Characteristics and Level of Community Empowerment in Tani Harapan Village, Kutai Kartanegara Regency

Abstract

The presence of a coal mining company in Tani Harapan Village will of course have an impact not only on the environment but also on the socio-economic community, both positive and negative. One of the company's efforts to overcome the negative impact that arises and as a form of corporate social responsibility, they are committed to implementing the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. Implementation of CSR is said to be successful if people are trained to become independent individuals and have a high level of empowerment. The level of community empowerment according to Indah S et al. (2018) is based on the ability to access information, make decisions, business ability, and collaborate. Achieving community empowerment through implementing CSR programs will run optimally if supported by individual characteristics. This research was conducted to analyze community characteristics and the level of empowerment of the Tani Harapan village community as recipients of the CSR Program. This research is quantitative descriptive research with 96 respondents selected using simple random sampling and analyzed using descriptive statistics. From the results of the research, it was found that the individual characteristics of the community and the level of empowerment of the Tani Harapan Village community were relatively high.