Kurniawan
Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta

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Participatory Approaches to Socio-Religious Empowerment: Building Sustainable Local Capacity Kurniawan; Sureni; Rika Sa'diyah
Bisma : Bimbingan Swadaya Masyarakat Vol. 8 No. 2 (2026): June 2026
Publisher : STAI Miftahul ULa Nganjuk

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.59689/cxcamy61

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Rural communities in developing regions frequently possess abundant social capital and religious infrastructure that remain underutilised due to fragmented organisational management and limited structured youth participation. Objective: This study evaluates a community-led development intervention designed to strengthen social cohesion, enhance youth public speaking and leadership competencies, and optimise administrative stewardship within rural religious and civic institutions. Methods: Employing a five-phase Participatory Community Development framework consisting of asset discovery, co-design planning, capacity building, institutionalisation, and sustainability monitoring, the intervention directly engaged 145 community members including youth leaders, religious educators, and women's social associations. Results: Empirical evaluation revealed significant enhancements across all target dimensions: public speaking confidence rose from a baseline of 32.0% to 85.5%; youth mosque participation expanded from 28.5% to 82.0%; and administrative efficiency in Quranic education centres increased from 30.5% to 84.0%. Conclusion and Implications: The participatory community development approach successfully transformed latent religious and social assets into active community governance structures. This framework offers a sustainable model for rural social development, demonstrating that structured capacity building can foster enduring community self-reliance.
Preserving Cultural Heritage and Social Cohesion through Community-Based Intergenerational Literacy Kurniawan; Khoirul Anam; Mahliga Syahputra
Bisma : Bimbingan Swadaya Masyarakat Vol. 7 No. 6 (2026): February 2026
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.59689/1fhdzw48

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Rapid socio-economic transformations and demographic shifts in rural regions often precipitate the gradual decline of intangible cultural heritage, oral histories, and intergenerational social cohesion. This community service initiative addresses these challenges by implementing a structured Community Development framework centred on participatory cultural mapping, oral history digital archiving, and intergenerational literacy workshops. Over a six month engagement, the programme mobilised local elder historians, youth community groups, and village leaders to document, preserve, and leverage local cultural assets. Quantitative and qualitative evaluations demonstrate a 131.9 per cent increase in cultural knowledge retention among village youth and an improvement in the overall Social Cohesion Index from 42.5 to 89.4 per cent. The establishment of a community managed digital archive and intergenerational learning hub enhanced civic participation by 190.3 per cent. By transforming passive cultural memory into active civic capital, the intervention establishes a sustainable model for rural social governance, cultural resilience, and participatory community development in the humanities and social sciences.