Revitalization of Youth Entrepreneurial Group (KWP) Empowerment Program to Reduce Unemployment and to Alleviate Poverty (Case Study in Sooko Village, Sooko Subdistrict, Mojokerto District)

Authors

  • Dini Utami Dewi
  • Sanggar Kanto
  • Sholeh Muadi

Keywords:

Poverty, Unemployment, Youth Group, Youth, Youth Entrepreneurship

Abstract

Rising unemployment especially among the youth becomes a distinct problem for Indonesia. The young man who becomes the next generation was expected to create employment that will be able to absorb workforce to overcome the problems of poverty and unemployment that was still become a complex problem.

It should be recognized that employment creation was not the only way to overcome poverty, but employment creation can be an important element in poverty alleviation efforts. Therefore Youth and Sport Ministry create the Youth Entrepreneurial Group program which consists of young people to develop their skills in the field of entrepreneurship, but there are several programs of the Youth Entrepreneurial Group (Kelompok Wirausaha Pemuda/KWP) that was not working properly and needs to be revitalized. Researchers used Case Study method. This study took place in the village of Sooko, Sooko subdistrict, Mojokerto district.

References

Anonymous. 1995. Presidential Decree No. 4 of the National Movement Promoting and Cultivating Entrepreneurship.

______, 2010. General Guidelines Development Program Implementation KWP 2010.

_____, 2014a. jatim.bps.go.id> Statistics Services> BRS> BRS naker whatindonews.com/id/post/2493 downloaded on 1-05-2014

The Central Bureau of Statistics, 2011. Calculation and Analysis of Poverty Makro Indonesia 2011. Jakarta. BPS.

Chambers, Robert. 1987. Rural Development from Rear. LP3ES. Bandung.

Coleman, James S. 2009. Ed.rev. Fundamentals of Social Theory. Bandung. Nusa Media.

Hasbullah, Jousairi. 2006. SOCIAL CAPITAL (Towards Excellence Human Culture Indonesia). Jakarta. MR-United Press.

Kanto, Studio. 2011. Perspectives Modernization and Social Change, An Overview of Theoretical and Empirical Brawijaya University Press.

Milles, M.B and Huberman A.M. 1992.Qualitative Data Analysis. 2d ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Moleong, Lexy J .2012. Qualitative Research Methodology, PT Youth Rosda paper Bandung.

Edi Suharto. 1997. Development, Social Policy and Social Work, Spectrum Thought. Bandung: LSP-STKS Bandung.

Todaro, Michael P. 2000. Economic Development in the Third World. Volume 1

Downloads

Published

2017-02-15

How to Cite

Dewi, D. U., Kanto, S., & Muadi, S. (2017). Revitalization of Youth Entrepreneurial Group (KWP) Empowerment Program to Reduce Unemployment and to Alleviate Poverty (Case Study in Sooko Village, Sooko Subdistrict, Mojokerto District). Asian Journal of Humanities and Social Studies, 5(1). Retrieved from https://ajouronline.com/index.php/AJHSS/article/view/4408

Most read articles by the same author(s)