Empowerment of Housewives from the Poor Family Groups to

Increase Income through Training in Making Mini Rice Cone

Onan Marakali Siregar

, Selwendri

Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sumatera Utara Jl. Dr. Sofyan No. 1

Medan 20155 Indonesia

Keyword: community empowerment, mini cone rice, pulo brayan village Medan workshop, poor family group

Abstract. Service to the community through training of making rice cone mini is held to mother’s households from poor

family groups in Pulo Brayan Bengkel Medan village. Based on the observations of many poor mothers who

do not have jobs other than taking care of their families. The purpose of this service is to train mothers from

poor family groups to make proper mini rice cone for sold so that it can increase family income. The method

is carried out through socialization and lectures to the community as well as conducting demonstrations

directly selecting materials, cooking, decorating and serving mini rice cone to sell to consumers. Through

training in making rice cone, mothers from poor family groups become skilled and have the expertise to sell

mini cone rice to the community, which in turn will increase family income.

1 INTRODUCTION

A country will be prosperous if a minimum of 2% of

the total population of the country become

entrepreneurs. To date, according to a study in 2016,

the number of citizens in Indonesia who become

entrepreneurs is only about 0.18%. It is not surprising

that the current condition of the Indonesian economy

is far behind other neighborhood countries. For

example, the percentage of entrepreneurs in

Singapore is 7%, Malaysia is 5%, and China is 10%

whereas the United States has nearly 13% of

entrepreneurs. The development of knowledge and

training about entrepreneurship is, therefore,

expected to increase the enthusiasms of the

Indonesian people, especially people in Sei Merah

Village to create jobs through entrepreneurship.

Rice cone is a unique Indonesian food. The food

is made from rice cooked with turmeric and with or

without coconut milk and spices. The addition of

spices and coconut milk, however, will make the rice

cone has more savory taste than the white rice. Rice

cone is one of the white rice variations which is often

used as a rice cone. Rice cone is a way of serving rice

cone and its side dishes in a cone shape, and it is

commonly known as rice cone. Rice cone is usually

served during a feast or celebration of important

events, such as birth celebration, marriage,

engagement, and others. Nonetheless, Indonesian

people know these activities in general. Rice cone is

usually served on tampah (traditional container) and

is covered with banana leaves (Anonym, 2008).

The cone shape which has one central point on its

peak is believed to symbolize the Mahameru Mount

which is a concept of nature and derived from

Hinduism and Buddhism. The origin of this cone

shape is in Hindu mythology, such as the

Mahabharata epics.

Apart from the shape, the meaning of the rice cone

color can also be interpreted. There are two dominant

colors of rice cone, namely white and yellow. The

white color in many religions symbolizes purity while

the yellow color symbolizes sustenance, abundance,

and prosperity. The whole meaning of rice cone is the

recognition of the existence of a greater power than

humans (God) which controls the nature and aspects

of human life and determines the beginning to the

end. The real manifestation of this acknowledgment

is the attitude of worship towards the Almighty where

gratitude, hopes, and prayers are sent to Him, so life

can be better and rising similar to the peak shape of

the cone. Thus, rice cone contains a deep religious

meaning so that its presence becomes sacred in

celebrations or slamatan ceremonies.

Mini rice cone is basically the development of

regular rice cone with a smaller size and dimension

than the general rice cone. Mini rice cone is a

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Empowerment of Housewives from the Poor Family Groups to Increase Income through Training in Making Mini Rice Cone.

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modification of the regular rice cone made for

personal consumption. Even so, mini rice cone does

not reduce its essence as rice cone. Although it comes

in small sizes, mini rice cone is still similar to rice

cone in general with yellow rice cone and various side

dishes around it.

To date, mini rice cone can be enjoyed at any time

either with or without the need to hold ceremonials.

In addition, everyone can also enjoy his/her own rice

cone without having to share it with other people. The

mini rice cone is combined with any side dishes,

similar to the rice cone in general.

Pulo Brayan Bengkel Village is in the Sub-district

of East Medan which is 12 km from the University of

Sumatera Utara, and it can be reached in 45 minutes.

The total population of Pulo Brayan Bengkel Village

until 2017 was 12,659 people consisting of 6,362 men

and 6,297 women. Pulo Brayan Bengkel Village

consists of eleven neighborhoods.

The main livelihoods for the residents of Pulo

Brayan Bengkel Village are office workers, laborers,

traders, civil servants, and the Indonesian national

army or police. The number of residents in the village

who received rice for the poor (Raskin) was 553

households, the number of residents who received

Medan health care cards was 2,248 households, and

the number of residents who received the public

health insurances was 639 households.

Based on the observations made, many women

from the poor family groups did not have jobs other

than as housewives. Therefore, the activities of this

community service aimed at empowering housewives

from the poor family groups to increase their income

through training of making mini rice cone. This

activity was done by conducting counseling and

training by giving demonstrations and direct practices

to make mini rice cone which would be useful in

increasing the income of housewives from the poor

family groups in Pulo Brayan Bengkel Village, East

Medan Sub-district, Medan City.

The problem in this community service activities

was the low awareness of the community in the Pulo

Brayan Bengkel Village on the importance of doing

entrepreneurial activities. In addition, the

understanding of the residents of Pulo Brayan

Bengkel Village on the business prospects of making

mini rice cone needs to be improved.

2 RESEARCH METHODS

The service methods were conducted through the

following activities:

● Counseling

Counseling was performed to Karang Taruna in

Pulo Brayan Bengkel Village, Medan City. The

socialization materials were about the

development of the Internet and social media,

social media as product marketing media, social

media as an entrepreneurial opportunity, and the

benefits of entrepreneurship.

● Discussion

After the counseling activity, the next activity

was a discussion about the use of social media

as an entrepreneurial opportunity with youths of

Karang Taruna in Pulo Brayan Bengkel

Village, Medan City.

● Evaluation

Evaluation performed in the community service

was including observation of the participants in

terms of their activeness during the activities,

such as responding to each material presented,

asking questions, and answering the questions

asked.

3 RESEARCH RESULTS

The results of community service in Pulo Brayan

Darat Village focused on the skills of empowering

participants to be adept at making mini rice cone

which is attractive and has selling value. These skills

start with the preparation stage and the achieved

results. The service activity was performed through

counseling, demonstrating the selection of materials

used, and practicing directly in making mini rice

cone.

A preparation was conducted by both the service team

and partners. The preparation was done to obtain an

agreement between the two parties including the time

and place of the activity. In the preparation stage, both

parties agreed upon the time and place for conducting

the counseling and training in the making of mini rice

cone. The place of activity was at the house of Mr.

Kus Santoso and Mrs. Hanum in the neighborhood IV

area, Pulo Brayan Darat Village, Medan City.

The community service was conducted through

counseling and demonstration activities. The

demonstration activity consisted of the introduction

and selection of the materials used, the processing of

ingredients, the process of forming the preferred rice

cone model, and the process of decorating the cone so

that it has an attractive appearance. The processing of

the food ingredients was done using the principle of

on the spot practice.

The counseling consisted of several topics

including entrepreneurship, empowerment of

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housewives, and mini rice cone business

management.

In the demonstration of the selection and

processing of the mini rice cone ingredients, the

trainer showed the ingredients used and explained

how to choose good ingredients to make mini rice

cone. After that, the trainer demonstrated the method

of processing the ingredients to the participants

starting from preparing the rice which will be

processed into rice cone and cooking the

supplementary ingredients, such as fried chicken,

tempe, fried anchovies beans, and others. The trainer

also asked participants to participate in the processing

of the mini rice cone ingredients.

Afterward, the trainer explained the procedures to

be performed and showed the tools used in the

making process. Finally, the trainer also showed how

to make the rice cone starting from putting yellow rice

into a tool to shape the rice into a cone shape, arrange

the side dishes and vegetables, and put them into a

mini rice cone packaging.

4 CONCLUSIONS

Based on the results of this community service, it can

be concluded that:

1. The training participants had a high enthusiasm

to learn skills in making a product which can be

sold to the community.

2. The existence of Family Welfare Empowerment

(PKK) in Pulo Brayan Bengkel Village can be

used to train the housewives, especially from the

poor family groups, to increase their income

through the skills in making mini rice cone.

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