Inclusion of venture capital to improve the welfare of female headed households in South Jakarta

Ilham Mundzir (Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Ririn Fitria Nilamsari (Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Falah Kurniaharnoto (Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Nabilah Nur Fajrina (Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Refinda Fionita (Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Nabila Muthia Khansa (Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Farah Syifa Aulia (Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka, Jakarta, Indonesia)

Community Empowerment
Vol 6 No 11 (2021)

This community service activity is focused on helping women from poor families to be able to revitalize their businesses affected by the Covid-19. Poverty in women's groups, especially female headed household has become one of the top global agenda. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted that these groups becoming poorer, not least in Jakarta, Indonesia. Therefore, this community service is focused on efforts to uplifting their economy by providing capital to set up small business. Youth Participatory Action Research (Y-PAR) is used as the community service approach, collaboration of lecturers and students. This service activity has been able to encourage poor women who previously lost their income, managed to regain their economic resources and create new businesses to improve the welfare of their families.