The Empowerment of Majelis Taklim In Developing Independence of Household Economy in the Community of Kampung Nelayan Sejahtera of Bengkulu City

Abstract

This paper is aimed at providing a communication forum for the community of Kampung Nelayan Sejahtera of Bengkulu City. The effective and conducive interactions occur among the citizens in overcoming household economic problems, making a mapping of the family economic potential, and providing assistance that supports the development of the family economy according to the potential mapping results. This research uses transformative research methodology. The research reveals that the Majelis Taklim (Islamic Study Forum) of household in Kampung Nelayan Sejahtera, the Prosperous Fishermen Village, has begun to be active again with new targets on family economic empowerment in the field of entrepreneurs. The results of the map of the economic potential of the community's family shows that 2.94% of Muslim households in the Kampung Nelayan Sejahtera live in a prosperous condition (quadrant I), 30.39% in materially poor conditions, (quadrant II), and 14.71% of the observed households were in quadrant III (poor spiritual) and 51.96% are in quadrant IV (absolute poor). This means that the mapping of poor households in such village is in absolute poverty (materially and spiritually poor). Therefore, the focus of empowerment is on revamping material and spiritual abilities through the Majelis Taklim.

Keywords

• taklim forum
• independently
• family economic.