Empowerment of Fisherman Housewives in Increasing the Welfare of Coastal Communities in North Insana District, TTU-NTT

This study aims to analyze: 1) the effect of empowerment, social capital, the role of government on the participation of fishing housewives; 2) the influence of empowerment, social capital, the role of the government and the participation of fisherman housewives on welfare; 3) the influence of empowerment, social capital and the role of the government through the participation of fishing housewives on welfare. The population is housewives who have husbands as fishermen. Using the Slovin formula, 108 respondents were selected, using accidental sampling technique. Interviews and questionnaires were used as data collection methods. Data analysis techniques using SEM-PLS for quantitative data. The results of the analysis show that there is a significant influence between empowerment, social capital and the government's role on the participation of fishing housewives and there is a positive and significant influence between empowerment, social capital, the role of government and the participation of fishermen's IRT on the welfare of fishermen's households.