Strengthening the Tourism Village in Karanggayam Village, Kebumen Regency, Towards Global Competitiveness Through a Community-Based Research (CBR) Approach

A tourism village is one of the efforts to foster the active role of the community in regional development. The purpose of this service is to strengthen the tourism village in Karanggayam Village, Kebumen Regency, towards global competitiveness through the CBR approach. This service uses the CBR (Community-Based Research) method. This method involves four steps: building basic principles and concepts, planning, data collection and analysis, and action on findings. The activities began with analyzing the community's needs in the development of the tourism village, preparing programs and related stakeholders, and providing assistance such as optimizing various potentials in Karanggayam Village as an effort to develop the tourism village, such as optimizing cultural potential, MSMEs, religious sites, and cultural heritage. The results of the activities show that this community service has been carried out very well, and the people of Karanggayam Village have understood the importance of sustainable tourism village development, which is achieved through cooperation from all members of the village community.