Lentera Pengabdian

Financial and Digital Literacy for Life Skills: Community Engagement at Junior High 43 Central Maluku

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The growing involvement of junior high school students in financial activities and digital technology requires applied life skills for everyday decision making. This community engagement program examined short term observed changes after an integrated financial and digital literacy intervention at State Junior High School 43 Central Maluku. Life skills were operationalized as financial decision-making and self-control, digital safety, and critical judgment. Twenty seven participating students joined a single day, practice based program that combined concise instruction, everyday case discussion, pocket-money and digital risk simulations, guided exercises, reflection, pretest-posttest assessment, and structured observation. The same six domain competency blueprint and scoring framework were used before and after the program. Quantitative results were analyzed descriptively and qualitative evidence was organized using predefined competency categories. The mean score increased from 53.78 (range 40-72) to 83.56 (range 72-96), an absolute gain of 29.78 points; the observed score span narrowed from 32 to 24 points. Indicator level and activity based evidence also showed stronger performance in budgeting and saving, personal data protection, digital risk recognition, and responsible digital media use. Because the evaluation used one group without a comparison group or longer follow-up, the findings are interpreted as short term observed improvement rather than causal or sustained behavioral effects.

Revitalization of School Library Management and Services Thru Collection Organization, Administrative Digitalization, and User Education at SMP Negeri 7 Batu

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

School libraries play an important role as learning-resource centers; however, their effectiveness depends on integrated management, accessible collections, standardized services, and user engagement. Initial assessment at Lentera Senju Library, SMP Negeri 7 Batu, identified several service-readiness problems, including unstructured spatial organization, inconsistent collection management, manual administrative recording, absence of written borrowing procedures, and limited user orientation. This community engagement program aimed to strengthen school library service readiness through an integrated governance intervention consisting of physical arrangement, collection processing, administrative digitalization, service standardization, and user education. The program was implemented using a participatory approach involving school stakeholders from 8–29 July 2026 and evaluated descriptively based on documented outputs, functional testing, and partner responses. The intervention resulted in improved spatial organization, systematically processed target collections, digital administrative tools accessible to library managers, standardized borrowing information, and increased student understanding of library procedures. The program demonstrates that strengthening school library services requires simultaneous improvement of infrastructure, management systems, and user capacity. This approach provides a practical model for schools seeking to improve operational readiness with limited resources.

Digital Transformation of Posyandu Services through an Android Application for Stunting Prevention: A Case Study of Posyandu Dahlia, Bahagia Village, Bekasi

Nurul Aisyah, Eneng Iviq, Ani yoraeni — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Maternal and child health records at Posyandu Dahlia, Bahagia Village, Bekasi, were still kept by hand, which slowed administrative work and made it difficult to follow children’s growth over time. This community service program introduced an Android-based application to digitize Posyandu services, with the aim of helping health cadres record data, speeding up reporting, and improving the management of health information. Twenty participants took part, consisting of Posyandu cadres, a village midwife, and parents of young children. The program comprised a needs assessment, socialization, two days of hands-on training, eight months of field mentoring delivered in eight monthly sessions, and an evaluation based on a pre-test, a post-test, and a satisfaction questionnaire. The mean participant score rose from 33 on the pre-test to 90 on the post-test. With the application, cadres were able to record maternal and child data more quickly and consistently, and monthly reports became easier to compile. Participants rated the program highly, with mean scores of 4.6 to 4.9 on a five-point scale for the relevance of the material, ease of use, quality of mentoring, and overall benefit. The Android application supported the digital transformation of Posyandu services by strengthening cadre capacity and bringing more order to health data management, which in turn can support the quality of primary health services in Bahagia Village, Bekasi.

Social Media Roles in Local Television: Education, Information, and Digital Marketing at JTV Malang

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Digital technology has changed how people consume information, including the way local television stations reach their audiences. JTV Malang, one of the local television stations serving Greater Malang, has turned to social media to support its conventional broadcasting function. This study describes the role of JTV Malang's social media as a means of education, information, and marketing in the digital era. Conducted during an internship (Praktik Kerja Lapangan) at JTV Malang, the study uses a descriptive qualitative approach, drawing on observation of social media content and interviews with members of the station's editorial and social media team. Data were analyzed through data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing, and the findings were compared against earlier studies on similar themes. The results show that JTV Malang's social media performs three interlocking roles: an educational role carried through informative and instructive content, an informational role carried through timely news coverage of Greater Malang, and a digital marketing role that widens audience reach and strengthens JTV Malang's brand image amid growing competition among digital media outlets. The study is intended to serve as material for evaluating and refining JTV Malang's social media management going forward.

Transfer Teknologi Ecoprint Berbasis Kearifan Lokal untuk Penguatan Ekonomi Kreatif Desa Wisata Nyarai Pascabencana

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Bencana banjir dan galodo yang melanda wilayah Nagari Salibutan Lubuk Alung berdampak terhadap kerusakan lahan pertanian, penurunan pendapatan rumah tangga, dan melemahnya aktivitas ekonomi masyarakat di sekitar Desa Wisata Nyarai. Kondisi tersebut mendorong perlunya alternatif kegiatan ekonomi yang adaptif, berkelanjutan, dan memanfaatkan potensi lokal. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan keterampilan dan kapasitas ekonomi masyarakat, khususnya 20 orang ibu-ibu PKK Nagari Salibutan, melalui transfer teknologi batik ecoprint berbasis kearifan lokal serta mendorong pengembangan produk ekonomi kreatif yang dapat mendukung revitalisasi ekonomi dan pariwisata Desa Wisata Nyarai. Metode yang digunakan adalah pendekatan partisipatif dan pemberdayaan masyarakat melalui tahapan sosialisasi, pelatihan, penerapan teknologi, pendampingan, evaluasi, dan perencanaan keberlanjutan. Pelatihan dilaksanakan dengan pendekatan belajar sambil melakukan yang mencakup pengenalan bahan alami lokal, pemilihan kain, pengolahan bahan, penataan motif, pencetakan, fiksasi warna, hingga penyelesaian produk. Keunikan program ini terletak pada pengintegrasian teknologi ecoprint dengan pemanfaatan bahan alam lokal dan konteks pemulihan ekonomi pascabencana serta pengembangan Desa Wisata Nyarai, sehingga ecoprint tidak hanya diposisikan sebagai keterampilan produksi, tetapi juga sebagai bagian dari diversifikasi mata pencaharian dan penguatan produk wisata berbasis pengalaman. Hasil kegiatan menunjukkan adanya peningkatan pemahaman dan keterampilan 21 peserta dalam memproduksi batik ecoprint serta menghasilkan produk berupa kain dan pakaian yang memiliki nilai estetika dan potensi pasar wisata. Kegiatan ini juga membuka peluang diversifikasi sumber pendapatan dan pengembangan atraksi wisata berbasis pengalaman. Dengan demikian, transfer teknologi batik ecoprint dapat menjadi alternatif pemberdayaan masyarakat yang mendukung pemulihan ekonomi, pemanfaatan sumber daya lokal secara berkelanjutan, pelestarian lingkungan, dan penguatan identitas Desa Wisata Nyarai pascabencana.

Online Gambling Disorder and Its Psychosocial Impact on Adolescent Mental Health: Outcomes of a Multidisciplinary Community

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Online gambling has become a serious threat to the mental health of Indonesian adolescents, with rising cases of addiction (gambling disorder), anxiety, depression, social isolation, and suicide risk. PPATK (2024) recorded online gambling transactions totaling IDR 359.8 trillion involving 16.38 million active players, yet community-based psychological education on the issue remains scarce. This community service study assessed how effectively a multidisciplinary interactive webinar improved adolescents' understanding of, and psychological resilience to, the effects of online gambling. The webinar was delivered via Zoom on 28 June 2025 to members of Angkatan Muda Muhammadiyah (AMM) and the general public aged 15–24, with Dr. dr. H. Kusbaryanto, M.Kes., FISPH., FISCM. as the mental health speaker and Desy Eliana as panelist. Understanding was measured with a pre-test and post-test administered through Google Forms. Attendance reached 85% of the target, and mean comprehension scores rose by 42% after the webinar, in line with Hartono and Cahyati (2022), who reported similar gains in a comparable psychoeducation program. Participants were able to identify the DSM-5 criteria for gambling disorder, its neuropsychological consequences, and evidence-based prevention strategies. The findings suggest that a multidisciplinary webinar is an effective and replicable model for community intervention.

Introducing Coding and Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Teacher Readiness at SDN Cibuntu 01

Dea Andini Andriati, Tri Nur Arifin, Uus Rusmawan — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Rapid technological advances associated with the Fourth Industrial Revolution have heightened the need to cultivate digital literacy from the earliest stages of formal education. Coding and artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly recognised as essential twenty-first-century competencies, making teachers’ capacity to incorporate these technologies into instruction particularly important. At SDN Cibuntu 01 in Bekasi Regency, an initial assessment identified substantial readiness gaps: approximately 80% of participating teachers lacked a sufficient grasp of fundamental coding and AI concepts, while 90% had no prior experience using visual coding platforms or AI-supported educational tools. This community engagement programme sought to strengthen teachers’ conceptual understanding, confidence, and pedagogical readiness to integrate coding and AI into classroom learning. It combined interactive training and workshops featuring unplugged activities with guided demonstrations of accessible AI tools. Post-test scores exceeded pre-test scores across all assessed dimensions. Participants also prepared draft lesson plans incorporating computational thinking, while the programme produced a practical guide entitled “Introduction to Coding and Artificial Intelligence for Elementary School Teachers” to support continued implementation. These findings indicate that combining unplugged learning with accessible AI tools can strengthen teachers’ initial readiness for technology-enhanced instruction and generate practical resources that may be adapted by elementary schools facing similar circumstances.