Community Development (COMDEV) 2026 is a community service program organized by the Economics Student Association Universitas Airlangga through the Department of Social, Community, and Environmental Studies. This program is designed as a concrete contribution from students to support sustainable community development through a multidisciplinary approach focusing on economics, education, health, and the environment.
The 2026 Community Development Program will be held from July 12–19, 2026, targeting the community of Begaganlimo Village, Gondang District, Mojokerto Regency, East Java. The village was selected based on research showing significant regional development potential, but still facing various challenges such as environmental management, improving human resource quality, public health, and optimizing the village's economic potential.
As a main program, Community Development 2026 carries out outreach activities, demonstrations, and the distribution of paving blocks made from recycled plastic waste as a solution that is not only oriented towards waste reduction, but also opens new economic opportunities for the community through the processing of value-added products. This program is expected to increase public awareness of environmental management while encouraging the formation of more productive economic activities. Indicators of achievement of this activity are the implementation of outreach on plastic waste processing and the distribution of at least five paving blocks as examples of implementation to the community.
Furthermore, activities include the implementation of fun learning programs at the elementary school level to support improving the quality of education through interactive and enjoyable learning methods. In the health sector, medical check-ups will be conducted, followed by health activities with local integrated health posts (Posyandu) to raise public awareness of the importance of regular health check-ups. Meanwhile, in the environmental and agricultural sectors, natural pesticides will be applied and sprayed to help maintain crop quality and support more environmentally friendly agricultural practices.
As supporting activities, Community Development 2026 will also conduct outreach on digital financial management for Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDES), community service activities, awareness campaigns on the dangers of mosquito larvae, and education on the six steps of handwashing for schoolchildren. These supporting activities aim to expand the program's impact by strengthening community capacity, increasing environmental awareness, and fostering healthy lifestyle habits.
Indicators of overall activity success include the implementation of administering and watering a minimum of two liters of natural pesticides at least once during the activity, the implementation of at least one medical check-up and one health activity at the integrated health post (posyandu), the implementation of fun learning activities according to the local school schedule, the initial implementation of digital financial management in BUMDES operations, the implementation of community service at least once with the community, and the implementation of all educational activities that have been designed.
Through this series of activities, Community Development 2026 is expected to provide a sustainable positive impact for the Begaganlimo Village community, both in improving the quality of life, strengthening community capacity, and developing the village's overall potential. This program also serves as a means of implementing the values of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically SDGs 3 (Healthy and Prosperous Lives) and SDGs 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
SDGs 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure), SDGs 11 (Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements), and SDGs 17 (Partnerships to Achieve the Goals)