EMPOWERING CIBOGO VILLAGERS, KABUPATEN TANGERANG, THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND ENVIRONTMENTAL PROGRAM

Abstract

Community service is one of the higher education three pillars and aimed to increase social sensitivity to community problems so as to be able to contribute positively to regional development. Based on the results of initial observation in Cibogo Village, there are several problems that exist in the area, among others, are the lack of people in maintaining the cleanliness of their environment due to the lack of trashes can facilities around the environment and the lack of environmental education to the society. Human quality becomes a major issue and has an important role in the efforts of saving their own environment due to the human activities that do not consider continuity and environmental sustainability. It is impacting to degradation the environment quality which can affect too in many aspects. So it was decided to run some programs to improve facilities and infrastructure by providing some solutions to help the villagers solve their own environmental problems. One of which is environmental education program to foster the society to have a rational awareness and good behavior that is responsible to keep the environment clean and save. By the end, this community service activities is proposed to find out how to increase the awareness of the Cibogo villagers in maintaining a clean environment. It was found that the program to improve facilities and infrastructures that have been carried out has received a good response from the community, because it is very helpful to maintain their environmental cleanliness. Otherwise the education, skills, and creativity program were also received a good response from the children who have participated in the program.