Community Empowerment through SELANTANG to Improve Elderly Quality of Life in Surabaya
Abstract
The increasing number of elderly population requires empowerment programs
that can improve the quality of life of the elderly in a sustainable manner. One of
the efforts undertaken by the Surabaya City Government is through the Resilient
Elderly School Program (SELANTANG). This study aims to analyze community
empowerment in the SELANTANG Program as an effort to improve the quality of
life of the elderly in Surabaya City with the research location in Baratajaya Village.
The research method used is descriptive qualitative with data collection
techniques consisting of interviews, observation and documentation. The data
sources used are primary and secondary data. The focus of the study uses the
Community Empowerment theory by Ansell & Gash (2008) with 4 principles of
community empowerment, namely 1) Equality 2) Participation 3) Self-Sufficiency
and Independence 4) Sustainability. The results of the study indicate that the
implementation of the SELANTANG program in Baratajaya Village has contributed
positively to improving the quality of life of the elderly, especially in
understanding health, independence and increasing social activities. However,
the implementation of the program still faces several challenges, including the
lack of participation of some elderly and the lack of regeneration of implementing
cadres to support the sustainability of the program.
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