Village of Jelatik (Unit KKN BBL 10) is one of the locations of KKN Periode Gasal 2017, with the theme, “Facing the Village of Jelitik Sungailiat District Bangka Regency as a Special Economic Zone (KEK) of Bangka Regency”. The potential in this region is quite promising as a special economic area, especially in the field of tourism. The potential of nature as a tourist spot in the form of a clean beach area with a promising natural scenery that is currently being worked on by the government and investors. This condition is expected by the local government of Bangka able to be generated through skilled hands and intellectual creativity, that is through KKN-PPM UGM activities.
An initial week is used by KKN students for self-socialization and self-adjustment as well as setting up appropriate program activities. Most of the activities began to be directed to mapping the potential of the region, especially village of Jelitik. In collaboration with Development Planning Agency at Sub-National Level, several activities in order to formulate the strategy village Jelitik program as a special economic zone to be conical.
The second week has been arranged program, such as: mapping and excavation of village potency until planning JELIFEST activity (Festival of UMKM in Village Jelitik) at the end of KKN UGM activity. Motor drive program is to carry out entrepreneurship training, tourism promotion Gulf of Uber Tickling, increasing the potential of livestock and plantation (fields) cassava, and others. This is to be able to help the surrounding community in improving themselves in managing the potential of nature around them.
In the field of public health, Community Service Program UGM this unit gives special attention to environmental health, especially waste management. In the field of science make disaster mitigation program and making of evacuation path. In the social sciences of the humanities, in particular the arts and culture teams make programs to raise the traditional art of the village and documenting stories containing local wisdom.
These programs are expected to help the surrounding community to realize the potential and manage it well. Because without good management the good potential will not be a product of high value. This is what students feel to be able to help the community with what can be done with the community to increase awareness and knowledge of the community about the natural wealth and culture that can become a tourist attraction.