MEMBANGUN DESA KUTALIMBARU MELALUI PROGRAM KKN

DI ERA NEW NORMAL

Matatias Yahya

Jurusan Bahasa Asing, Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Jerman, Fakultas

Bahasa dan Seni .
e-mail : matatias05yahya@gmail.com
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Abstrak: Desa Kutalimbaru merupakan salah satu Desa yang ada di

Kecamatan Kutalimbaru, Kabupaten Deli Serdang, Provinsi Sumatera Utara.
Desa ini telah mengalami kemajuan, karena di desa Kutalimbaru ini terdapat
instansi pendidikan antara lain PAUD, SD, SMP serta infrastuktur berupa
akses Jalan menuju desa ini sudah tidak ada kendala karena jalan menuju
desa Kutalimbaru telah di aspal. Desa ini terdiri dari 3 dusun, yaitu dusun I,
dusun II, dusun III yang memiliki jarak 1 KM sampai 2 KM antar dusun.
Desa Kutalimbaru yang memiliki luas wilayah Nya ± 920.000 Ha terdapat
± 3.637 jiwa masyarakat di desa tersebut. Adapun dusun yang kami
fokuskan untuk melakukan Kuliah Kerja Nyata ialah dusun I. Pelaksanaan
KKN bertujuan mengembangkan kompetensi mahasiswa dalam
mengaplikasikan pengetahuan, keterampilan dan sikap yang telah dimiliki,
lebih berbaur di masyarakat mencerminkan bentuk kerja sama, sehingga
mampu merancang dan melaksanakan program yang dapat membangun desa
di era new normal dikalangan masyarakat berdasarkan bidang ilmunya. Ada
4 komponen yang terlibat dalam pelaksanaan KKN yaitu mahasiswa,
masyarakat, pemerintah daerah dan UNIMED. Keempat komponen tersebut
menerima manfaat dan dampak positif dari kegiatan KKN. Adapun Program
desa yang telah berlangsung antara lain Program Ibu-Ibu PKK, Program
Karang Taruna, Program Posyandu Lansia, Program Posyandu Bayi,
Program Senam Lansia serta Program lomba desa terbersih se-Kabupaten.
Program desa yang sedang berlangsung yaitu Program gotong royong setiap
hari jum'at, Program menghias Desa untuk perlombaan bulan 10 serta
Program Ibu-Ibu PKK, Program desa yang akan berlangsung yaitu Program
menghias Desa untuk perlombaan bulan Oktober. Desa Kutalimbaru ini
memiliki potensi yang di miliki, salah satunya Sumber Daya Alam (SDA) di
sektor perkebunan kelapa sawit, pertanian jagung,buah-buahan,sayuran dan
pariwisata . Pemanfaatan lahan yang dilakukan oleh masyarakat memberikan
keuntungan untuk dijadikan sebagai mata pencaharian sebagai petani kebun.
Selain itu pemanfaatan SDA yang ada di desa Kutalimbaru berupa sungai
menjadikan desa Kutalimbaru sebagai objek wisata yang banyak dikunjungi
oleh masyarakat luar. Adapun program kerja yang telah dilaksanakan selama
KKN antara lain membuka Rumah Belajar di Posko KKN, melakukan
Pengabdian di SD N 101846 Kutalimbaru dan Pengabdian di SMP N 1
Kutalimbaru, Melestarikan Budaya Karo Lewat Latihan Tari Karo,
Menampilkan Tarian Melayu saat 17 Agustus 2022, Kegiatan Senam Lansia,
Kegiatan Posyandu Lansia, Menghias Kelas Melalui Mural, Memperbaiki
dan Memperindah Tugu Kutalimbaru, Pengabdian Ke Kantor Desa
Kutalimbaru,Membuat Hiasan Desa Dengan Memanfaatkan Limbah,
Penanaman Serai Di Area Jalan Protokol Kutalimbaru, Gotong Royong Desa
Pada Hari Jum'at, Pembersihan sistem Drainase Desa Kutalimbaru, Belajar
dan Lomba Mewarnai di SD, Pengajian dan mengajarkan tulis huruf
hijaiyah, Membantu Koramil Membuat TOGA , Pembersihan dan Peresmian
Kampung Pancasila, Mengadakan Lomba 17 Agustus Di Desa Kutalimbaru,
Pemasangan Umbul – Umbul 17 Agustus 2022 dan program terakhir ialah
memperbaiki serta membuat ornamen adat Karo pada Gapura pintu masuk
menuju Desa Kutalimbaru. Program-progarm dirancang berurutan dimulai
dari diskusi antar kelompok KKN, aparat desa, serta masyarakat setempat,
khususnya yang bersinggungan langsung dengan program-program yang
dirancang. Pelaksanaan program KKN dilakukan secara seimbang diawali
dengan perencanaan, pelaksanaa, serta evaluasi di akhir setiap program.
Hasil yang dicapai dari keseluruhan program diantaranya mengembangkan
keterampilan masyarakat dan ikut membantu pembangunan SDM guna
meningkatkan potensi desa setempat.

Kata Kunci : KKN, Desa Kutalimbaru,Program Kerja

Abstract: Kutalimbaru Village is one of the villages in Kutalimbaru District,

Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra Province. This village has
progressed, because in Kutalimbaru village there are educational
institutions including PAUD, SD, SMP and infrastructure in the form of
access. This village consists of 3 hamlets, namely hamlet I, hamlet II, hamlet
III which has a distance of 1 KM to 2 KM between hamlets. Kutalimbaru
village which has an area of ± 920,000 ha, there are ± 3,637 people in the
village. The hamlets that we focus on to conduct Real Work Lectures are
hamlet I. The implementation of Community Service Program aims to
develop student competence in applying the knowledge, skills and attitudes
that they already have, more blending in the community reflecting the form
of cooperation, so that they are able to design and implement programs that
can develop villages. in the new normal era among people based on their
field of science. There are 4 components involved in the implementation of
KKN namely students, community, local government and UNIMED. The four
components receive benefits and positive impacts from KKN activities. The
village programs that have taken place include the PKK Mothers Program,
Youth Organization Program, Elderly Posyandu Program, Baby Posyandu
Program, Elderly Gymnastics Program and the cleanest village competition
program in the district. Ongoing village programs are the gotong royong
program every Friday, the village decoration program for the 10 month
competition and the PKK Mothers Program, the village program that will
take place is the village decoration program for the October competition.
Kutalimbaru village has potential, one of which is Natural Resources (SDA)
in the oil palm plantation sector, corn farming, fruits, vegetables and
tourism. The use of land carried out by the community provides benefits to
be used as a livelihood as garden farmers. In addition, the utilization of
existing natural resources in Kutalimbaru village in the form of rivers makes
Kutalimbaru village a tourist attraction visited by many outsiders. The work
programs that have been carried out during the KKN include opening a
Learning House at the KKN Command Post, serving at SD N 101846
Kutalimbaru and serving at SMP N 1 Kutalimbaru, Preserving Karo Culture
through Karo Dance Practice, Performing Malay Dance on 17 August 2022,
Gymnastics Activities Elderly, Elderly Posyandu Activities, Decorating
Classes Through Murals, Repairing and Beautifying the Kutalimbaru
Monument, Service to the Kutalimbaru Village Office, Making Village
Decorations Using Waste, Planting Lemongrass in the Kutalimbaru
Protocol Road Area, Village Mutual Cooperation on Fridays, Cleaning the
Drainage System Kutalimbaru Village, Learning and Coloring Competition
in Elementary School, Recitation and teaching writing hijaiyah letters,
Helping the Koramil Make TOGA, Cleaning and Inauguration of Pancasila
Village, Holding a Competition on August 17 in Kutalimbaru Village,
Installing Umbul - Umbul August 17 2022 and the last program is repairing
and making Karo traditional ornaments at the entrance gate to Kutalimba
Village ru. The programs are designed sequentially starting from
discussions between KKN groups, village officials, and local communities,
especially those that are in direct contact with the designed programs. The
implementation of the Community Service Program is carried out in a
balanced manner starting with planning, implementing, and evaluating at
the end of each program. The results achieved from the entire program
include developing community skills and helping to develop human
resources in order to increase the potential of the local village.

Keywords: Community Service Program, Kutalimbaru Village, Work

Program