PENERAPAN MODEL AGROFORESTRI PADA KELOMPOK TANI HUTAN FETOMONE DI DESA SILLU KECAMATAN FATULEU KABUPATEN KUPANG

The Government of Eastern Nusa Tenggara province is currently facing the problem of an increasing size of critical land as well as decreasing availability of clean water which occurs in most of the landscape of Timor island. The increasing size of critical lands resulted from biophysical conditions, socio-economic and cultural situations which related to land use as the main factor for production, as well as the policy implementation that did not consider sustainability. One of the largest critical land can be found in Sillu village which is located in Fatuleu District in Kupang Regency. To overcome this critical land problem, an appropriate Agroforestry model is set to be developed and implemented. This community service aims to overcome the critical area in Sillu village and to increase the community’s well being through the implementation of an Agroforestry model specifically for the Fetomone Forest-Farmer group. Following methods were used: (1) site survey and family approach towards local community through head of the village, head of hamlets, and chair of Fetomone Forest-Farmer group; (2) Focus Group Discussion were conducted with head of the village and chair of Fetomone Forest-Farmer group to developed an activity plan including modelling design that will be used; (3) Community sensitization regarding socio, ecology and economic benefit of agroforestry system through lecture and discussion; and (4) Training in making agroforestry’s plot. Focus Group Discussion resulting in modelling design of Agrosilvopastural with alley cropping pattern. 53 local communities participated in community sensitization resulting in 96.2% understanding the socio, ecology and economic benefit of agroforestry system. 37 participants from Forest-Farmer group were included in the agroforestry’s plot making trainiing. Our 3 months post planting monitoring showed that 86.48% of them have been implemented the design on their own agricultural land.  ---  Permasalahan yang dihadapi pemerintah NTT adalah peningkatan  luas lahan kritis dan ketersedian air bersih yang terjadi pada sebagian besar daerah yang berada pada bentangan Pulau Timor. Peningkatan luas lahan kritis merupakan kesatuan yang bersifat simultan antara kondisi biofisik, sosial ekonomi dan budaya yang berkaitan dengan pemanfaatan lahan sebagai faktor produksi utama, serta penerapan kebijakan yang kurang mempertimbangkan kelestarian. Salah satu  daerah yang memiliki lahan kritis yang cukup luas adalah Desa Sillu yang berada di Kecamatan Fatuleu Kabupaten Kupang. Untuk mengatasi masalah tersebut, tim pengabdian menerapkan model agroforestri. Tujuan pengabdian adalah untuk mengatasi lahan kritis di Desa Sillu dan meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat melalui penerapan model agroforestri di Kelompok Tani Hutan Fetomone. Metode  yang digunakan adalah 1) survei lokasi dan metode pendekatan kekeluargaan dengan masyarakat lokal melalui Kepala Desa, Kepala Dusun, dan Ketua Kelompok Tani Fetomone, 2) Metode Focus Group Discusion (FGD) dengan Kepala Desa dan Ketua Kelompok Tani Fetomeno untuk menyusun perencanaan kegiatan termasuk rancangan desain model yang akan digunakan, 3) Penyuluhan kepada masyarakat tentang manfaat sosial, ekologis, dan produktif (ekonomi) dari sistem agroforestri  dengan metode ceramah dan diskusi, 4) Pelatihan pembuatan demplot agroforestri. FGD menghasilkan desain model agosilvopastural dengan pola tanam alley cropping. Penyuluhan melibatkan 53 masyarakat dan  hasilnya 96,2% memahami manfaat sosial, ekologis, dan produktif (ekonomi) dari sistem agroforestri. Pelatihan pembuatan demplot melibatkan 37 anggota KTH dan hasil monitoring setelah 3 bulan kegiatan menunjukkan bahwa 86,48% sudah menerapkan model tersebut di lahan milik pribadi

Peningkatan Pengetahuan dan Praktek Kebersihan Diri saat Menstruasi Siswi Sekolah Menengah Pertama: Increasing Knowledge and Practice of Personal Hygiene when Menstruation among First High School Female Students

Good personal hygiene is needed by young women, including during menstruation, to prevent problems or diseases in the reproductive organs. However, many young girls do not have sufficient knowledge regarding this issue. The problem of insufficient knowledge and practice of personal hygiene during menstruation was also found in the students of SMP Negeri 1 Amanuban Selatan. This school is located in South Central Timor (TTS) Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province. This service activity aims to increase the knowledge and practice of personal hygiene for young women during menstruation at SMP Negeri 1 Amanuban Selatan, TTS Regency, NTT. Activities included counseling, discussions, and demonstrations on personal hygiene during menstruation, distribution of personal hygiene kits and sanitary napkins to students, and initiation of the formation of Adolescent Health Cadre groups with teachers as mentors. The results of the service activities showed an increase in knowledge by 50% after counseling and a strong commitment from the students of SMP Negeri 1 Amanuban Selatan to practice personal hygiene during menstruation properly and correctly, and the willingness of teachers to guide and assist groups of adolescent health cadres formed after service activities. The active participation of students and teachers in youth health cadre groups is very important in ensuring the sustainability of the results of community service activities