Training on independence-themed tumpeng tray decoration as tourism-oriented culinary heritage empowerment for women in purwantoro urban village, malang city

Abstract

This community service program aimed to strengthen culinary creativity, women empowerment, and tourism-oriented food presentation skills among members of Working Group 3 of the Family Welfare Empowerment organization (Pokja 3 PKK) in Purwantoro Urban Village, Blimbing District, Malang City. The program was designed because tumpeng has cultural meaning as a symbol of gratitude and togetherness, while its visual presentation can support culinary tourism, local food branding, and visitor experience when developed into an attractive cultural product. The activity used a participatory and experiential learning approach through partner coordination, needs assessment, material delivery, demonstration, hands-on group practice, product presentation, and evaluation. The evaluation involved 29 participants and used a pre-post checklist, product assessment rubric, participant feedback form, and facilitated reflection. Quantitative data were converted into normalized achievement scores, while qualitative feedback was summarized thematically. The results showed improvement in knowledge of tumpeng aesthetics from 40% to 85%, decoration skills from 35% to 90%, color and shape composition from 30% to 85%, design creativity from 45% to 88%, understanding of the independence theme from 50% to 92%, and teamwork from 70% to 95%. Around 90% of participants produced tumpeng tray decorations that were neat, attractive, and consistent with the independence theme. The program also encouraged confidence, collaboration, cultural pride, and interest in developing home-based culinary products for community events. The sustainability plan includes portfolio documentation, advanced mentoring, packaging and pricing practice, digital promotion, and collaboration with local culinary and tourism stakeholders.