UNISA Yogyakarta Empowers Residents Through Health and Creative Economy Training

The Community Empowerment Partnership Team (PKM) from Aisyiyah University (Unisa) Yogyakarta successfully implemented a community service program in Dukuh Jagulan, Pedan District, Klaten, Central Java. The program, titled “Establishment of PONCEL PEKANRAYA (Breast Cancer Prevention Counseling Center) for the PKK Sidomakmur Women’s Group in Jagulan Hamlet in 2025,”

The team that initiated this program consisted of lecturers and students from the Nursing and Communication Science Study Programs. This activity was the result of a grant from the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (Kemendiktisaintek) from Sunday (7/27/2025) to Sunday (8/31/2025).

This PKM program includes various training sessions. For example, breast cancer prevention training is conducted by Dwi Sri Handayani, S.Kep., Ns., M.Kep and Diah Nur Anisa, S.Kep. Ns. M.Kep. This activity targets teenagers, PKK mothers’ groups, and male cadres.

The program aims to prepare cadres who understand breast cancer risk screening and healthy lifestyle counseling for breast cancer prevention. The training also includes demonstrations of breast cancer prevention techniques, such as self-breast examination (SADARI). Cadres are expected to independently assist in screening and counseling on breast cancer risks in their communities.

After that, the team then built the PONCEL PEKAN RAYA room. This room became the center for screening and counseling on breast cancer prevention for a group of mothers in the hamlet of Jagulan. With the presence of PONCEL PEKAN RAYA, it is hoped that 100% of mothers in the hamlet of Jagulan will be screened for breast cancer risk.

In addition, the PKM Unisa Yogyakarta team also provided training on marketing salted eggs through online shops to salted egg entrepreneurs and mothers in the hamlet of Jagulan. This training was conducted by Hari Akbar Sugiantoro S.I.Kom., M.A. Through this training, the mothers and salted egg entrepreneurs in the hamlet of Jagulan were guided on how to set up and operate online shops for marketing salted eggs.

Not only that, this PKM also provided training on ecoprint batik production. In this session, participants consisting of PKK women were taught to independently create innovative batik fabrics by utilizing natural pigments and shapes from plants, such as leaves, flowers, or stems, which were transferred to the fabric using processes such as boiling, steaming, or pounding.

As a closing and farewell event, the Unisa Yogyakarta PKM team was invited to participate in the local village’s Agustusan carnival celebration. At this event, the Unisa Yogyakarta PKM team showcased their health team. During the same event, the women participants from the PKK Sidomakmur Jagulan hamlet also joined in, wearing the ecoprint batik fabric they had produced independently.

The head of the PKK Sidomakmur in Jagulan hamlet, Simisri Lestari, admitted that she and her friends were very happy with the health and economic training from Unisa Yogyakarta. “During the training, I gained a lot of knowledge that is very useful for me and the PKK mothers in Jagulan hamlet. Hopefully, the PKK mothers can apply the knowledge they have gained through the partnership with Unisa Yogyakarta,” said Simisri Lestari.

Meanwhile, the head of PKM Unisa Yogyakarta, Dwi Sri Handayani, S.Kep., Ns., M.Kep, hoped that this community service program would be beneficial, especially for the residents of Jagulan hamlet, in improving their health and preventing breast cancer, as well as improving their economic welfare. Additionally, the lecturer, affectionately known as Dwi, noted that this community service program is also beneficial for students as it allows them to apply the knowledge they have learned in the classroom directly.

“We would like to express our gratitude to the Jagulan hamlet, especially the PKK Sidomakmur mothers who have kindly agreed to be partners in this program. We would also like to thank the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology for providing a grant for the implementation of this community service program,” said Dwi.