<![CDATA[Vulnerable communities in Kombeng Indah Village face limitations in accessing development information, expressing aspirations, and participating in village development monitoring. These conditions may limit their role in promoting transparent and accountable village governance. This community service program aimed to strengthen the capacity of vulnerable communities through social accountability training. The program addressed these issues by improving participants' knowledge and skills in accessing information, expressing aspirations, and participating in development monitoring. A participatory approach was employed through needs identification, interactive lectures, group discussions, case studies, simulations, and pre-test and post-test evaluations. The program involved 20 participants, including women, youth, adolescents and children, and representatives of ethnic and religious groups. The results showed a 22% increase in participants' knowledge, along with improved abilities to identify development issues and formulate aspirations systematically. The program demonstrates that participatory training can serve as an initial strategy for strengthening the capacity of vulnerable communities to participate in village development in a more inclusive and accountable manner.]]>
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