PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT DESA TANJUNG BERAKIT, KABUPATEN BINTAN MELALUI PENGEMBANGAN KERAJINAN BATIK

Abstract

Tanjung Berakit is one of the Bintan regencies which is on the Indonesian border. A common problemexperienced by people in the border region is the low level of the community's economy. Therefore, there is a need forcommunity empowerment so that they can provide knowledge and skills to support tourism and the community'seconomy, one of which is in the field of crafts. The handicrafts that will be developed are batik with creative motifs thatreflect the Tanjung Berakit area and Bintan Regency. The empowerment of Tanjung Berakit community is related to thespecialties of batik in the region carried out with the socialization and training of making batik. Activities in the ServingDoctoral program consist of socialization, preparation of tools and materials to be used and implementation of activitiesor practices.