Implementing Community Empowerment for Female-Headed Households: Evidence from PEKKA-INKLUSI 2023-2024 Project

Fathiya Nabila, Prof. Dr. Suharko, M.Si.

2026 | Tesis | S2 Sosiologi

Penelitian ini membahas bagaimana implementasi community empowerment dengan fokus pada rumah tangga yang dikepalai perempuan sebagai target sasaran program PEKKA-INKLUSI 2023-2024. Penelitian ini berfokus pada bagaimana pemberdayaan tersebut dijalankan, termasuk tantangan yang dihadapi selama proses implementasi.Kerangka analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah empat dimensi pemberdayaan masyarakat oleh Dushkova dan Ivlieva (2024), yaitu: (1) capacity building; (2) self-reliance, control, ownership, responsibility, and independence; (3) participation, engagement, and collective action; and (4) integration of local knowledge and values. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan quantitative description dengan analisis dokumen. Sumber data penelitian menggunakan delapan Partner Progress Reports yang diterbitkan oleh Yayasan Pekka selama periode 2023-2024.

Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa implementasi pemberdayaan dapat dilihat melalui empat dimensi pemberdayaan. Dimensi capacity building terlihat melalui penguatan organisasi, pengembangan kapasitas, peningkatan layanan, serta pelatihan. Dimensi kedua menunjukan adanya penguatan self-reliance melalui pembentukan kelompok usaha, rantai pasok, dan pemanfaatan sumber daya internal, meskipun bukti mengenai aspek lainnya masih terbatas. Dimensi ketiga terlihat melalui keterlibatan anggota Pekka dalam forum publik, kolaborasi, dan advokasi. Sementara itu, dimensi keempat terlihat melalui pemanfaatan potensi lokal dan penyesuaian program dengan nilai serta kondisi masyarakat setempat. Penelitian ini juga menemukan beberapa tantangan dalam implementasi program, yaitu keterbatasan partisipasi anggota akibat tanggung jawab ekonomi, perbedaan kapasitas antaranggota, serta dukungan regulasi yang belum sepenuhnya jelas

This research focuses on the implementation of community empowerment for female-headed households as the target group of the PEKKA-INKLUSI Project in 2023-2024. It looks at how the empowerment was implemented, why some dimensions are given greater emphasis than others in the reports, and what challenges appeared during the process. The study uses four dimensions of empowerment by Dushkova and Ivlieva: (1) capacity building; (2) self-reliance, control, ownership, responsibility, and independence; (3) participation, engagement, and collective action; and (4) integration of local knowledge and values. The method used in this research is a qualitative descriptive approach and document analysis. The data are limited to eight Partner Progress Report from Yayasan Pekka, published between 2023 and 2024.

The result of this study indicate that the capacity building dimension is reflected in the way programmes were designed to strengthen organisations, build the capacity of cadres and members, and improve KLIK Pekka services. The second dimension, self-reliance appears through the development of business groups, supply chains, and the use of internal resources. However, the evidence in this dimension is still not strong enough to explain control, ownership, responsibility, and independence. Participation and collective action are seen through the involvement of Pekka members in village forums and collaboration with the government. Meanwhile, the use of local potential and the adjustment of services to the local cultural context reflect the dimension of local knowledge and values. This study also found several challenges in the project implementation, such as the uneven capacity of members and economic responsibilities that limited the participation of Pekka members in empowerment programmes. Overall, the PEKKA-INKLUSI Project has shown the four dimensions of empowerment, although the Partner Progress Reports used as the data sources are still mostly focused on quantitative achievements. As a result, the deeper picture of how the programmes were implemented has not been fully presented.

Kata Kunci : community empowerment, female-headed households, PEKKA-INKLUSI Project, Yayasan Pekka, document analysis.