Community Empowerment
Vol 9 No 5 (2024)

TOGA education: Introduction of eco orphanage concept in Bekonang, Sukoharjo

Efri Roziaty (Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia)
Santhyami Santhyami (Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia)
Ima Aryani (Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia)
Annur Indra Kusumadani (Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia)
Sudrajah Warajati Kisnawaty (Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia)
Alden Ganendra Madhava Priya Hardianto (Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia)
Fito Zuhud Abdillah (Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 May 2024

Abstract

The community service was conducted at the Putri Aisyiyah Orphanage in Bekonang, Sukoharjo, Central Java. This orphanage has yard space that has not been utilized for Family Medicinal Plants (TOGA) and is not yet familiar with the concept of an eco orphanage. The main objective of this service is to provide education about TOGA to the children at the Putri Aisyiyah Bekonang Orphanage. The service activities comprise six phases: pre-test, socialization, TOGA planting, practices in processing traditional medicinal products, post-test, and maintenance and supervision. The outcomes of the service activities include the planting of twenty types of medicinal plants in the orphanage's yard. Participants' knowledge increased after receiving education about TOGA, encompassing basic knowledge of TOGA (12.4%), types of TOGA and their characteristics (38%), and the health benefits of TOGA (33%). There was an enhancement in participants' knowledge regarding the types and benefits of TOGA, with an average total increase of 27.7%. Thus, this service has succeeded in providing education about TOGA to the children at the Putri Aisyiyah Bekonang Orphanage and enhancing their understanding of the types of TOGA and their health benefits.

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