Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Melalui Kelompok Sadar Wisata (POKDARWIS) Untuk Menjamin Keberlanjutan Taman Tjimanoek Sebagai Eduwisata

Abstract

Tjimanoek Indramayu Park is an open park area located downstream of the Tjiimanoek River, which is one of the longest rivers in West Java Province. The location of Tjimanoek Park is behind the Indramayu Regent's Office. The local government, in collaboration with PT Polytama Propindo, has arranged and developed it as an Edutourism Center through planting flowers, creating ecotourism, creating murals, and other facilities. The main problem faced is the low awareness of visitors, most of whom are teenagers, especially on weekends, to maintain cleanliness, and vandalism activities that can damage this park. This community service activity aims to form a tourism awareness group (Pokdarwis) at Tjimanoek Park, as an effort to increase the community's role in the sustainability of Tjimanoek Park as a beautiful, clean and orderly family tourism and education center in Indramayu. The partners of this activity are youth groups and the community around Tjimanoek. The activity method goes through two stages: first, discussion for the formation of Pokdarwis and second, counseling and training on how to participate in maintaining and caring for the park properly. The results of the activity show that the local community supports the formation of Pokdarwis to participate directly in maintaining and supervising Tjimanoek Park. Pokdarwis' involvement is carried out through picket duties of 3-4 people taking turns every weekend (Saturday and Sunday) to supervise and provide education to visitors to avoid destructive activities and other vandalism.