<![CDATA[Women’s roles in community-based economic and social development continue to face several challenges, including limited financial literacy, weak productive business management, and restricted participation in decision-making spaces. This community engagement program aimed to strengthen women’s economic capacity and local leadership through a community-based empowerment approach in Mangulewa Village, West Golewa District, Ngada Regency. The methods included coordination, socialization, educational sessions, workshops, business management practices, public communication simulations, and mentoring activities. The partners were women’s groups in Mangulewa Village involving 30 participants. Evaluation was conducted using pre-test and post-test assessments and participant satisfaction surveys. The results showed an increase in participants’ understanding from 56.75% to 85.25%, representing a 28.5% improvement, particularly in financial literacy, productive business management, and women’s leadership skills. The participant satisfaction level reached 92.4%, categorized as very satisfied. This program demonstrates that a community-based empowerment approach can effectively enhance women’s hard skills and soft skills to support sustainable economic and social participation.]]>
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