SELF-RELIANCE OF COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES

Abstract

Community is the cornerstone of the country's development. The developments that have occurred are mainly caused by community activities. Community development is therefore an important mechanism in determining direction. for the development process and strengthen by the participation of the civil society (Civil Society), which means the development that occurs from the initiative of people All parties in the society cooperate closely, including the government, the private sector, and the people. to aim for a better economy, society and the environment of the community (The Scottish Community Development Centre, 2014). The self-reliance in Community enterprises helps strengthen the community in career building and also creates self-reliance. Community strengthening consists of knowledge and learning of people in the community which can help them learn their own local wisdom and develop to the new knowledge and innovation which can be a career building and money making to the community. Language and culture reconstruction will create the uniqueness to the community which can differentiate the community from the others, pass the knowledge from generation to generation, participation, unity, which can develop to strong development to the community. Community strengthening can be done by cooperation in community to build a career, make money, and become self-reliance and sustainable community. The sufficiency economy philosophy can be implemented in daily life to build self-sufficiency. Continuous product development is another way to apply the knowledge in strengthening community products to add the value to the product and make more income to the community.