THE EMPOWERMENT OF KAMPUNG

PENELEH SURABAYA FOR THE

COMMUNITY’S SUSTAINABILITY AS AN
URBAN-KAMPUNG HERITAGE
DESTINATION
Lina Puryanti, Ph.D.

fib.unair.ac.id
Relevance
• Problems faced by Kampung Peneleh: the establishment
of Kampung Peneleh Surabaya as a heritage destination by
the city government creates the need to empower the
kampung inhabitants
• Objectives: to develop the capability of kampung
community to enliven Kampung Peneleh’s tourism,
preserve local culture, and improve the Kampung’s
economy.
• Targets: Children, Students, Family Welfare Programs
(PKK), Community-based Tourism Awareness (Pokdarwis),
Neighborhood Officials, Peneleh Mosque Keepers
Surabaya Map Through Ages
Kampung Peneleh
• A historical and multicultural kampung in Surabaya which
has existed since 16th – 17th century
• Adjacent to Kalimas River, part of Brantas River which
connected Surabaya to Majapahit Kingdom in the 14th
century
• Possessing several historical sites which reflect the
genealogy of Surabaya’s cultural dynamic throughout the
time
Members of Peneleh Community
Development
• Lina Puryanti (Faculty of Humanities, Unair)
• Adrian Perkasa (Faculty of Humanities, Unair)
• M Rohman Obet (Faculty of Humanities, Unair)
• Ikhsan Rosyid Mujahidul Anwari (Faculty of Humanities)
• Awang Firmansyah (Universitas Negeri Surabaya)
• Rita Padawangi (SEANNET)
Methods
• Accompanying members of the community
based on their specific needs
• Integrating with university courses
• Participating in kampung’s activities
• Living with kampung members (renting) since
2018 to 2026
• Giving suggestions regarding kampung’s
condition
Activities
Community-based activities from 2017 along with the Southeast
Asia Neighbourhoods Network (SEANNET) programs to 2026

2017 2018 2019 2020

• Kampung Contest Arek
Surabaya in RW (hamlet) 03
• Mapping of kampung by the
inhabitants
• Oral history FGD with elders
and inhabitants
• Contest of Classic Photos
during Independence Day
• Visitation from SEANNET
• Living in Kampung Peneleh
• Local History Field Course
• Creating documentary entitled
Jejak Peradaban Islam di
Kampung Peneleh (Traces of
Islam Civilization of Kampung
Peneleh
• Media and Urban Society field
course
• Kampung sketches by Urban
Sketcher Surabaya and local
inhabitants
• Digitalization of the mapping
done by local inhabitants
• ITB Undergraduate
Architecture student visitation
• Publishing a book entitled
Peneleh dalam Sketsa (Peneleh
in Sketches)
• Free internet for the community
• News coverage on pandemic
situation by Channel News Asia
(CNA
Activities
Community-based activities from 2017 along with the Southeast
Asia Neighbourhoods Network (SEANNET) programs to 2026

2021 2022 2023

• Free internet for the community
• Youth Expedition Project Goes
Online (YEPGO) by Singapore
University of Social Sciences
students
• Production of Kampung
Peneleh documentary
• English courses in RT4 RW 04
• Free internet for the community • Free internet for the community
• English courses in RT 4 RW 4 • SEANNET Symposium (cooking class,
• UNAIR’s Master of Literary historical artefact exhibition, traditional
and Cultural Studies, and culinary)
AMERTA students field courses • Business assisting on traditional culinary
• History Visualization course through Historiopreneurship course
• Making a locally-produced beverage
packaging pinilih
• Cuisine encyclopedia
Outcomes
• Children are able to practice basic English
• Online learning through free WiFi
• Students are able to use several educational platforms (quizizz, mentimeter,
Inshot), to do fact-checking, to edit photos, and so on.
• Members of Family Welfare Programs (PKK) are able to develop culinary
businesses (Sosis Solo, Bongko Menthuk, Wedang Pokak, Wedang Pinilih)
• Local teenagers are empowered as a community-based tourism awareness
(POKDARWIS)
• Local inhabitants participate in creating kampung maps, sketches, and preserving
kampung documentation
• Integrated with university courses (Historiopreneurship, Local History, History
Visualization, Media and Urban Community)
• Peneleh’s cultural and heritage preservation by the local inhabitants
• The community are empowered and ready to establish Kampung Peneleh as a
heritage destination.
• Books and Videos about Kampung Peneleh
Outcomes (Report)
1. https
://blog.ukna.asia/2018/06/29/an-old-photo-competition-reveals-t
he-memories-and-histories-of-kampung-peneleh
/
2. https://blog.ukna.asia/2020/10/11/seannet-surabaya-in-cnas-insig
ht-poverty-in-asia
/
3. https://blog.ukna.asia/2019/05/01/peneleh-sketchbook-a-collabor
ation-with-urban-sketchers-surabaya-2
/
4. https://seannet.org/case_studies/kampung-peneleh/
5. https://issuu.com/iias/docs/iias_nl90_full/s/13975463
Project Sustainability

• The project is programmed until 2026 with the support of Faculty of

Humanities Universitas AirIangga, SEANNET, Universitas Negeri Surabaya,
and Surabaya City Government
• Educating the key person in Peneleh to continue the empowerment program
through members of the Family Welfare Programs in culinary, neighborhood
officials in preserving local culture and history, and POKDARWIS in kampung
tourism
• Establishing Peneleh as a community empowered by academic communities.