Yumary: Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat
Vol 7 No 1 (2026): September

Membangun Jiwa Kewirausahaan Pemuda untuk Mengurangi Pengangguran di Kabupaten Maybrat

Marthen Luter Sowe (Universitas Cenderawasih, Jayapura, Indonesia)
Agustina Ester Antoh (Universitas Cenderawasih, Jayapura, Indonesia)
Lidiah Tereda Iwo (Universitas Cenderawasih, Jayapura, Indonesia)
Maria Kbarek (Universitas Cenderawasih, Jayapura, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
09 Sep 2026

Abstract

Purpose: This community service program aims to strengthen entrepreneurial awareness, opportunity recognition, and basic business planning among youth from Maybrat Regency studying in Jayapura.Research Methodology: A participatory training program was conducted on May 9, 2026, at the Yumasssesss Student Dormitory Hall, Kotaraja, Jayapura. Activities included needs assessment, employment-data education, entrepreneurial mindset training, local-resource opportunity mapping, simple business planning, digital marketing orientation, a local entrepreneur video, group presentations, feedback, and reflection. Formative evaluation used facilitator observations, participant questions, group worksheets/posters, presentations, and photographs, analyzed descriptively by program objective.Results: Participants explored entrepreneurship across four local-resource clusters and developed, presented, and revised preliminary business concepts. These represent immediate qualitative outputs rather than measured changes in knowledge, confidence, or behavior.Conclusions: The program generated observable early-stage learning and business-planning outputs that can support follow-up mentoring, but it does not demonstrate reduced unemployment or long-term business performance.Limitations: Complete attendance and participant-profile data, standardized pre–post measures, and longitudinal business data were unavailable.Contributions: The program integrates regional employment data, local-resource mapping, practical business planning, digital marketing, and a locally relevant entrepreneurial role model in a contextual community-empowerment design.

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jpm

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Humanities Economics, Econometrics & Finance Environmental Science Social Sciences Other

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Yumary : Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat is Indonesian Academic Journal focusing on publishing scientific works related to community services, including current topics and issues based on service activities done by the authors. This aims to significantly contribute to improve the prosperity of ...