Location : Popongan Village, Bringin District, Semarang Regency
Assisting Lecturer :
Aulia Vidya Almadana, S.E., M.M., Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business
Ardiaz Ajie Aryandika, S.Kom., M.B.A., Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business
Afina Hasya, S.T., M.M., Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business
Students from Team I, Group 3 of the 2026 Popongan Thematic Community Service Program (KKN) implemented a community service program with the theme “Acceleration of Village-Owned Enterprises “Popongan Bangkit”: Strengthening Institutional Governance and Developing Integrated Business Units for Village Economic Independence.” This program was motivated by the ongoing challenge of household waste management in Popongan Village. Based on calculations by the KKN-T team, referring to the Indonesian National Standard (SNI), Popongan Village, with a population of approximately 3,100, generates a daily waste output of 2.75 liters per person, with residual waste accounting for 20 percent. This equates to approximately 1,705 liters of residual waste per day, which, when accumulated, could amount to over 622,000 kilograms of residual waste in a year. This situation has the potential to lead to waste accumulation and environmental pollution if not managed properly.
To address this issue, KKN-T Team 1 Group 3 initiated a waste management program based on rocket stove technology, an environmentally friendly combustion stove designed with an efficient heat and air flow system. Rocket stoves significantly reduce the volume of residual waste, reduce combustion emissions, and provide a safer waste management alternative than open burning. Through educational activities and demonstrations, the community is educated about utilizing residual waste as an alternative energy source and is an effort to reduce waste in the village environment.
The implementation of rocket stoves is not only positioned as an environmental solution but also aimed at supporting the concept of a village-based circular economy. Residual waste that previously had no usable value is processed through an integrated system, while organic and inorganic waste are sorted for reuse or sale. This scheme opens up opportunities for the Popongan Independent Village-Owned Enterprise (BUMDes) to develop a waste management business unit as a sustainable source of village income, while simultaneously creating added economic value for the community.
In addition to the waste management program, the UNDIP Group 3 Community Service Program (KKN-T) also implemented a multidisciplinary program to harmonize BUMDes and MSMEs. This activity focused on strengthening institutional governance and village business management through outreach to business actors. The KKN-T team facilitated mapping the roles and functions of each institution, developing business unit development directions, and providing recommendations for institutional strengthening so that the BUMDes can operate professionally, transparently, and accountably.
The development direction of the Popongan Independent BUMDes is directed at strengthening organizational management, developing standard operating procedures (SOPs), and optimizing existing business units, including the waste management unit. This institutional strengthening is expected to make the BUMDes a key driver of the village economy, in line with the vision of realizing economic independence and sustainable community welfare in Popongan Village.