Institut Shanti Bhuana

Pendampingan Literasi Finansial Rumah Tangga Masyarakat Dusun Kawan Kabupaten Bengkayang

Indonesia is a country that has been categorized as one of G-20 countries and also indeed
has a high level of economy globally. Financial Industry is one of the sectors that contributes
Indonesian economy. However, even though the financial sector is one of the biggest contributors,
there are still many Indonesia’s citizens who are not with financially iterated, especially in Bengkayang
Regency and this problem has motivated the community service team of the Shanti Bhuana Institute
to carry out community service activities in Kawan Hamlet in Bengkayang Regency. This activity uses
three methods, namely lectures, tutorials and practices. This community service received satisfying
results from the participants. Based on the results of the satisfaction survey conducted on 33
mentoring participants, it can be concluded that this community service activity has significantly
increased knowledge of financial literacy for the participants. The implications of this mentoring
activity are sufficient to raise awareness of participants on the importance of investing, saving,
determining priority scales, and anticipating financial risks.
Keywords: Financial Literacy, Family-based Financial Management, Bengkayang Regency,
Community Service