Pemberdayaan kader PKK melalui pelatihan teknik ecoprint, pembuatan masker kain dan hand sanitizer di masa pandemi Covid-19

Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk memberikan keterampilan kepada kader PKK Dusun Kuden Kabupaten Bantul DIY dalam membuat motif kain dengan teknik ecoprint, membuat masker kain dan hand sanitizer. Kegiatan dilakukan melalui beberapa tahap yaitu sosialisasi program, pemberian materi dan pelatihan. Sosialisai program dilakukan melalui media sosial sedangkan pemberian materi dilaksanakan melalui seminar daring. Pelatihan diadakan secara luring dan dihadiri oleh 10 peserta kader PKK. Hasil dari kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini yaitu meningkatnya pengetahuan dan keterampilan peserta dalam membuat motif kain dengan teknik ecoprint, membuat masker kain dan hand sanitizer. Keterampilan teknik ecoprint diharapkan dapat mendukung upaya pemerintah untuk menjaga perekonomian masyarakat di masa pandemi. Selain itu dengan pembuatan masker dan hand sanitizer secara mandiri oleh masyarakat, diharapkan dapat memenuhi kebutuhan masker dan hand sanitizer di masyarakat, sehingga dapat meminimalisir rantai penyebaran Covid-19. This community service activity aims to provide skills to PKK members in Dusun Kuden, Bantul Regency, DIY in making fabric motifs with ecoprint techniques, making cloth masks and hand sanitizers. The activity was carried out in several stages consisting of program promotion, material provision and training. Promotion of the program is carried out through social media while the delivery of material is carried out through online seminars. The training was held offline and was attended by 10 participants. The results of this community service activity are the increased knowledge and skills of participants in making fabric motifs with ecoprint techniques, making cloth masks and hand sanitizers. Ecoprint technical skills are expected to support the government's efforts to maintain the community's economy during the pandemic. In addition, by making masks and hand sanitizers independently by the community, it is hoped that they can meet the needs of masks and hand sanitizers in the community, so as to minimize the chain of spread of Covid-19.