KONSOLIDASI KAPITAL SOSIAL PEMULUNG SAMPAH TEMPAT PEMBUANGAN AKHIR SAMPAH KARANGREJO KOTA METRO

Ahmad Madkur; Suhendi Suhendi; Muhammad Nasrudin

Ahmad Madkur Institut Agama Islam Negeri Metro
Suhendi Suhendi State Islamic Institute (IAIN) Metro
Muhammad Nasrudin State Islamic Institute (IAIN) Metro

Keywords: waste pickers social capital TPAS Karangrejo

Abstract

Abstrak

Pemulung sampah adalah warga yang terpinggirkan dalam peta ekonomi, sosial, dan politik. Lalu bagaimana upaya mereka agar bisa merangsek ke tengah peta? Tulisan ini mengulas bagaimana para pemulung sampah di TPAS Karangrejo Kota Metro mengonsolidasi kapital sosial bersama para stakeholders terkait, termasuk dosen IAIN Metro, Walhi, perusahaan, dan Pemerintah Daerah. Tulisan ini bersumber dari kegiatan PAR (participatory action research) yang merupakan sebuah kegiatan pengabdian dan penelitian yang dilakukan oleh dosen IAIN Metro kepada warga pemulung anggota sebuah paguyuban di TPAS Karangrejo. Potret yang dideskripsikan meliputi bagaimana mereka mengorganisir diri, menciptakan alat-alat produksi, lalu meningkatkan nilai tambah atas produk-produk mereka. Tujuannya adalah bagaimana mereka berdaya di hadapan rentenir sekaligus meningkatkan taraf hidup. Ujung tulisan ini mengupas sejauh apa mereka berdaya, juga apa peluang dan tantangan yang mereka hadapi.

Kata kunci: Kapital Sosial, Pemulung Sampah, dan TPAS Karangrejo.

Abstract

Waste pickers are frequently marginalized in economic, social, and political maps. So how do they try to get to the center of the map? This research-based paper reviews how waste pickers in TPAS Karangrejo Metro City consolidate their social capital with relevant stakeholders, including the lecturers of State Islamic Institute (IAIN) Metro, WALHI, companies, and local government. The writing of this paper is based on participatory action research in which the community empowerment and research were both conducted in the same time by a lecturers team of IAIN Metro for the waste pickers in TPAS Karangrejo. The portraits described include how they organize themselves, create the means of production, and then increase the added value of their products. The goal is how they are empowered in the presence of moneylenders while improving living standards. The end of this paper explores how far they are empowered,and what opportunities and challenges they face.

Keywords: Social Capital, Waste Pickers, TPAS Karangrejo

Author Biography

Ahmad Madkur, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Metro

Ahmad Madkur, English Education Department, Faculty of Tarbiya and Teacher Training, IAIN Metro. Born in Kalidadi, on December 6^th, 1987. He achieved S-1 degree in English Language Education from STAIN Jurai Siwo Metro in 2011 and accomplished his Master degree in English Education, at Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, Jakarta in 2015. In 2011, he experienced English learning in USA through Indonesia English Language Study Program (IELSP) in Colorado State University. He has been involved in teaching English since 2009 in several institutions. His research interests are TEFL, character education and Islamic studies. He is now an English lecturer in Institut Agama Islam Negeri Metro and the Managing Director of LKP EUREKA English Center.

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