Pemberdayaan Masyarakat melalui Pustaka Aweida sebagai Pusat Literasi Berbasis Budaya Lokal Di Kampung Soryar, Biak Numfor

Abstract

This community service program aims to develop Pustaka Aweida as a local culture-based literacy center while strengthening community participation in educational development in Soryar Village, East Biak District, Biak Numfor Regency. The program employed a participatory community empowerment approach through seven stages: identification of potentials and problems, planning, strengthening Pustaka Aweida, implementation of literacy activities, capacity building, evaluation, and sustainability. The activities included group reading, learning assistance, storytelling, writing, drawing, discussions, and the use of folklore, village history, the Biak language, oral traditions, and customary values as learning resources. The results indicate growing interest and participation among participants in literacy activities, expanded opportunities for interaction and learning, strengthened community participation, and greater integration of local culture into literacy activities. Pustaka Aweida has developed as a space for literacy, learning, community empowerment, and cultural preservation. Program sustainability requires institutional strengthening, literacy cadres or volunteers, locally relevant reading materials, and partnerships with various stakeholders.