Open AccessThe Role of Muhammadiyah in Sustainable Development Through Community Empowerment Program
Author(s) -
Muhammad Shakil Ahmad,
RB Soemanto,
TK Drajat,
W Edi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/356/1/012002
Subject(s) - empowerment , sustainable development , context (archaeology) , sustainable community , community development , economic growth , business , political science , environmental resource management , geography , economics , archaeology , law
Sustainable development is the development goal of every country, including Indonesia. The process of sustainable development has positioned the community as the subject with the main actor of the development is the community itself. Regarding this context, the process is performed through community empowerment approach. Muhammadiyah is the biggest non-governmental organization in Indonesia which engaged in religion, social community, economy, education, environment, and health sectors. This study aimed to discover the role of Muhammadiyah in the sustainable development of Indonesia. The method used in this study was mixed method as the combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches. The results of the research have concluded that Muhammadiyah has positive and significant roles in sustainable development of Indonesia, including from the evaluation results of the restoration program of tropical forest ecosystem in East Borneo Province and social-economic empowerment on vulnerable groups in Yogyakarta Province. The approach of Muhammadiyah through community empowerment program has been successful to improve the knowledge, change of attitude, and skills of the facilitated community. The community empowerment approach was implemented by Muhammadiyah to encourage public participation in sustainable development.