Application of Asset Mapping for the Development of Community Economic Activities in Desa Jatikerto

An asset mapping application focuses on addressing issues and challenges on local community related to lack of structured information and knowledge regarding to their potential assets. This community outreach was conducted in Desa Jatikerto which this location has potentially experienced into spatial and socio-economic transformation due to new campus of Universitas Brawijaya in Kepanjen, Malang Regency. A spatial transformation effects to the shifting of community livelihoods from agriculture-based into non-agriculture based. To face these issues, a participatory and bottom up method is needed to empower community for identifying and mapping of their assets: natural, human, and physical resources. A community asset mapping and community needs mapping are applied to achieve these goals. Result show that (1) several new economic opportunities for local community of Desa Jatikerto have been identified into non-agricultural based and (2) the community’s needs in realizing these new economic opportunities have been identified. Therefoe, development of community economic activities can be more targeted and integrated in line with new branding of this village.