Model Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Pascaerupsi Gunung Merapi di Jawa Tengah dan YOGYAKARTA

This research aims to create empowerment model after the eruption of Mount Merapi in locations most severely affected: Tlogolele Village of Selo District in Boyolali Regency, Jumoyo Village of Salam District in Magelang Regency and Balerante Village in Kemalang District of Klaten Regency in Central Java Province and Kepuharjo Village of Cangkringan District in Sleman Regency in Yogyakarta Province. The research used Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) method for assessing participatory village situation through in-depth interviews, observation and focus group discussion (FGD). The results showed that the four villages, had similarities in the empowerment model: (1) Community requires a series and comprehensive of empowerment activities between extension, training and mentoring. (2) Community requires cooperative institution as a business center to obtain capital, raw materials and network marketing access. (3) Finally the community should receive periodic training and transformed to be a disaster task force at the village level.© 2013 Universitas Negeri Semaran