Pemberdayaan Perempuan Melalui Pelatihan Kewirausahaan Untuk Meningkatkan Kemandirian Ekonomi Keluarga di Kelurahan Rurukan Satu Kecamatan Tomohon Timur

Abstract

Women's empowerment through entrepreneurship is an effective strategy for strengthening family economic independence, particularly in communities with abundant local resources. This community service program aimed to enhance the knowledge, skills, and motivation of women in developing a local-based chip production business in Rurukan Satu Village, East Tomohon District. The program employed counseling, entrepreneurship training. The training covered chip production using locally available raw materials such as bananas and cassava as well as product packaging, production cost calculation, pricing strategies and simple financial bookkeeping. The results showed a significant improvement in participants' knowledge and practical skills related to production processes, packaging, and small business management. Participants also demonstrated increased motivation to establish and expand home-based food processing businesses. The chips produced during the training exhibited better quality in terms of taste, crispness and hygiene, providing greater market potential and added value to local agricultural products. 

Keywords: women's empowerment, entrepreneurship, family economic independence.