SATU DEKADE PEMBANGUNAN SUMBER DAYA MANUSIA DI WILAYAH PESISIR: CAPAIAN DAN TANTANGAN (KASUS PULAU MAPUR, KABUPATEN BINTAN)
ABSTRACT: The coastal areas of
Indonesia have a rich of its natural resources. However, the natural resources
have not been utilized optimally due to several factors, including low quality
of human resources. People who live in coastal areas generally live with low
economic conditions as indicated by high incidence of poverty in this region.
The economic activity of population who lives in coastal areas, particularly
fishermen depends on the utilization of the natural resources with low
technology and limitation of capital. To improve the quality of human resources
and reduce poverty in coastal areas, various community empowerment programs
have been conducted.
This article aims to examine the achievement of community empowerment
programs and its challenge to achieve the program goals in Mapur Island, one of
coastal area in Bintan Regency. The data used for this study are baseline
studies of socio - economic aspects of coral reefs in Mapur Village conducted
by PPK - LIPI in 2005 and 2015. The results showed that after a decade of
community development programs implemented in the island of Mapur, the economic
conditions of the population has improved as indicated by increasing of
household income. Sources of population income more varies since economic
opportunites more open in the field of trade, services and transportation as a
result of the development programs in coastal areas. However, the condition of
human resources as indicated by educational level has not achieved the expected
results. The education level of the population does not show significant
changes over a decade. School dropout rates are quite high and the majority of
the population only completed elementary school.
Penulis: Widayatun NFN
Kode Jurnal: jpsosiologidd160141
