Penelitian ini membahas mengenai kegiatan pemberdayaan masyarakat bagi masyarakat terdampak Pandemi Covid-19 melalui program ketahanan pangan di Desa Tenjo oleh Human Initiative. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan penelitian kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian deskriptif serta berlangsung sejak oktober 2020 hingga Juli 2021 . Data didapat melalui wawancara mendalam, observasi dan studi dokumentasi yang melibatkan tujuh orang informan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat empat tahapan pemberdayaan yang dilakukan dalam program, meliputi tahap perencanaan, persiapan, implementasi program dan tahap monitoring evaluasi kegiatan. Dalam pelaksanaan program, terdapat beberapa faktor yang menghambat yang dapat diklasifikasikan berdasarkan aspek organisasi, networking, komunitas, dan eksternal. Dalam mengatasi hambatan dari berbagai aspek tersebut, dilakukan upaya-upaya yang dapat meminimalisir dampak dari adanya hambatan tersebut. Hasil analisis menunjukan bahwa tahapan pemberdayaan yang dilakukan dalam program ketahanan pangan Desa Tenjo sesuai dengan tujuh tahapan pengembangan masyarakat. Selain itu, hambatan yang terjadi selama pelaksanaan program, sesuai dengan kendala dalam tahapan pengembangan masyarakat. Sedangkan, upaya yang dilakukan untuk mengatasi hambatan tersebut dapat dikaitkan dengan deskripsi dalam tahap evaluasi proses dan hasil perubahan. Dalam penelitian ini juga dilakukan pengkajian mengenai apakah terdapat perbedaan dalam tahapan pemberdayaan masyarakat yang dilakukan pada saat sebelum dan sesudah Pandemi Covid-19, serta dikaji juga hambatan dalam pelaksanaan pemberdayaan masyarakat yang muncul di tengah kondisi Pandemi Covid-19 dalam program ketahanan pangan Desa Tenjo.

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This study discusses community empowerment activities for communities affected by the Covid-19 pandemic through the food security program in the Tenjo Village by the Human Initiative. The research approach used is a qualitative research approach with descriptive research type with a research period from October 2020 to July 2021. The data sources used were obtained through in-depth interviews, observation and documentation studies involving seven informants. The results showed that there were four stages of empowerment held in the program, including the planning, preparation, program implementation, and activity evaluation monitoring stages. During implementation program, there are several inhibiting factors that can be classified based on organizational aspect, networking aspect, community aspect, and external aspect. To overcome the obstacles from those various aspects, efforts are made to minimize the impact of those obstacles. The results of the analysis show that the stages of empowerment held in the Tenjo Village food security program are in accordance with the seven stages of community development. In addition, the obstacles that occur during program implementation are in accordance with the obstacles in the community development stage. Meanwhile, the efforts made to overcome these obstacles can be done with a description in the evaluation of the process and the results of the changes. This study will also examine whether there are differences in the stages of community empowerment carried out before and after the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, this study will also examine the obstacles in implementing community empowerment during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Tenjo Village food security program.