Abstract:
This study starts from a curiosity to the poverty alleviation program by the government, nearly every agency has a poverty alleviation program and a variety of research results, but results have not shown a success. This means that poor people remain poor. When evaluated and analyzed where lies the fault of poverty alleviation programs by the government. This study wanted to learn how the poor in trying to alleviate their own poverty. This study highlights the alleviation of poverty from the perspective of the poor themselves, because the desires and needs of the poor, he was the one who knows better. The study results show that the poor still need the help of other parties such as government or any party who wants to help, but the most appropriate assistance is assistance in accordance with the needs and abilities of the poor.Help that needed include: Skills that are tailored to the willingness of the poor, all the informants agreed that the poor were given skill training. Most choose to trade and workshop.
