Sakinah Family Empowerment by Optimizing the Role of BP4 and Parents Mental Revolution Perspective

Abstract

This study examines a sakinah family empowerment by optimizing the role of Badan Penasihat Pembinaan dan Pelestarian Perkawinan (Body for Marital Advisory Guidance and Maintanance (BMAGM)) and parents from mental revolution perspective. There are three research questions: What is the so-called BMAGM? What and how is the correlation between national revolution movement and sakinah family empowerment in Indonesia? What strategies are carried out in doing mental revolution in a family in order to have a sakinah family? This qualitative research collected both primary and secondary data. Three essential findings in this study are as follow. First, BMAGM is a legal social-religious organization whose particular duty is to cope with problems in a family. Second, there are three programs in the National Mental Revolution Movement (NMRM) as stated in the Presidential Instruction No. 12 of 2016 i.e. Indonesia in Order Movement (IOM) in point H/8; United Indonesia Movement (UIM) point J/10; Clean Indonesia Movement (CIM) point A/1. Third, in the perspective of National Mental Revolution Movement (NMRM), parents' role is essential. Therefore, parents are strategic issue and should be prioritized in building sakinah family in Indonesia.