POLA PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT DESA MELALUI PELATIHAN PENGGEMUKAN SAPI DI KANDANG KOMUNAL JAMBON BAWURAN PLERET BANTUL YOGYAKARTA

This study aimed to describe: 1) Pattern of empowerment in rural communities in communal cages, 2) the achieved and to be achieved result from the pattern of community empowerment, 3) supporting and complication factors in the training implementation of cattle production in communal cages. This research is using a descriptive qualitative approach. The subject of this research is an instructor / trainer of fattening cattle, communal cage members, and administrators of communal cage. The data was collected using observation, interviews and documentation. Techniques used in data analysis are data reduction, data display, and making inferences. Triangulation conducted to explain the validity of the data by using sources and methods. The research shows that: 1) The pattern of community empowerment in communal cages was done by identifying the needs of communal cage members and the training objectives were the members of communal cages. 2) The processes of training those are (a) the management plans the training (b) training process, the targets of the training were members of communal cages, the material provided are; the selection of cows breed, the making of cage, the types of cattle, and cattle feed costs, the learning method using the method learnt from experience, direct practice and discussion, good irrigation training facility, where the processing of cow dung, cattle feed processing kitchen, a hut and hall. The evaluation includes: the development of cow weight, cow health, and hygiene cage. The follow-up is selling the cow from fattening cattle. 3) The results that have been achieved from the training process are; members already have their own livestock, the livestock population growth, increasing the member’s knowledge about farming, while the result is to be achieved; create jobs, improve the welfare of society, as a place to learn how to raise livestock, make Jambon village as a livestock tourist village, serve as a means of comparative study for the farmer, and make the cage as the central group of beef cattle fattening and breeding 4) Supporting factors are: a positive response from members of the training activities of fattening cattle, the spirit of the instructors and members, support from outside parties, adequate facilities, while the inhibiting factors are: beef price competition b) the presence of disease that inhibits the process of beef cattle fattening. Keywords: Community Empowerment, Training Fattenin

Privatisation and restructuring of water supply in Russia and Ukraine

Examines the problems and policy issues in the water sector on Russia and Ukraine, the experiences with privatisation and reform so far, the activities of international institutions, and of multinational and Russian companies in the water sector

Balancing Financial Viability and User Affordability: An Assessment of Six WASH Service Delivery Models

This Topic Brief presents assessments of the financial performance of six WSUP-supported WASH service delivery models in Bangladesh, Madagascar, Mozambique and Zambia. Each model has been developed in partnership with locally mandated service providers to facilitate sustainable, at-scale improvements to low-income urban populations

The characteristics of retail wastes in the city of Yenagoa, Nigeria

&lt;p class="EbiBody"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wastes management is a clear strategy where wastes are channelled through processes that ensures proper storage, collection, transportation, treatment and disposal of wastes with ample consideration for environmental protection and public health. In Yenagoa where the current study was conducted, the lack of proper wastes management structure is apparent, particularly among retailers where samples were drawn from for the study. Little is known on the volume and characteristics of wastes produced by the retail sector in the city, like many other Nigerian cities.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="EbiBody"&gt;The study employed a mixed method approach using closed and open-ended questionnaires in collecting data. In all about 900 questionnaires were collected and analysed for the study. Knowing that no proper waste management plan can be developed until the current practice, sources, components and volume of waste has been well understood. The use of qualitative methods in this paper helps to better understand and gather data on areas of interest. A multi stage cluster sampling technique was employed due to the unavailability of an up-to-date sampling frame in the area.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="EbiBody"&gt;The findings from the study show that wastes materials produced by retailers in Yenagoa are mainly wastes paper, tins, cans, plastics, cardboard, furniture, wood products and possibly WEEE. However, plastics and cardboard materials were the dominant wastes materials produced by the retail sector. The study therefore concludes that there is a need to establish a wastes processing facility in Yenagoa with heavy emphasis on recycling.&lt;/p&gt;</jats:p

Neighborhood Unit Concept To Maintain The Quality Of Settlement’s Environment In Perumahan Menara Kudus Area

The issue of ideal urban housing is frequently discussed in urban housing planning and development. The concept of ideal housing environment desired by urban community is comfortable and safe housing to reside and able to fulfill a well planning standard and environmentally sound. It shall have easy, safe, and comfortable access prioritizing pedestrians, infrastructure completeness, as well as enable the interaction among residents. This requirement is a universal ethic expected to be fulfilled in the housing area by its residents. This ideal condition of housing environment is then acknowledged as Habitat Bill of Rights. However, along with the urban development, housing area planning has been far implemented from the expected physical standard. This condition, in advance, will cause physical, social, and cultural quality degradation within a settlement area. Based on the high demand on ideal housing that is directly proportional to the environment quality degradation, it will be easier to find solutions by understanding Neighborhood Unit Concept, which is a concept focusing housing area planning in the smallest scope of the community. This paper aims to explain the concept of neighborhood in old settlement in Kudus – Indonesia which is characterized by Moslem religious in the area of Menara Kudus. The neighborhood unit concept implemented in Menara Kudus area has successfully united physical element of settlement with the community’s socio-cultural aspect so that the neighborhood social interaction among the residents are created by referring the similarity of the location and purpose. The residents’ capability to maintain the neighborhood unit makes the environment in this settlement better improved and sustainable. The balance between the residents’ physical and social closeness is indeed able to maintain the existence and sustainability of residents’ living quality I this housing environment to be better (comfortable, safe, accessible, and has good quality.