Jimpitan Winih: Collaboration to Consolidate Social Capital and Build Community Economic Independence in Bulan Terang Utama Housing in Malang City

Abstract

Perum BTU Malang City is a portrait and representation of the existence of low-income people who live in residential areas with characteristics urban community, various professions and ethnicity, religion and culture/SARA identities, as well as differences in levels of preference culture and lifestyle. Usually, people with low incomes prefer to live and live in suburban villages that hold strong social ties and the values ??of mutual cooperation. However, the Perum BTU community has developed a different and unique character in realizing their socio-economic independence, through collaboration to raise Jimpitan Winih's social capital. This research seeks to explore Jimpitan Winih's contributions to socio-economic independence using a qualitative-inductive approach. The results of the research provide an overview, namely: 1) Jimpitan Winih was able to build food security and community initiatives in designing social institutions; 2) Jimpitan Winih is able to elevate the status of low-income communities and increase the added value of residential areas both in terms of social, economic and environmental responsibility even though the housing is located on the outskirts of the city; 3) Jimpitan Winih is able to bridge other social capital through increasing solidarity and social awareness and improving social relations in urban communities.