Empowerment of Society Community to Environmental Sanitation in Labuhan Haji Regency of East Lombok

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to know the Empowerment of Coastal Communities on Environmental Sanitation in Labuhan Haji Sub-district, East Lombok Regency. The method used in this research is descriptive research using Qualitative approach. How to take informants in this study using Purposive Sampling. The result of this research stated that the sanitation of residential environment in Labuhan Haji sub-district, East Lombok regency has not yet fulfilled the requirement of environmental sanitation. Based on the data in the field of the number of homes of residents who are in the coastal area of the haj port that does not have drainage channels so that household wastewater generated for the day flooded away without tampa follow-up to fix it. Likewise with the condition of community housing that sometimes does not have the fentilasi, the size of the house with inadequate family capacity, where the BAB is not there etc. The condition of the people in the coast of Labuhan Haji is very apprehensive so there must be community empowerment to be more concerned about environmental sanitation. Empowerment that can be done one of them is with the socialization to the public, Making public toilet independently and also improve environmental sanitation facilities in mutual assistance.

Keywords: Community Empowerment, Environmental Sanitation