This study aims to describe and analyze the role of Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDes) in community empowerment in Sidorejo Village, Krian District, Sidoarjo Regency. The community empowerment thesis put forth by Mardikanto and Soebiato (2012), which highlights four key components such as; human development, business growth, environmental development, and institutional development is applied in this study using a qualitative descriptive methodology. According to the study's findings, BUMDes Mitra Usaha's community empowerment initiative in Sidorejo Village has not been operating at its best. Village communities have not fully benefited from the presence of BUMDes in terms of capacity expansion and economic welfare, particularly the productive age group.
Rachmad et al. (Tue,) studied this question.