OVERCOMING ECONOMIC GAP FOR WOMEN OF MUSI BANYUASIN REGENCY THROUGH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

摘要

The economic gap in Musi Banyuasin Regencyrnhappens because women always become thernminority target group for economic programsrninstituted by the government or private enterprise inrnlocal CSR programs. In fact, women arernindispensable for advancing development andrnreducing poverty. Therefore, overcoming therneconomic gap for women of Musi BanyuasinrnRegency has become a priority to PT MEDCO E&PrnRIMAU to make women stand equally with men inrnthe society. Creating a program that includes herbs isrnthe main target of MEDCO in minimizing therneconomic gap between women and men throughrncommunity development program. There have beenrnseveral meetings and training sessions to developrnknowledge about herbs. Here, women arernempowered to increase their earnings by exploitingrnherbs in their living area. They are taught not onlyrnto notice the herbs but also to understand the benefitsrnand to process the herbs into sellable products.rnFurtheremore,the local government shows itsrnsupports by providing land for herbal cultivation. Asrna result, women of Musi Banyuasin Regency havernsuccessfully increased their earnings and created thernfirst women cooperative in Musi Banyuasin Regencyrnnamed Koperasi Herbal Bersatu.