Empowerment of Women Cooperation to Increase Family’s Economy

and Health in Deli Serdang and Serdang Bedagai Districts

A. B. Keloko

and E. Mutiara

Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Jalan Universitas, Medan, Indonesia

Keywords: Cooperation, Women, Home Industry, Management

Abstract: Majority mothers worked in home industry by processing food from cassava in Bingkat Village. Many of

them work needed capital for business. Based on these conditions it is necessary to establish a cooperation

that can ease their burden later. The partner’s problems are the lack of knowledge and skills of cooperation

management, facilities and infrastructure are not sufficient to improve cooperation empowerment. Based on

the discussion with the women, they wish to empower the cooperation to be able to teach women to solve

economic problems with the cooperation and solidarity of the existing group. So, the methods and strategies

of the approach in this public service is training of cooperation, financial management, and family health

through talking and discussions. The result of this activity showed cooperation empowerment got the

enthusiasm of the members because it was the needs for them. The cooperation was expected to grow and

sustainability maintained by members. Through cooperation training is expected the cooperation

management can manage and prepare cooperation financial report effectively and efficiently. It was

necessary to continuously monitor and improve human resources of cooperation management to know the

empowerment of women cooperation. This cooperation will be more empowered if it had law legality.

1 INTRODUCTION

The problem of poverty is a major problem

throughout the history of Indonesia as a country. In a

country there are no more serious problems than

poverty (Prawoto, 2009). Although according to

BPS reports there has been a decrease in poverty.

The March 2018 Indonesia Poverty Profile issued by

the Central Bureau of Statistics stated that the

percentage of poor people decreased to 9.82 percent

in March 2018 which was originally 10.12 percent in

September 2017. However, the various problems

experienced by the poor indicate that poverty

originates from powerlessness and inability of the

community to meet decent living standards, such as

health, education, housing, and others. Poverty also

has a strong influence on other conditions that are

less favorable (Sari, 2011).

The problem of poverty in Indonesia is also

characterized by the low quality of community life,

which is indicated by the Human Development

Index (HDI) and the Human Poverty Index (HPI).

HDI and HPI have the same components, which are

life expectancy (level of health), mastery of science

(level of education) and decent standard of living

(economic level), In HDI living standards are

eligible to be calculated from per capita income,

while HPI is measured by percentage residents

without access to clean water, health facilities and

toddlers are malnourished (Zahradelita, 2012).

The data showed the quantitative potential of

women productive women turned out more than

men, that is 66.11 percent versus 65.36 percent

(Mustar, 2007). However, the number of female

population is much lower quality of life than men.

Thus the quantitative potential of Indonesian women

HR has not been balanced with the potential of

quality in a balanced way. In other words, although

there are now many Indonesian women who show

that they are able to compete and contribute in

various fields of development, ranging from science,

technology, politics, economy, social, and even

defense and security, but still more Indonesia

women has not been able to show its potential and

identity optimally, because it is still confined by the

limitations/poverty structurally, culturally, and

naturally. Therefore, it is necessary to empower

women in productive economic activities, in

accordance with their capabilities and potentials.

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Keloko, A. and Mutiara, E.

Empowerment of Women Cooperation to Increase Family’s Economy and Health in Deli Serdang and Serdang Bedagai Districts.

DOI: 10.5220/0010090207820786

In Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramiﬁcation Researches (ICOSTEERR 2018) - Research in Industry 4.0, pages

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The 1945 Constitution Article 33 Paragraph (1)

stated that the Indonesian economy is constituted as

a joint effort based on the principle of kinship. In his

explanation, among others stated that the prosperity

of society is preferred not the prosperity of the

person, and the development of the company

according to it is the cooperation. Thus, the 1945

Constitution puts the cooperation on the position as

a pillar of the national economy and also as an

integral part of the national economic order. In

realizing economic democracy, the mandate contains

a very important and profound meaning, namely that

the soul and spirit of the cooperation must be owned

by all communities including all business entities

that exist in the economic system based on Pancasila

and the 1945 Constitution (Kurniati, 2009).

The number of female cooperations as many as

71018 units of the total of all Indonesian

cooperations as many as 177,482 units contained in

20 Provinces in Indonesia and most are in East Java.

Cooperations in North Sumatra have a fairly good

development. The number of cooperations in North

Sumatra in 2012 - 2013 has increased by 518 units

or 4.61 percent. The number of cooperation

members also showed an increase of 104,567 people

or 5.25 percent. One of the factors causing an

increase in the number of cooperation members is

due to the increasing public trust towards the

cooperation.

Therefore, the development of women's

cooperation is very relevant. Cooperation will

become tools that are not only able to empower

women economically. Cooperation will also serve as

a tool to accommodate women in various productive

work collectives. Cooperation will also teach women

about how to solve economic problems, not by

competing with each other as happens in the realm

of capitalism, but by cooperation and solidarity. This

is an important tool for reorganizing people,

including women, who are scattered by the free

competition of capitalism.

Based on previous public service in Bingkat

Village, Serdang Bedagai District conducted public

service to crackers entrepreneurs based on cassava

which eventually marketed under the name of

Mutiara Alam Sari. This group has grown to market

its food products. Based on the desire and interest of

the members has begun in the form of women

cooperation as a mean to continue the processed

food business of Mutiara Alam Sari. Therefore, the

interest of this member needs to be appreciated and

enhanced by the community service from USU.

In Deli Serdang district, Sidodadi Ramunia sub-

district, especially in Dusun Pasar 3 Banjar Negoro,

in 2015 established a unit of the cooperation named

Koperasi Kautsaran Putri Shiddik, formed on the

independent business of its members. The

cooperation was founded on the initiative of its

members engaged in the real sector such as staple

goods. The establishment of this cooperation is

based on the fact that around the neighborhood there

are many small traders like food, beverages that

have difficulty obtaining capital and are forced to

buy raw materials at high prices in nearby stalls, and

sometimes have to borrow money on loaners with

high interest rates.

Women's cooperations are able to assist

governments in addressing national issues such as,

reducing unemployment, improving health,

improving education and addressing gender issues.

Cooperations are a place for women to improve the

family economy, self-actualization for women.

Women are no longer merely housewives but

cooperations have proven their superiority in

empowering women as pioneers in helping micro

enterprises in their region. Therefore, women's

cooperations need to be grown and encouraged to

grow.

This growing women cooperation still requires a

lot of skills ranging from managing management

cooperation, filing legal entities to obtain legality,

increasing the potential of human resources

managers and facilities and infrastructure for this

cooperation developed and sustainable, not only in

the economy but also the empowerment of women

in the field of non including health, for that need to

be mobilized through the empowerment of two

women cooperation through community service

funds Non PNBP in 2018.

2 PROBLEM STATEMENTS

From the description above, it can be formulated that

the problem from partner’s side are:

1. Lack of knowledge and skills of cooperation

management in the management of

cooperation capable of increasing the

growing cooperation that are sustainable and

sustainable.

2. Lack of knowledge and skills of cooperation

management in financial management of

cooperation as an important effort in the

prosperity of cooperation.

3. Lack of knowledge and skills to promote

cooperation so that members are increasing

both in quantity and quality.

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4. Insufficient facilities and infrastructure to

improve the empowerment of cooperation.

5. Lack of knowledge and skills of cooperation

management and members of cooperation in

increasing family income and family health.

3 METHOD

The mechanism of the implementation of

community service activities is done by adopting

action research steps consisting of 4 (four) stages:

planning, action, observation and evaluation, and

reflection. The activities of each stage are as

follows.

3.1 Planning

Activities undertaken at the planning stage are:

(1) Coordinate with partners who can engage in

community service activities that were

housewives in Bingkat Village. Partners were

given an explanation of the purpose, design

of community service activities mechanism,

and some technical issues related to the

method/technique of implementation.

(2) Preparation of training programs

Based on the results of the identification, the

results of the existing problem analysis, the

results of needs analysis, then compiled

training program.

3.2 Action

Action in this activity is the implementation of

training. The activities undertaken in the

implementation of the training are (a) the formation

of women's cooperation, (b) enhancing the

knowledge and skills of the trainees on cooperation,

cooperation financial management, promotion of

cooperation and family health.

3.3 Observation and Evaluation

Observations were made to the training process by

community service team. The instruments used are

field notes. Some of the things that are observed are

the constraints, shortcomings, and weaknesses that

arise in the process of coaching in the field.

Evaluation is also conducted on the training process.

The product produced in this training activity is the

formation of women cooperation group with the unit

of savings and loan and agriculture.

3.4 Reflection

Reflection is done on the activities that have been

implemented. This is done solely to determine the

shortcomings or advantages of the activities that

have been undertaken in order to establish

recommendations on the sustainability or

development of subsequent activities.

To achieve the objectives set in accordance with

the problems of partners, the initial activities

undertaken begins with and the arrangement of

permits with the village head and socialization and

discussion of the implementation activities of public

service with several mothers in the Bingkat village

forming cooperation management. Based on the

results of the discussion, the implementation of the

training for a day on May 10, 2018 in one of the

houses in the Bingkat village Pegajahan Sub

District. The training is started from 11.00 A.M to

04.00 P.M West Indonesia Time (wib).

4 RESULT OF THE ACTIVITY

Implementation of a one-day training on May 10,

2018 in one of the residents' homes in Bingkat

Village Pegajahan Sub District. The training is

started from 11.00 A.M to 04.00 P.M West

Indonesia Time (wib). The first event begins with

registration and opening by the head of community

service. Furthermore, it was continued with the first

speaker by Mr. Darwin Peranginangin as Kepala

Seksi Bina Kelembagaan Dinas Koperasi dan Usaha

Mikro Kecil Menengah (Diskop UMKM) Kota

Medan and Ibu Nani Fitriani Nasution as a resource

person who has been involved in many cooperation

activities.

The first material was presented by Mr. Darwin

Peranginangin which discusses the introduction of

benefits and the importance of cooperation for the

community, especially for women and the terms of

establishing a cooperation. After that break time

(ISHOMA) continued at 12:30, followed by the

second material presentation with Ibu Nani.

Ibu Nani explained about the management of

opening and recording cooperation. Ibu Nani also

recounted the experience of cooperation experience

she had coached. Through experience experience

cooperation ever nurtured Ibu Nani able to

experience and learning for the cooperation group

Mutiara Alam Sari to run well according to the

target set.

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After finishing the presentation of the material

then followed by discussion/question. The trainees

were actively asking questions. One of the questions

asked by the participants is the solution for members

who make bad loans. This question was answered by

Mr. Darwin as the first speaker with the answer

"given a letter of reprimand, it is advisable to have

friends/relatives who can guarantee, or be excluded

from members of the cooperation and not allowed to

be a member again”. After that it was resumed by

Ibu Nani to discuss how the system of cooperation

saving and borrowing, stewardship tasks, and

determination of members. After all it is finished

then the training activities are closed and ended by

taking a photo event together.

Handover of goods held on May 25, 2018 in the

form of a set of tables and work chairs. Goods

received by the cooperation board represented by

Ibu Mariatun witnessed by other cooperation

members.

Some of documentations about the event are

below.

Figure 1: Welcoming banner cooperation training

participants

Figure 2: Submission of cooperation material by Pak

Darwin Peranginangin Kepala Seksi Bina Kelembagaan

Dinas Koperasi dan Usaha Mikro Kecil Menengah

(Diskop UMKM) Kota Medan.

Figure 3: The atmosphere of cooperation training in one of

the house of Bingkat Village residents.

Figure 4: Praying

Figure 5: Words of Speech from the Chairman of

Community Service Team.

5 PARTICIPATION

Partners are women cooperation managers organized

into (group of economic and family health) are

actively asked to monitor the implementation of

women's cooperation to improve family and family

health of members of cooperation and villagers.

After the community service activity is completed,

the women cooperation partner group is expected to

keep improving the business management, economy

and maintain the cooperation facilities and

infrastructure provided by the service team and

further facilitate the facilities and infrastructure for

the completeness of the cooperation. This partner is

also expected to remain willing and able to invite the

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community to improve family health, especially

health of infant and family nutrition. Thus economic

activity and family health in rural communities can

increase as family investment in rural communities.

6 CONCLUSIONS

The empowerment of mothers in Bingkat Village of

Pegajahan Sub-district of Serdang Bedagai District

has been established to form women's cooperation

by implementing the following activities:

1. Cooperation management training to improve

knowledge and skills in managing

cooperation and cooperation finances

effectively.

2. Training on how to promote the cooperation

so as to improve the quality and quantity of

board members and cooperation members

and for the long term can increase family

income.

3. In addition to the establishment of

cooperation also conducted training to

improve family health so that it can help raise

awareness of the surrounding community to

improve the health of each family. The form

should be completed and signed by one

author on behalf of all the other authors.

Some recommendations that can be given are:

1. Need monitoring and improvement of

human resources cooperation management

on an ongoing basis to know the

empowerment of female cooperation.

2. This cooperation business needs to be

developed by opening a store / special place

strategically and easily accessible to

citizens widely.

3. It is expected that this established

cooperation will be more empowered if

legal legality has been obtained.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This community service was funded by Non PNBP

Universitas Sumatera Utara, under contract number:

172/UN5.2.3.2.1/PPM/2018, tanggal 16 April 2018..

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