WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT OF FISHERMEN COMMUNITY BASED ON LOCAL POTENTIAL (A CASE STUDY IN GROUP RAMADANI, KAMPUNG BAJO, KAB. BONE)

Abstract

This study aims to describe the forms of women's empowerment activities based on local potential. The research identifyies the factors supporting and inhibiting the activities of women's empowerment in the group based on local potential in Kampung Bajo Ramadani. This research used descriptive method. The object of this study is women who are members in Group Ramadani. It is located in Kampung Bajo, Kab. Bone. Data collected through observation, interviews with select ten people as informants and used documentation. Data were analyzed using qualitative analysis. The results showed that the forms of women's empowerment activities based on local potential in Kampung Bajo Ramadani group are making shredded tuna and sewing activities. Factors supporting the manufacture of shredded tuna activities undertaken by the Group Ramadani at Bajo villages are: production potential, production facilities and equipment. While the inhibiting factors are: access to venture capital and marketing. The factors supporting the sewing activities undertaken by the Group in the village of Bajo Ramadani are motivation and participation from businesses while inhibiting factors are infrastructure and institutional.