Permasalahan sosial yang dihadapi masyarakat adalah kemiskinan yang menyebabkan ketimpangan kelompok masyarakat. Untuk meningkatkan taraf hidup masyarakat miskin, pemerintah melakukan pemberdayaan masyarakat pada program kelompok usaha bersama (KUBE). Salah satunya adalah KUBE Melati 3 yang terletak di Kecamatan Johar Kelurahan Galur Jakarta Pusat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan partisipasi aktif dari anggota KUBE dan peranan pendamping. Partisipasi anggota dikategorikan dalam beberapa komponen yaitu partisipasi berbagi informasi, partisipasi konsultasi, partisipasi kolaborasi dan partisipasi proses pemberdayaan. Sedangkan dalam proses pemberdayaan KUBE, peran pendamping meliputi peran dan keterampilan fasilitatif, peran edukasional, peran dan perwakilan atau representative dan peran keterampilan teknik. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian deskriptif. Wawancara mendalam dilakukan terhadap 13 orang informan yang dipilih melalui teknik purposive sampling.

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The social problem faced by the community is poverty which causes inequality in community groups. To improve the standard of living of the poor, the government has conducted community empowerment in the Kelompok Usaha Bersama (KUBE) program One of them is KUBE Melati 3 which is located in Johar District, Galur Sub District, Central Jakarta. The results showed the participation of KUBE members and the role of assistance. The purpose of KUBE member participation is categorized into several components are sharing participation, consultation participation, collaboration participation and participation in the empowerment process. Meanwhile, in the KUBE empowerment process, the role of assistance includes the role and skill of facilitative, educational role, role and representation and the role of technical skills. This research uses a qualitative approach with descriptive research type. In depth interviews werw conducted with 13 informants who were selected through purposive sampling technique