Learning and Doing Participatory Rural Appraisal During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Empowering Communities

Abstract

The stipulation of the covid-19 virus as a global pandemic has resulted in massive changes in all aspects of life for the world community. The increasing number of cases of covid-19 transmission accompanied by an increasingly significant number of deaths has an impact on the imposition of social distancing or physical distancing in a number of countries. This has led to changes in the order of life of the Indonesian people, especially the socioeconomic conditions of the Indonesian people which have experienced a lot of decline, so that it requires efforts to empower them. PRA (Participatory Rural Appraisal) is an approach to community empowerment that involves active community participation. It's just that, during the Covid-19 Pandemic, PRA experienced problems in its implementation because of the physical distancing policy. Therefore, this paper will explain the actualization of PRA during the Covid-19 pandemic. This paper originates from a qualitative research conducted in Karanglo Village, Klaten Regency, Central Java. The method of data collection is done by using the method of observation, interviews, and document studies using data triangulation techniques as a method of data validity. This research focuses on: (1) Implementation of the PRA approach in the empowerment process of the Karanglo village community during the Covid-19 pandemic, (2) The results of the identification of problems and potentials of the Karanglo village community originating from the PRA process carried out, (3) Opportunities and challenges of implementing PRA during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Assessment of Socio-Economic Characteristics and Drivers of Deforestation of Mandara Hills in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State

“…Information on the socio-economic characteristics, benefits of Mandara hills, awareness level of support zone dwellers of the hills and the drivers of deforestation were obtained using structured and semi-structured questionnaire based on the method of Taherdoost (2022). In line, interview schedule involving group discussions with the Mandara hill forest user groups, farmers, traders and other residents in the study area were held through participatory rural appraisal technique as adopted by Ruslin et al (2022) and Wati et al (2020) in their separate studies.…”

“…Below (Table1) the detail number of respondents drawn from each community on which questionnaire was administered. In addition, interviews and group discussions with the community forest user groups, farmers and other residents in the study area were held through participatory rural appraisal technique as adopted by Wati et al (2020). The discussion with the respondents aided in the M = identification, judgment and rating of the effects of drivers of deforestation on Mandara hills.…”

Phenomenological Studies: Strategies for Improving Indonesian Pre-Service Teacher Collaboration Skills

“…One strategy that is considered quite effective is the implementation of PRA. PRA can encourage member participation and involvement through community mapping and social structures (Wati et al, 2021). Based on interviews, PRA is used to map specific competencies between students so that it can reduce the occurrence of workload imbalances as a trigger for conflict.…”

“…In addition, the implementation of PRA is also seen as effective in assisting the activity planning process. PRA can be used to identify problems as well as map the competencies needed to increase individual participation in the community (Wati et al, 2021). Individuals with better social skills can also be role models for their peers (Lee et al, 2015).…”