PERAN PEREMPUAN DALAM PENGENTASAN KEMISKINAN MELALUI UMKM DI KELURAHAN MATAWAI, KABUPATEN SUMBA TIMUR

Poverty is one of the problems that can affect the economic development of a region, and the government also makes various policies that can reduce poverty. Micro, small, and medium enterprises are sectors that can reduce poverty. However, in Matawai Urban Village, East Sumba Regency, there are still problems such as limited capital, knowledge, technological access, and an unstable economy. So it is necessary to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) and analyze whether internal and external factors can influence government efforts to overcome poverty. This research will focus on efforts made by women to overcome poverty, where women have a fairly large role in influencing poverty. There were 123 respondents who were successfully identified and used for this research. It was found that internal and external factors can positively affect government efforts to overcome poverty. Therefore, government must pay attention of SWOT in making poverty alleviation policies through MSMEs.