, the regulation of legal certainty for Islamic boarding schools in carrying out business entity activities is mentioned in Article 45 of Law No. 18 of 2019. However, in establishing and managing business entities in Islamic boarding schools, regulations need to be issued that regulate them. This is necessary so that Islamic boarding schools in carrying out business activities still maintain the characteristics, uniqueness, character and ideals of Islamic boarding schools in accordance with articles 4 and 8 of Law No. 18 of 2019 concerning Islamic boarding schools. so that legal certainty, development, renewal and empowerment of society through Islamic boarding school business entities can be realized.

The Echoes of Social Justice Trends in Kenya: A Case of The Rt. Rev. Bishop Alexander Kipsang’ Muge

The late Bishop Alexander Muge of the Anglican Church of Kenya, Diocese of Eldoret, made a remarkable contribution to the struggle for social justice in Kenya in the post-colonial era. However, his contribution to the struggle for social justice in Kenya has not been scholarly studied, hence the need for the present study. The purpose of the study was to establish the extent of Muge’s contribution to the making of Kenya’s trends in social justice. The objective of the article was to evaluate Rt. Rev. Alexander Kipsang’ Muge’s efforts towards empowering Kenyan society socially and economically. Liberation theology, as understood and used by theologians in Latin America in the early 1900s, was applied to the exploration of Muge’s struggle for social justice and the economic empowerment of Kenyan society. Knowledge of Muge’s contribution to the making of Kenya’s history as well as being one of the architects of the struggle for democracy in Kenya, underlie the significance and justification of the study. Data was collected from both primary and secondary sources. Archival and oral sources were significant in generating data. Purposive sampling, especially the snowball technique was used to identify interviewees. Analysis and interpretation of data employed a quantitative historical method. The findings of the study fill a knowledge gap about Rt. Rev. Bishop Alexander Kipsang’ Muge’s contribution to the cause of justice and socio-economic empowerment of the post-colonial Kenyan society.

E-GOVERNANCE IN WOMEN EMPOWERMENT: A STUDY ON SME ENTREPRENEURS IN SYLHET CITY

Nowadays E-governance is playing an important role in every sector of a country. It has a great contribution in women Empowerment. The study “E-governance in Women Empowerment: A Study on SME Entrepreneurs in Sylhet City” tries to finds out the role of E-governance in Women Empowerment. The main purpose of the study is to analyse the role of e-governance in women empowerment. The study is done on women SME Entrepreneurs of Sylhet city. The study identified how Women SME Entrepreneurs are ensuring their development and progress by using the benefits of E-governance. This study also identified the factors that contribute to the empowerment, opportunities, and shortcomings of SME women entrepreneurs. The study has been conducted in the Sylhet city of Bangladesh. Here open-ended questions for the qualitative method and survey questionnaires for the quantitative method are used here. For data collection, non-probability sampling, where snowball sampling has been chosen due to the unavailability of willing participants, Quantitative data analysis has been done through percentage analysis using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), and qualitative data has been analysed through thematic analysis. The outcomes have been shown through tabulations, graphs, charts, and figures. Based on the collected data, the study's findings suggest that entrepreneurs have curiosity and trust in e-governance and most of them belief that e-governance ensures their empowerment both in family and society. The study findings also indicate that e-governance can play crucial role in fulfilling the 5th (gender equality) goal of the SDG. Though entrepreneurs have faced some problems, like income generation, lack of capital, obstacles from family, and others, they have hope to overcome all these gradually. Findings also suggest that the empowerment of women makes their opinions more valuable.

Creative Tourism Development Model Through Natural Dyeing Batik Educational Tourism To Increase Interest In Tourism Visits In The Natural Village Of Malon, Semarang City

Tourist creative development through batik education tour is one of an effort in conserving culture of Indonesian society, encouraging empowerment of society. One of them is on the Malon Village which develops a creative tourism. This study aims to analyze the development models of creative tourism through natural-colored batik education tour to increase the interest of tourist visits in an effort to enhance the small to medium tourism business to improve the local economy. This study uses qualitative methods, a field observation, interviews, and library studies. The result of this Natural Thematic Malon Village has a privilege in natural dyeing sources from processing or reusing the natural waste (leaves, bamboo, woods and others) in the environment around the village. These things give an impact to waste utilization, and are friendly for the environment as well. In its development this place became a Creative Malon Village model that provides nature-dyeing batik education tour, however there is a number of necessary things that need to be fixed related to the marketing that is narrow. Promotions are more focused on exhibitions at the mall or certain programs, rather than using social media and E-commerce to help the development of creative tourism for the village incomes and the interest of tourist visits. The Pentahelix involvement on developing business involving the role of SMEs and local village government.

Woman Empowerment in Tribal Society of Assam: A Case Study with Special Reference to Bodo

Society means the existence of both male and female being. The development of society fully depends on equal development of both genders. Women are important part and have a great role in development of society but their status is not equal to that of men in rural area. In this regard the Government of India has introduced various laws and rights in the constitution, yet it is not able to apply properly in the society due to many reasons, and is being reason of suffering of women. They remain busy with household chores within the four walls of the family; strictly follow society’s rules and regulations. Due to the lack of education, most of them don’t know about the laws existing in the Constitution for them. Only a marginal section of the society has been empowered but belonging to the lower, middle classes and rural areas are deprived from development process. In this paper an attempt is made to study on the present women educational status, employment opportunities, household, financial authority, freedom of movement, political participation etc and its issues and problems in Bodo society of Assam with special reference to Baksa District

ANALISIS INOVASI PELAYANAN PUBLIK PROGRAM KIOS 3 IN 1 DI BALAI LATIHAN KERJA DAN PENGEMBANGAN PRODUKTIVITAS DIY

In the modern era of today, kios 3 in 1 is a service provided for employment, where one of them through work training halls and development of productivity of BLKPP DIY.Work training halls and productivity development are an appropriate institution in empowerment of society, because BLKPP DIY provides work skills training with a wide range of programs.The concept used by Kios 3 in 1 is the form of a development system of SDM or where the labor utilizes software or technological systems that can improve the relations between governments and other parties of society. energy of effort, the world, as well as in the field of workforce training, Working training halls throughout Indonesia have become the point of point in implementation of the 3 in 1 system.The 3 in 1 concept was then facilitated by the Ministry of Workforce through the 3 in 1 kios application available.The research method used in this study is a qualitative descriptive, where it was obtained.

Corporate social responsibility communication for both business and societal sustainability in ten South African organisations

In the context of South Africa as a developing country, we argue that CSR communication should contribute to both business sustainability and the empowerment of society for societal sustainability. This study aimed to explore the perceptions of senior South African communication practitioners regarding sustainability and the practice of CSR communication to support dual sustainability. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten senior communication practitioners responsible for CSR and/or CSR communication in ten national and international organisations across South Africa. Our findings revealed that although all practitioners recognised sustainability as the purpose of CSR, business sustainability was prioritised, while societal sustainability has only been supported. CSR communication was primarily used to enhance business sustainability by portraying the company as a responsible corporate citizen through corporate communication efforts to enhance its reputation. This is attributed to the fact that the current CSR communication theory is based on corporate communication, which prioritises business objectives.We contend that a more comprehensive theoretical framework, including principles of development communication, would enable CSR communication to significantly contribute to societal sustainability.

POLITICAL CULTURE LEGACY HINDERING EUROPEANIZATION EFFORTS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

In recent years, the democratization efforts required for EU integration have been challenged by authoritarian regimes' persistence across some Southeast European countries. This study focuses on Albania as a case study, examining the endurance of political and administrative cultural legacies within its public institutions. Despite numerous reforms aimed at EU integration and democratization processes, institutional transformation remains impeded by outdated behavioural attitudes, concepts, and mindsets. The efficacy of democracy is intrinsically linked to the adherence to fundamental principles within the realm of Public Administration, encompassing key values such as meritocracy, impartiality, professionalism, and a steadfast commitment to public service. Moreover, a resilient judiciary is pivotal in upholding integrity by acting as a bulwark against malfeasance and procedural impropriety. Additionally, the autonomy of the media and the empowerment of civil society are indispensable requisites for sustaining a robust democratic framework. Collectively, these elements serve as the bedrock for establishing and perpetuating a well-functioning democratic system. Various scholars highlight that political culture can impact the implementation of good governance practices, values, and behavioural methods. This research delves into the challenges Albania, an early-stage EU aspirant, encounters over three decades as it endeavours to adopt EU norms during the transformation of public institutions. The study considers the influence of internal hindrances, including political memory and past legacies, on the reform process and the Europeanization of Public Administration. By analysing these factors, the research aims to gain insights into the negative internal dynamics and provide recommendations for fostering a democratic political culture that strengthens institutions through effective reforms.

Filantropi Islam melalui Program Kerja Lembaga Amil Zakat Dompet Dhuafa dalam Meningkatkan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat di Sulawesi Selatan

The development of the zakat institution over the years brings about a change. One of the institutions, the zakat managing organization (opz), dhuafa sulawesi's purses, which released programs related to the empowerment of society. Researchers chose dhuafa's purse-department because of one of the institutions that developed specifically in its economic empowerment program. The study has a purpose to know the implications of islamic philanthropy through opz's work program to promote public empowerment. Research methods used are qualitative descriptive methods, which learn of the phenomenon of observing islamic philanthropy through opz's action program to promote empowerment. Research object of the amil zakat (laz) purses dhuafa sulawesi south (sulsel). Studies study that dhuafa sulsel's wallet laz made a positive impact on people's empowerment.

Societal Development through Eco-Pesantren Programs: Actualizing the Functions of Pesantren in Empowering Society

This research analyzes social empowerment through the Eco-Pesantren program at PPTQ Al-Munawwaroh. A descriptive-exploratory approach was employed, with data obtained through interviews, questionnaires, observations, and documentation. The researchers analyzed the data using the Miles and Huberman model, comprising data reduction, presentation, and conclusion/verification. The results show that social empowerment through the program is achieved over several stages: (1) awareness through the socialization of the importance of maintaining environmental sustainability; (2) capacity development through training in managing the environment and waste; and (3) society empowerment through various programs oriented towards environmental sustainability. These programs included information on (1) the fruit and vegetable village; (2) waste bank; (3) organic waste terminal and biopore composter; (4) one student one eco brick; and (5) the movement to switch off TVs and electrical equipment from Maghrib to Isyak. The program is essential in bridging ecological activities at the grassroots level between the pesantren and surrounding communities.

Transformative Learning: The Impact of Deeper Learning Approaches in Enhancing the Transversal Competencies

Curriculum policy statements advocate the essential nature of well-developed 21st century or transversal skills for our students’ success in today’s world. Future employment, enjoyment, empowerment, and effective participation in society require these skills. The essential skills of digital literacy, communication, collaboration, critical and creative thinking are aspects of the deeper learning approaches such as guided inquiry learning that are explored in this study and are recognized as significant literacies in the information/knowledge economy and align with both the Australian and Victorian Curriculum (Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2022; Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, 2018). It is hoped that my study, informed by the narrative of student voice on the experience of guided inquiry learning, will further inform teaching practice for educators on how to design meaningful and powerful learning experiences that both engage students and improve student achievement by enhancing their critical and creative thinking.

Pendampingan Baca Tulis Al-Qur’an Menggunakan Metode Fatullah di Pondok Tahfizh Tazkiyah

The high interest of parents in directing children to study the Qur'an means that there needs to be important attention for a tahfizh teacher to teach the Qur'an comprehensively and continuously. with the applicable tajwid rules, special attention is needed from the tahfzih teacher to always upgrade learning so that learning in class is more active and innovative. So that a new method of learning is formed so that the students become more proficient in learning the Alquran. Because of the reality that occurs in the field, students find it difficult to understand the meaning and nature of letters correctly. There is also boredom among students in studying due to the long practice of reciting recitation material in the Alquran. The method that the author uses is the Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach, where this research is oriented towards empowerment and change in society. It is clear that this writing is oriented towards quality change. Based on the results and assistance above, it can be concluded that assistance in reading and writing the Alquran through the Fatullah Method at Pondok Tahfizh Tazkiyah has been carried out well and can indirectly improve the reading and writing skills of the Alquran for the students of Pondok Tahfizh Tazkiyah.

Social Entrepreneurship Model Counseling on Sharia Cooperatives Managers and Members

Mungsolkanas Mosque is one of the mosques that has a Sharia cooperative that operates as a community empowerment unit. However, the resulting empowerment cooperatives are not optimal. It is indicated that this mosque is still finding it difficult to optimize its empowerment effort to improve society’s quality of life. This community service activity is intended to provide solutions needed by cooperative managers and managers so that the resulting empowerment benefits are more optimal. It is also expected that through this activity, the empowerment effort can be further enhanced by actively involving the society in economic activity development. The method used in this community service activity is knowledge improvement through FGD. After conducting preliminary research, we discovered that the less optimal output of empowerment is caused by: (a) a lack of knowledge of managers about the activities of the entrepreneurial concept; and (b) the difficulty of cooperative managers in identifying the potential of the community in order to determine the type of entrepreneurial activity to be developed. After this activity, we concluded that there is a significant knowledge improvement from the participants, by increased knowledge on how to determine the most suitable business line to enhance the cooperative’s contribution on sovereignty improvement in society.
 Keywords: social entrepreneurship, mosque cooperatives, society empowerment

Empowerment of Civil Society and the Army in Collaborative Innovation for Emergency Bridge Construction Due to Flash Floods in Bima NTB

This article aims to analyse the empowerment of civil society and the Indonesian Army in collaborative innovation for the construction of an emergency bridge due to flash floods in Bima Regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), in 2021. The flash flood had destroyed the bridge, which was the connecting access to the district market as the center of the community's local economy. The soft systems methodology (SSM) approach analyzed the complex situation involving various human activity systems in the bridge construction collaboration. The analysis results show the need for collaborative innovation between the Provincial and District Governments, Non-Government, the Indonesian National Army (TNI), the Indonesian National Police (Polri), and civil society. Especially in disaster emergency conditions, the choice of Ultra-Wide Acrow Panel Bridge technology proposed bottom-up by the NTB Provincial Government and the Military Resort Command (Korem) 162/Wira Bhakti NTB proved to be faster, more practical and more robust than the Bailey Bridge technology by the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing of the Republic of Indonesia (Kemen PUPR RI). This collaborative innovation restored road connectivity and the local economy and improved the quality of public services in Bima District. The contribution of this article is to provide enrichment about learning collaborative innovation in disaster management efforts and bottom-up infrastructure development in disaster situations.

Pelatihan Kegiatan Tahsin AlQuran Menggunakan Metode Ummi di Masjid Baitul Amal Kota Padang

The variety of methods in studying the Koran aims to ensure that Muslims can easily learn the Koran regardless of various obstacles. One of them is the Ummi Method, where this method is like a mother teaching her child. This training aims to encourage participants' interest in reading the Koran and their ability to read well and correctly according to the rules of reading the Koran using the Ummi Method. The method that the service uses is the Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach, where this research is oriented towards empowerment and change in society. It is clear that this service is oriented towards changing the quality of Al-Quran reading through the Ummi method. Then the implementation of the Ummi method uses two stages, namely direct and repetition where the teacher will model a reading, and then the participants will be asked to repeat the reading until they have completely perfected their reading. Then in this research there are two stages, namely 1) repeating memorization, and 2) correcting reading. writing activities Class action service. The subjects in this activity were 18 participants in the Baitul Amal Mosque Al-Quran tahsin. The results of this service explain that the Ummi method training in Al-Quran tahsin activities went well, marked by the increasing enthusiasm of the tahsin participants for reading the Al-Quran and there was some increase in the pronunciation of the makhorijul letters in reading the QS surah. al-`Alaq, QS. al-Zalzalah, and QS. al-`Adiyat.

Exploring Female Empowerment: A Comparative Study of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre

This research paper explores female empowerment in literature via a comparative analysis of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre. The paper examines the main female characters in each novel, their portrayal of agency, independence, and autonomy, and the social and cultural factors that shape their experiences. Through this analysis, the paper identifies the similarities and differences in the approaches taken by Austen and Brontë, and discusses the implications of these findings for our understanding of female empowerment in literature and society. The paper argues that both novels offer powerful critiques of patriarchal society and highlight the need for collective action and solidarity among women, in order to achieve true empowerment. The research contributes to our understanding of gender and empowerment in literature, and provides insights into the on-going struggle for gender equality.

Participatory rangeland management: A vehicle for pastoralist women’s empowerment in Ethiopia

Pastoralist tenure systems are highly complex. Where customary institutions are functioning well, pastoralist women access and use resources as a member of a pastoralist group. Although policy and legislation call for more equity across societies, providing individual titles to women is not necessarily the answer. Strengthening women’s rights within the collective society while also supporting women’s capacities and abilities to participate meaningfully in decision-making processes and hold leadership positions will support more sustainable gender equality outcomes. Participatory rangeland management (PRM) is an approach developed in Ethiopia in 2010 that was then piloted by non-governmental organisations in several parts of the country in a bid to improve the security of tenure and good governance of rangelands, more inclusive participation of pastoralists in decisions pertaining to their lands and improve rangeland productivity. While not an explicit aim, it also sought women’s empowerment as part of the participatory process. A review of PRM implementation in Oromia and Afar regions, Ethiopia, showed that in the majority of cases, women participated equally with men in the PRM process. Women’s and men’s opinions on the involvement and satisfaction of PRM implementation activities were compared favourably. Overall, community members believed that PRM has improved women’s roles in rangeland management leadership and decision-making processes and their access to rangeland resources, thereby encouraging a transformative process of improving gender equality and women’s empowerment in pastoralist societies. This article considers the implications of these results for pastoral women and to what degree they have contributed to their empowerment. A conceptualised women’s empowerment framework is used for the analysis.

QARDUL HASAN AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT: LESSONS CAN BE LEARNED FROM THE TWO BEST PRACTICE LEADING COUNTRIES, INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA

In Islamic Sharia, Qardul Hasan is a significant tradition of benevolent loans. In the Quran and Sunna, Allah and his messenger Mohammad maintain on giving Qardul Hasan. Some Islamic countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia have worked hard in recent years to use Qardul Hasan based on the principle of benefits to empower the community. However, according to Islamic Sharia, it is still Tabarru. To Use Qardul effectively and empower community, it is needed for it to manage and institutionalize. In Afghanistan, Qardul Hasan is still used classically and it has not been used in the principle of benefits for the development and empowerment of society. As a result, the purpose of this article is to propose a new model of Institutionalization Qardul Hasan for using it based on the principle of benefits to empower and alleviate poverty in Afghan society. This article conducted qualitative research that first examines Qardul Hasan from the perspective of Islamic Sharia. Second, for the practice of the theory some institutions from two leading countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia have been studied.

Situational analysis of women empowerment in urban field practice area of Dr. M. K. Shah Medical College and Research Center, Ahmedabad.

Women empowerment in society and family are closely linked to decision-making. Empowerment of women is essentially the process of upliftment of economic, social, and political status of women, the traditionally underprivileged ones, in society. It involves the building up of a society wherein women can breathe without the fear of oppression, exploitation, apprehension, discrimination, and the general feeling of persecution which goes with being a woman in a traditionally male dominated society. The present study was conducted to assess women's empowerment status and factors affecting it. Community-based cross-sectional study was carried out among 175 women residing in urban field practice area of Dr. M. K. Shah Medical College and Research Centre, Ahmedabad. A pre-designed questionnaire was used for data collection by interviewing the women through house to house survey. Data were entered in Microsoft Excel and analyzed using (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Around 85.71% of women were involved in decisions regarding trivial issues. A total of 17.72% of the women reported that they had suffered some form of domestic violence in their life. Around 23% of the women were not involved in any financial decisions of the family. Association between education of the women and involvement in decision-making was found statistically significant. Employment increases the participation of women in financial decision-making. 88.89% of employed women participated in financial decisions, while 71.42% of housewives were participating in these decisions. Education and employment were found to have impact on decision-making. So, education of girls should be given the priority.

Weaponizing settler slogans to mandate colonial school policy in the Americas: Transformation through Indigenous futurity

The topic of this academic review is settler slogans that mandate colonial school policy in North America. Also discussed is Indigenous futurity as a strategy for transforming education and countering the educational harm that comes from weaponized language. Beginning in 1887, the US federal government authorized colonial schooling, using the dangerous educational cliché “Kill the Indian in him, and save the man.” The purpose of this article was to illuminate this weaponizing rhetoric in education, which served as a guiding principle for imposing Indigenous assimilation that manifested as federal policy in the Americas. Research questions were, How did the kill-and-save slogan shape US and Canadian education and policy? How can the concept of Indigenous futurity improve Indigenous education? Colonial settler efforts to control tribal nations with weaponizing rhetoric leveled at education policy, public perception,and compulsory boarding/residential schools are exposed. Peer-reviewed studies were read, with analysis of 51 sources, many authored by Indigenous academics. Resultant cultural genocide, systemic discrimination, and educational disparity are described. Indigenous resistance to settler ideologies, policies, and settlements, as well as assertions of tribal rights, freedom, and sovereignty, reflect patterns in the material analyzed. Modern-day empowerment of society’s most vulnerable ethnic group requires a deep rethinking of schooling processes. Debunking settler futurity, the lesser-known Indigenous view of futurity looks to sustaining Indigenous communities and calls on society for amends.