<![CDATA[The Age‑Friendly Village program in Argorejo, Sedayu aims to enhance older adults’ managerial and socio‑communal capacities through non‑formal learning and community‑based participatory activities. The service used a one‑group pre–post participatory design with 30 older adults, accompanied by structured mentoring (preparation– socialization–implementation– evaluation- sustainment). The instrument was a Likert 1–5 questionnaire with two subscales: management (10 items) and socio‑communal (10 items). Data analysis comprised descriptive statistics (means & percentages), normality testing of difference scores, followed by paired t‑test or Wilcoxon (p<0.05) and effect sizes (Cohen’s d/r). Results showed significant gains: management increased from 2.76 (55.2%) to 4.14 (82.8%) (+27.6%), and the socio‑communal aspect rose from 2.72 (54.4%) to 4.26 (85.2%) (+30.8%). These findings confirm the effectiveness of a participatory approach in strengthening older adults’ autonomy, align with SDGs 3, 4, 10, and 11, and support IKU 2 and IKU 5. Replication with multi‑stakeholder support is recommended.]]>
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