Peranan Yayasan Pusat Kajian dan Perlindungan Anak (PKPA) Dalam Meningkatkan Kemandirian Masyarakat Melalui Credit Union Sumber Rejeki Pinang Baris Kecamatan Medan Sunggal Kota Medan

Abstract

The poverty rate currently experienced a decrease although not significant through a variety of programs designed in such a way. The program not only can be given or actuated by the government, but also by the community itself through non-governmental organizations (NGO) .One of the proper way to reduce the poverty rate is not through the provision of assistance only to meet the needs, but through the community capacity development .The notion of alternative development program in accordance with community in Indonesia is credit union which have been introduced in Indonesia since the year 1958 . This research using a descriptive qualitative studies, The role of the Foundation's Center for Study and Child’s Protection (PKPA) in enhancing Selfreliance Community Through Credit Union located in Pinang Baris Subdistrict Medan Sunggal. Data on the research done by committing to interviews and observation; 5 informant consisting of four informant of CU Sumber Rejeki’s Member and 1 informant was PKPA’s staf. Based on the results of the data analysis, the authors concluded that PKPA role in promoting community self-reliance through CU Rejeki Pinang Baris very much up and running well, particularly through economic assistance, savings and loans providers an easy and training activities that have been planned. This is evident from the answers of the informants posed by the author.