Local Youth Organization Empowerment to Develop Sustainable Cultural Tourism in Bugbug Traditional Village, Karangasem Regency, Bali

Abstract

Bugbug Traditional Village is one of the old villages in Bali that has unique and sacred ceremonies and traditions. This tradition is one of the attractions for tourists to learn about the culture and see the beauty of this village. The preservation of the culture in Bugbug Traditional Village is inseparable from the role of the young generation embodied in a youth organization called Sekaa Teruna Teruni Dharma Bhakti. This study aims to analyze the empowerment’s form of local youth organization and its role to preserve the local culture. Data collected by in-depth interviews with Chairman of Sekaa Teruna Teruni Dharma Bhakti and participation observatory with focus group discussion. Data analyzed by interactive models such as data collection, data reduction, presentation of results, and concluding. The result of this study indicated Sekaa Teruna Teruni Dharma Bhakti has an important role to preserve the cultural traditions that exist in the Bugbug Traditional Village. It also becomes a component of the implementation of cultural customs properly. In addition, the empowerment’s form of local youth organization can be seen from their participation as opening and closing traditional ceremonies through sacred dances, playing traditional music, and participating in guiding tourists to provide information about traditional ceremonies.