Study of Community Empowerment Models in Padangsidimpuan and South of Tapanuli District

Abstract

This research discusses about how to increase community empowerment through the dynamic process of human capital and physical capital. The relationship between the capitals and empowerment improvement will be carried out by using the empowerment process as a mediating variable to explain the related activities. The involvement of the government in strengthening and empowering the community through assistance and community self-help requires assistance based on needs and coordination. The collection of the data gained from primary data by administering a survey method particularly by using a questionnaire. There is a correlation in which the higher the empowerment processes the more abilities to create community empowerment will be. The existence of sufficient human resources and natural resources is the main things in empowerment. The application of the results of this study is that empowerment wants the development of human capital, and it will be even better if empowerment is supported by the development of the ability of the perpetrators of empowerment.