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This community service program was designed to empower the women’s group PKK RT 01 RW 08 in Tembalang, Semarang, through education and innovation in processing used cooking oil into eco-friendly floor cleaner. Household cooking oil waste, commonly known as “jelantah,” is often discarded and contributes to environmental pollution, while in fact it can be reused as a valuable resource. The program aimed not only to provide technical skills but also to increase environmental awareness and promote sustainable household practices. The implementation took place over three months (June–August 2025) using a participatory approach that included socialization, training, mentoring, and evaluation. During the activities, participants were introduced to the principles of green chemistry, practiced step-by-step floor cleaner production, and learned packaging and digital marketing techniques. As a result, the group successfully produced 65 bottles of “Lely Eco Floor” cleaner (260% of the initial target), distributed them for household use, and established an environmental movement group named “Lely Bersih Lestari.” Pre- and post-test scores indicated significant improvement in participants’ knowledge and skills. The program brought multiple impacts: reducing oil waste pollution, enhancing social cohesion, and opening opportunities for micro-scale entrepreneurship. Overall, this activity demonstrates how simple technology and community engagement can support sustainable development and women’s empowerment at the grassroots level.

The coconut cooking oil-making program is one of the empowerment programs for women to improve the economy by utilizing the potential of existing natural resources. This program was carried out in Weranggere village, Witihama District, East Flores Regency, as one of the solutions for managing the natural potential in the village. The program aims to increase natural resources and process them into a product with a better selling price than before processing. Coconut is one of the natural resources that will be processed to meet the needs of women and become a business opportunity. Through this program, women in the village are given training on processing coconut into quality oil. They were also taught how to have good and attractive packaging and marketing that can be done online through social media. The method carried out is a fiel research, which is carried out by going directly into the field with the purpose of observation and interview. In addition, this program also encourages the formation of women's groups to manage businesses in the village as an economic improvement. This program is also a forum for women to share knowledge, experience, and support. Women's empowerment through the production of coconut cooking oil provides benefits such as increasing skills, business, and income for women in villages, as well as increasing the selling value of the economy and natural resources owned.