Penguatan Capacity Building pada Kelompok Perawatan Diri (KPD) Kusta Sumber Waras melalui Kegiatan Pemanfaatan Kompos dan Mikroorganisme Lokal (MOL) di Puskesmas Kecamatan Slahung Kabupaten Ponorogo

Partners in this people empowerment program was KPD Leprosy Sumber Waras. Self Care Group (KPD) Sumber Waras is a group of  leprosy patients or who have recovered from leprosy,  which was initiated by  Centre Public Healthy at Slahung District, Ponorogo city, East Java.  The problems faced by partners are social  and economic problems. The purpose of this people empowerment program is after  this program, the members of KPD skillfully to making compost  and mole (local  microorganisms) independently. Futhermore, will improve the economy side of  leprosy KPD  members. Stages of  activities undertaken in this program include pre-implementation stage  that  is 1) Socialization 2) Preparation tools and materials.  The second stage  is the implementation stage including: 1) Composting  material 2) Material and practice of making the mole.  From this program, it can be concluded that 1) Partners have understood the material of composting and mole 2) Partners have been able to make moles 3) This people empowerment activities have been able to overcome the problems of partners. Keyword: leprosy, composting, mole, people empowerment