Empowerment of The Dokdak Village Blackwork Craftsman Community Under Development Village of Works Based on Local Wisdom to Reduce Unemployment in The Village

Abstract

ABSTRACT The community group of blacksmith craftsmen in Dokdak Village is a community group whose majority livelihood is as blacksmith craftsmen. In its development, this community group has faced many problems which until now have not been resolved, namely business management that is still traditional, marketing systems that are still conventional, and the absence of village designs by the blacksmiths of Dokdak Village. The method used to solve this problem is Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) through training, mentoring and practice steps. The targets for community service activities are blacksmith craftsmen in Dokdak Village, youth organizations, Tourism Awareness Groups (Pokdarwis), and BUMDes with a total of 50 people. The results of service activities show that there is a solution to the problems faced by the community, namely the creation of a financial management guidebook as a step to improve business management. Then, there is modern marketing through the creation of a website and the Shopee marketplace. Furthermore, the village of Dokdak blacksmith work was formed. Based on this explanation, it can be concluded that good business management, modern marketing and the presence of distinctive characteristics of community groups will be able to maintain the existence of the livelihoods of craftsmen and be able to reduce the level of unemployment in the village.