Research Group Team Sosiologi Pedesaan Fakultas Pertanian UNS Memberdayakan Pemuda di Desa Kragan Melalui Pembentukan Pusat Informasi dan Konseling Remaja

Abstract

The population challenges in Indonesia are depicted in five demographic dimensions that focus on family development issues. Indonesia will be ranked seventh in the world in 2021, with 1.2 million child marriages (early marriage). The second factor is the high rate of childbirth among young mothers (33%), which causes stunting (stunted child development). The third factor is parents need more awareness about growth and nutrition, particularly during the first 1,000 days of a child's life, as a prerequisite for producing a quality generation. The fourth factor is that approximately 46% of people understand the eight duties of the family and arrange their family well. The fifth factor is a rise in undesired pregnancies (17.5%) due to the high increase in births during the Covid-19 pandemic. The younger generation is a group of people who are physically and psychologically prepared to understand and plan for their future, including planning to develop a decent family. This community activity aims to educate the younger generation in Kragan Village, Gondangrejo Sub-district, Karanganyar Regency, using the peer education model (PEM) to prepare quality families and family resilience. This community service activity aims to educate the younger generation in Kragan Village, Gondangrejo Sub-district, Karanganyar Regency, about the importance of preparing quality families and increasing family resilience so that when the time comes for them to marry, their children will not suffer from zero stunting. The next goal is to start the youth information and counseling center (YIC-C) in Kragan Village, which will be a junction for generation planning (GP) program activities to provide adolescents with information and counseling on family life planning.