PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT MELALUI PENGEMBANGAN DESA WISATA PADA KAMPUNG WISATA EKOLOGI PUSPA JAGAD DI KABUPATEN BLITAR

Community empowerment is one form of increasing the potential of village communities. Puspa Jagad Ecological Tourism Village (KWE) because the overall level of human resources is considered to be low, the majority only have high school graduates or below, with diverse backgrounds, in fact almost the majority have no knowledge in the tourism sector, so direction is needed to carry out tourism service activities . The aim of the research is to find out how to empower the community through the development of the Puspa Jagad Ecological Tourism Village, Semen Village, Gandusari District, Blitar Regency and to find out the factors inhibiting community empowerment in KWE Puspa Jagad, Blitar Regency.
This type of research is field research, so the author uses a qualitative research type or method with data sources using primary and secondary data. The data analysis technique that the author uses is the descriptive data analysis method. The data analysis technique used by the author in this research consists of several stages, namely data reduction, data presentation and drawing conclusions.
Based on the results of the research and discussions that have been carried out, it can be concluded that community empowerment efforts through the development of the Puspa Jagad Ecological Tourism Village, Semen Village, Gandusari District, Blitar Regency, can be seen from the planning and management process, in this case related to income generation and employment opportunities as an impact of carrying out management. . The existence of KWE Puspa Jagad is expected to support community empowerment efforts with the principles of community empowerment in the tourism sector, namely by developing community potential, developing community mutual cooperation, exploring community contributions, establishing partnerships and decentralization. The inhibiting factors for community empowerment in KWE Puspa Jagad Blitar Regency are the lack of community understanding regarding the development of tourist villages, government support and the lack of training or socialization programs for village communities so that the program has not run effectively and efficiently.