Jagan Village, Bendosari District, Sukoharjo Regency – On Sunday, July 28, 2024, a KKN Team II student from Diponegoro University (UNDIP), Nadyn Amalia Resi, from the Industrial Chemical Engineering Technology Study Program, Vocational School, implemented a community empowerment work program that transforms used cooking oil waste into solid soap to moisturize hands. This program aims to address the waste problem and improve the well-being of the local community thru useful products. This program is led by Nadyn Amalia Resi and involves the residents of Jagan Village as participants and beneficiaries. Nadyn, along with her KKN team, collaborated with the local community to implement waste oil processing techniques.
This activity was carried out in Jagan Village, Bendosari District, Sukoharjo Regency. This village was chosen due to its high potential for waste cooking oil and the community’s need for environmentally friendly solutions. The event will take place on Sunday, July 28, 2024. On that day, this empowerment program was carried out with direct training and a workshop on making solid soap from used cooking oil. The local women, who are farmers by trade and often complain about dry hands after a day’s work, were one of the considerations in implementing this work program. Additionally, used cooking oil is often disposed of carelessly and can pollute the environment. This program aims to reduce the negative impact of the waste while providing added value in the form of solid soap products that are beneficial for hand moisture. In addition, this activity also aims to improve the skills and knowledge of the community in processing waste into economically valuable products. “After coming home from farming, my hands are always dry from holding the soil for too long.” This training is very helpful for us to overcome these problems, so we are very grateful. Beside that, we also see the potential for this product to boost MSMEs in Jagan Village,” said Mrs. Mulyani, one of the activity participants.
The process of making solid soap begins with collecting used cooking oil waste from households in the village. The waste is then processed thru a series of chemical processes involving additives to produce solid soap. Nadyn Amalia Resi and her team provided step-by-step training to the participants, covering everything from initial processing to making ready-to-use soap. Participants are actively involved in every stage of the process to ensure they understand and can apply the techniques independently in the future. This program is expected not only to provide practical benefits to the community in the form of hand soap but also to have a positive impact on the environment by reducing waste and raising awareness about household waste management.