UPAYA KOMUNITAS AKARI CEK KONON MEMPROMOSIKAN DAERAH

Abstract

This research examines the efforts of the Akari Cek Konon community to promote the region in the
form of creativity. This is done as a good firs step to realize a comfortable city plan and free from
waste in any form, especially those that have the potensial to be recycled tto become a work of art
and have economic value. The Akari Cek Konon community is said to have made various models of
clothing costumes form processed waste materials in the form of cardboard, plastic, bottles and
others. The method used in this reserch ia a qualitattive method. And using data collecyion tools and
techniques in the form of observation, interviews and documentation. To support obtaining the results
in this study, the researcher uses the theory of stuctursl functionslism proposed by Talcott Parsons.
The data obtained is this result of research data which is analyzed and thenn conclusuons are drawn.
The result of the study found that the problem seen by researchers was that there was no serious
follow-up from the Lingga Government in responding to the efforts of the Akari Cek Konon
Community to make carnival costumes from recycled waste into works of art. Whereas the Akari Cek
Konon Community is considedred to be able to invite tourists and can be a creative forum for young
people and the community in Dobo Singkep, Lingga Resency. Because the Akari Cek Konon
Community only wants to be directly involved in efforts to bring in more fooreign tourists to come to
Dabo Singkep, Lingga Regency.