| dc.description.abstract | The implementation of community empowerment engages the role of the government
to motivate society to make use of the resources. For examples, through micro enterprises
development. Micro enterprises have a huge potential and a great opportunity to people for
using natural resource and also to embrace human resources. Identically, micro enterprises
produce more local product. Thus, to maintain the existence of micro enterprises, it needs more
attention about how the people’s capability of utilizing the local wisdom. Gernas BBI or
Gerakan Nasional Bangga Buatan Indonesia is one of the government’s program or policy that
supports micro enterprises based on local wisdom grows. For example, Ulos enterprises at
North Tapanuli regency. In fact, the local government is not able enough to empowering the
weavers.
This study aims to describe the community empowerment through micro enterprises
based on local wisdom in Tarutung, North Tapanuli Regency. This research uses qualitative
research method and using Kartasasmita’s theory about efforts of community empowerment.
The research location is divided into two locations, which are the Department of Cooperatives,
Micro Enterprises and Industry and Trade of North Tapanuli Regency, and Gallery of Dame
Ulos Micro Enterprises. The data collection techniques are done through interviews,
documentation, and observation.
Community empowerment through ulos micro enterprises based local wisdom in
Tarutung can be implemented according to the three efforts of community empowerment, such
as training or workshops, providing threads, and business licensing. Department of
Cooperatives, Micro Enterprises and Industry and Trade of North Tapanuli Regency and Dame
Ulos enterprises has been done their own task and duty, but there are no relations between
them. In addition, weavers are not yet become the subject of community empowerment. | en_US |
