COMMUNITY OUTREACH ON SIMAN-LEBAKSARI VILLAGE, REGENCY OF MOJOKERTO

Abstract

Community Outreach Program (COP), is a yearly program that is held by Research and Community Service Institute of Petra Christian University. It’s a form of academic activities that integrate or combine education and teaching, research and community service all in one activity. COP as an educational and teaching activity, is an integral part of the Strata-1 higher education curriculum. In their research, COP students collect data and information by observing and analysing about the problems and needs of the target community and finding the solution, then formulating the steps to complete the work program with the community. As a community service activity, the students can apply their knowledge science and art to solve the problem. Our Siman’s COP team make some programs as follows: 1)Making new burner, 2)Teaching housewives to split organic and nonorganic garbage, than make organic fertilizer, 3)Teaching kids how to make toys with plastic bottle, 4)Giving totebag as a substitute to plastic bag, 5)Repainting Joglo, 6)Decorate Joglo, 7)Painting Stone Wall, 8)Making, and painting eight pots then plant flower inside it, 9) Pave the land around Joglo, 10)Making cement bridges, 11) Discussion with Karang Taruna.