TY - JOUR AU - Notario, Dion AU - Suprata, Ferdian AU - Canti, Meda AU - Karmawan, Listya Utami PY - 2021/05/26 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Towards Green Rusunawa: Clean Water Utilization, Composting, and Urban Farming in Muara Baru Flats JF - MITRA: Jurnal Pemberdayaan Masyarakat JA - mitra VL - 5 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.25170/mitra.v5i1.1077 UR - https://ejournal.atmajaya.ac.id/index.php/mitra/article/view/1077 SP - 1-10 AB - <p style="text-align: justify;">Waste disposal and clean water management are some of the common social issues arising in densely&nbsp;populated settlements, including Muara Baru flats, Jakarta. Some programs have been carried out to&nbsp;overcome these two issues in Muara Baru, such as the construction of a Rain Water Harvesting&nbsp;(RWH) facility and the provision of Trash Banks. Nevertheless, adequate support for the residents&nbsp;is still needed to boost their awareness of proper clean water management and waste disposal and to&nbsp;encourage the formation of urban agriculture, which is expected to elevate their living standards.&nbsp;Therefore, a community empowerment program in Muara Baru was developed, consisting of three&nbsp;sections: education on clean water management, compost making training, and urban farming. The&nbsp;success of this program was then measured using questionnaires and focus group discussions. A&nbsp;majority of residents responded positively to the program and were willing to actively participate by&nbsp;preparing the land, making compost, planting seeds, or caring for the harvest. There were indeed&nbsp;some obstacles hampering the program's success, such as lack of commitment from the local&nbsp;community, climate change, water availability, and arable land availability. To overcome these&nbsp;barriers and to promote the program’s sustainability, some suggestions are to be proposed, including&nbsp;proper selections of plant types and provision of support and motivation for the local community.</p> ER -