Revitalization of the Sakinah Family in Weru Village:  Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Based on Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD)

Mazroatus Saadah; Umi Chaidaroh; Dimyati

doi:10.29062/engagement.v10i1.2246

Mazroatus Saadah Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel Surabaya
Umi Chaidaroh Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel Surabaya
Dimyati Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel Surabaya

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29062/engagement.v10i1.2246

Keywords: Sakinah family;, women's empowerment;, child protection;, ABCD approach;, community service

Abstract

Background: This community engagement program addresses the challenge of strengthening family resilience (sakinah families) by focusing on women's empowerment and child protection within the community. The program utilizes an asset-based perspective to build upon existing community strengths rather than focusing solely on deficiencies.

Purpose of the Study: The program aims to revitalize the function of sakinah families through the specific objectives of enhancing women's leadership, providing Islamic parenting education, preventing early marriage, and fostering economic empowerment.

Methods: The program was implemented using the Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) framework, structured into five key stages: discovery, dream, design, delivery, and destiny. Activities included educational workshops, forum establishment, and productive economic training.

Results: Quantitative results showed a significant increase in participants' legal and religious literacy, with understanding of the legal minimum marriage age rising from 36% to 89%. The program successfully established a sustainable women's forum (20 leaders) that coordinates monthly parenting and adolescent counseling sessions. Furthermore, the formation of a women's business group led to an average 15% increase in household income, demonstrating enhanced economic agency. The ABCD approach proved effective in building sustainable community structures for family development.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Abu‐Lughod, L. (2013). Do Muslim Women Need Saving? Harvard University Press.

Bennett, L. (2005). Women, Islam and Modernity in Java. Routledge.

Bourdieu, P. (1986). The Forms of Capital. In Handbook of Theory and Research for the Sociology of Education. Greenwood.

BPS. (2020). Statistik Perkawinan Anak di Indonesia. Badan Pusat Statistik.

Cleaver, F. (2012). Development Through Bricolage: Rethinking Institutions for Natural Resource Management. Routledge.

Cornwall, A. (2016). Women’s Empowerment: What Works? Journal of International Development, 28(3), 342–359.

Cornwall, A., & Edwards, J. (2014). Feminisms, Empowerment and Development: Changing Women’s Lives. Zed Books.

Denzin, N. K., & Lincoln, Y. S. (2018). The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research (5th ed.). SAGE Publications.

Departemen Agama RI, D. A. R. (2019). Al-Qur’an dan Terjemahannya Surah Ar-Rum ayat 21. Lajnah Pentashihan Mushaf Al-Qur’an.

Greenwood, D. J., & Levin, M. (2016). Introduction to Action Research: Social Research for Social Change (3rd ed.). SAGE Publications.

Heise, L., & Manji, K. (2016). Social Norms: A Social Norms Approach to Gender-based Violence. ODI.

Kabeer, N. (1999). Resources, Agency, Achievements: Reflections on the Measurement of Women’s Empowerment. Development and Change, 30(3), 435–464.

Kabeer, N. (2005). Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: A Critical Analysis of the Third Millennium Development Goal. Gender & Development, 13(1), 13–24.

Kandiyoti, D. (1988). Bargaining with Patriarchy. Gender & Society, 2(3), 274–290.

Kementerian Pemberdayaan Perempuan dan Perlindungan Anak, K. P. P. dan P. A. (2023). Laporan Tahunan Perlindungan Anak. KemenPPPA.

King, B. (2017). Critiquing the Discourse of ABCD: A Critical Approach to Community Development. Community Development Journal, 52(2), 295–312.

Kretzmann, J., & McKnight, J. (1993). Building Communities from the Inside Out: A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing a Community’s Assets. ACTA Publications, 5.

KUA. (2024). Laporan Statistik Pernikahan Tahun 2024. KUA Paciran.

Laverack, T. (2007). Health Promotion Practice: Building Empowered Communities. Open University Press.

Mackie, G., Moneti, F., Shakya, H., & Denny, E. (2015). What Are Social Norms? UNICEF.

Mahmood, S. (2005). Politics of Piety: The Islamic Revival and the Feminist Subject. Princeton University Press.

Marcus, R., & Page, E. (2014). Changing Gender Norms: Monitoring and Evaluating Programmes. ODI.

Mathie, A., & Cunningham, G. (2003). From Clients to Citizens: Asset-Based Community Development as a Strategy for Community-Driven Development. Development in Practice, 13(5), 474–486.

Murni, D. (2020). Peningkatan Usia Minimal Perkawinan dalam UU No. 16 Tahun 2019: Analisis dari Perspektif Perlindungan Anak. Jurnal Legislasi Indonesia, 17(1), 45–58.

O’Neil, T., & Domingo, P. (2016). Women and Power: Overcoming Barriers to Leadership and Influence. ODI.

Pemerintah Desa Weru, P. D. W. (2024). Profil Desa Weru Tahun 2024. Pemdes Weru.

Sen, A. (1999). Development as Freedom. Oxford University Press.

UNICEF Indonesia, U. I. (2022). Child Marriage in Indonesia: Progress and Challenges. UNICEF.

Walker, J. (2012). Early Marriage in Africa: Trends, Causes and Consequences. African Journal of Reproductive Health.

WHO, W. (2020). Adolescent Pregnancy: Issues in Adolescent Health and Development. WHO.

Wiggins, S., & Keats, S. (2017). Community-based Development: Lessons from the Past, Issues for the Future. ODI Working Paper.