Application of a Participatory Approach in empowering Coastal Villages.

Abstract

The development of village potency, owned by villagers especially of coastal area, can improve the progress of the village, becoming a competitive village according to national development goal, and creating a prosperous, independent and competitive society. Thus, an approach is needed to support the empowerment of coastal village communities and to increase community participation as set forth in act no. Year 2014 on the village. The approach is conducted by a participatory rural appraisal method, expecting to encourage coastal communities to support development programs implemented in the village. The purpose of this study is to identify the potential of villages and classify the potentials into advantages and weaknesses so as to analyse the model of coastal community empowerment.