PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT DESA KERATON TERHADAP KURSUS PRA NIKAH BAGI CALON PENGANTIN DALAM MEWUJUDKAN KELUARGA SAKINAH DAN SEJAHTERA

Abstract

Marriage is a long journey that will be traversed together by husband and wife who sometimes encounter various obstacles, problems, and obstacles that come and go, both in terms of economic, social, and other causes of problems. For this reason, it is necessary to provide a briefing or guidance to the prospective bride and groom before they navigate the ocean of households where most of the individual human lives will be spent there. The debriefing in question can be obtained through premarital courses. This premarital course is one of the needs and solutions for prospective brides or teenagers who have entered marriage age with the aim of reducing the occurrence of marital crises that end in divorce. Community Service (PKM) based on the study program was carried out in the Keraton Village, Suranenggala District, Cirebon Regency. The locus of service was chosen in Kaeraton Village because the average divorce rate compared to marriage is 36.7% annually, this figure is more than double the National divorce rate of 18%. Participatory Action Research (PAR) is used in this community service. PAR is a research activity that is carried out in a participatory manner among citizens in a community or wider social sphere to encourage transformative actions (changes in better living conditions). The indicators for the success of this PKM implementation can be seen that the data on the level of understanding of participants who were previously in the pre-test in the good understanding category increased from 30% then increased to 50% and in the very good category increased by 5% to 10% after giving premarital course materials and post-test. This indicates the success of community service activities in the Keraton Village, namely the Empowerment of the Keraton Village Community towards Pre-Marriage Courses for Prospective Bride and Grooms in Realizing a Sakinah and Prosperous Family.