The Role of Aisyiyah Women's Organization in Lampung Province in People's Economic Empowerment

Abstract

The Indonesian nation is currently in poor condition when viewed in various aspects: human resources, weak utilization of potential, weak competitiveness, and the nation's character that is not yet strong. Therefore, a strategy is needed to build a dignified nation in the middle of the world arena, especially in the field of economic independence. Muhammadiyah and 'Aisyiyah are already on the track to answer the nation's mentality problem, because Muhammadiyah and 'Aisyiyah are jam'iyah (mass organizations) and a dynamic movement to build a dignified nation. 'Aisyiyah has strengthened the economy at the grass root level for women through economic empowerment with the Family Economic Development (BUEKA) model which has developed throughout Indonesia. This type of research is descriptive qualitative research, with the approach used in this research is a phenomenological approach. Based on this approach, this research aims to reveal social phenomena related to women-based community empowerment in the Aisyiyah organization in Lampung Province. In this study, data were collected with three instruments, namely: (1) Literature study, (2) Interview, (3) Observation. Empowerment is a concept that prioritizes the own efforts of the empowered person to achieve their empowerment. Women in Development as introduced by the United States Agency for International Development states that the number of women who are more than half of the world's population, especially in the third world, has potential that has not been optimally utilized in this development should be empowered. The establishment of Muhammadiyah has inspired the establishment of almost all autonomous organizations in Muhammadiyah, including Aisyiyah. The Lampung Province Aisyiyah organization is a representative of the Central Leadership (PP) of Aisyiyah for the Lampung region. The empowerment movements carried out by Aisyiyah in the economic sector are: 1) Catering Training, 2) Gut Embroidery Training, 3) Entrepreneurship Training.