Abstract
Abstrak
Keberadaan komunitas pengungsi seringkali dipersepsikan sebagai komunitas yang tidak memiliki kemampuan untuk menjamin keberlangsungan hidupnya secara berkelanjutan. Tulisan ini berfokus pada upaya pemberdayaan komunitas pengungsi yang berada di wilayah Inggris melalui keterlibatan organisasi nonprofit yakni Sona Circle sebagai perantara antara pengungsi dan penyedia lapangan kerja. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode studi Pustaka integratif dengan penyampaian naratif. Melalui pemberdayaan komunitas diproyeksikan mampu meningkatkan taraf kesejahteraan hidup pengungsi di Inggris demi mendapatkan kesejahteraan yang berkelanjutan. Dengan menerapkan konsepsi mengenai pengungsi, integrasi finansial pengungsi, pembangunan berkelanjutan dan pemberdayaan komunitas maka peneliti mampu mengemukakan hasil penelitian yakni Sona Circle memberi pengaruh dalam mendorong integrasi finansial pada pengungsi melalui program yang bertujuan untuk menjembatani kesenjangan dengan menginisiasi pelatihan dasar sesuai pekerjaan yang diminati serta memberikan peluang magang dan pemberdayaan potensi untuk komunitas pengungsi demi tercapainya kesejahteraan hidup yang berkelanjutan.
Kata kunci: Pemberdayaan komunitas pengungsi, Integrasi Finansial, Sona Circle
Abstract
The existence of a refugee community is often perceived as a community that cannot sustainably ensure its sustainability. This study proposes an effort to empower the refugee community in the UK through the involvement of a non-profit organization, namely Sona Circle as an intermediary between refugees and job providers. This study uses an integrative literature studies method in narrative way . Through community empowerment, it is projected to be able to improve the living standards of refugees in the UK to obtain sustainable welfare. By applying the concept of refugees, financial integration of refugees, sustainable development, and community empowerment, the researcher can present the results of the study, namely Sona Circle influences encouraging financial integration of refugees through programs that aim to bridge the gap by initiating basic training according to the work they are interested in and provide opportunities internships and empowerment of potential for the refugee community to achieve sustainable welfare.
Keywords: Community Empowerment, Financial Integration, Sona Circle
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